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Canada to redefine 'forest degradation' following EU import law

Canada to redefine 'forest degradation' following EU import law

Critics say creating a domestic definition of 'forest degradation' could help Canada sidestep an EU law restricting the import of unsustainable wood products. Others are hopeful it will set a benchmark to measure Canada's climate and biodiversity targets.
Ag labour shortage looms across Canada

Ag labour shortage looms across Canada

'Scarcity breeds creativity, and problems lead to innovative thinking.'
Bunge and Viterra sign merger agreement to create global agribusiness giant

Bunge and Viterra sign merger agreement to create global agribusiness giant

A US$8.2-billion merger between U.S. company Bunge Ltd. and Viterra Ltd. will create a global agricultural giant in an industry that has already seen a significant amount of consolidation in recent years.
How nanoparticle structures could help agriculture

How nanoparticle structures could help agriculture

Researchers are working to develop the “next generation” of insecticides that delivers active ingredients directly to pests
Glencore makes offer for the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources

Glencore makes offer for the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources

Teck Resources Ltd.
B.C. spends $4M to swap diesel for hydrogen in Metro Vancouver port trucking

B.C. spends $4M to swap diesel for hydrogen in Metro Vancouver port trucking

The cash will largely go toward a first fleet of trucks at Delta Port
Mining companies are snapping up claims to develop Indigenous land. But what happens when a nation doesn’t consent?

Mining companies are snapping up claims to develop Indigenous land. But what happens when a nation doesn’t consent?

“It seems pretty clear we need to get this part of it right,” says Jamie Bonham. “Without it, we will struggle to see the potential this industry can realize.”
Stewart Muir: Rescuing British Columbia's Greens from their gaslighting gaffe

Stewart Muir: Rescuing British Columbia's Greens from their gaslighting gaffe

Greens ought to be celebrating the project, Stewart Muir argues.
Canadian operations halted as miners grapple with record wildfires

Canadian operations halted as miners grapple with record wildfires

Experts have marked the ongoing wildfire season as the most severe in Canadian history
The changing ESG landscape facing the mining industry

The changing ESG landscape facing the mining industry

'Engineering and financial risks can be managed – it’s the societal risk, the community risks that are trickier to handle, but they’re not impossible, right?'