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Energy companies curtail production due to Alberta wildfires

Energy companies curtail production due to Alberta wildfires

CALGARY — Oil and gas producers in Alberta are temporarily shutting in production as wildfires rage across the energy-producing province.
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Osisko Development signs two permitting timeline agreements in B.C.

Osisko Development signs two permitting timeline agreements in B.C.

Agreements establish timelines for review and referral of permit applications for gold mine project
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Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start

Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start

Immigration minister says pilot experienced some challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government wants more time to test it out
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B.C. MP seeks ban on old-growth log exports by 2030

B.C. MP seeks ban on old-growth log exports by 2030

The motion, submitted by Liberal MP Patrick Weiler this week, aims to end old-growth logging on federal lands and halt the export of ancient logs and related products.
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High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians

High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians

'The main challenge right now is really the cost of agricultural land,' says program co-ordinator
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Enbridge names Patrick Murray as CFO, Vern Yu moving to be CEO at AltaGas

Enbridge names Patrick Murray as CFO, Vern Yu moving to be CEO at AltaGas

Yu takes over at AltaGas from Randy Crawford, who announced late last year that he would retire once a successor was in place
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Forestry export values to decline while energy exports will increase over next five years, BCBC predicts

Forestry export values to decline while energy exports will increase over next five years, BCBC predicts

Resources are still a major pillar of B.C. economy: study
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Supply of rare earth magnets won’t keep with demand by 2040: report

Supply of rare earth magnets won’t keep with demand by 2040: report

Growth in EVs, wind power will translate to a comparable demand increase for critical rare earth elements, says Adamas report
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To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon

To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon

The 'enormous ruling' withholds permits in southeast Alaska that for decades has intercepted hundreds of thousands of chinook salmon before they can reach endangered southern resident killer whales in B.C.
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Province slashes Mackenzie timber harvest

Province slashes Mackenzie timber harvest

Chief forester drops annual allowable cut from 4.5 million to 2.39 million cubic metres
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