Resources & Agriculture

VICTORIA — The backing of a land-based salmon farm in Japan by a global company with ties to ocean fish farms in British Columbia has Indigenous and conservation groups calling on the federal government to accelerate its transition away from open-net

Deal makes the combined company Canada’s third largest copper miner

Mineral Tenure Act just one of many acts to be amended in the province

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.

'Scarcity breeds creativity, and problems lead to innovative thinking.'

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.

Researchers are working to develop the “next generation” of insecticides that delivers active ingredients directly to pests

Teck Resources Ltd.

The cash will largely go toward a first fleet of trucks at Delta Port

“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.”