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B.C. imposes interim moratorium on resource development to protect caribou
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government announced an interim moratorium on resource development in parts of the south Peace region on Thursday, giving itself more time to sign a long-term strategy to protect dwindling caribou populations. The government said it…
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Cobalt 27 to be bought by Swiss firm in deal that values it at $501 million
TORONTO – A Canadian cobalt speculation company is being bought by a Swiss firm in a deal that values the company at about $501 million. Toronto-based Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. says Pala Investment Ltd. already controls about 19 per cent…
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales fell 0.6 per cent in April
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.6 per cent to $57.8 billion in April as sales in the in the transportation equipment and primary metal industries declined. The drop followed a 2.6 per cent increase in March. Economists…
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Fire triggers pollution concerns at US Steel coke plant
(AP) – The second fire in six months at U.S. Steel’s massive coke plant outside Pittsburgh knocked a key pollution control system offline for nearly 16 hours Monday, prompting a health warning for residents and stern words from the region’s…
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OMRON Microscan Appoint President and CEO
Andy Zosel has been appointed as President and CEO of OMRON Microscan based in Renton, Washington. “Andy is a proven leader with strong engineering skills and the ability to bring people together. He represents the Omron values of innovation driven…
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U.S. ramps up concern over B.C. pollution; eight senators write to premier
Eight U.S. senators say Canadian mines in British Columbia are endangering cross-border rivers through a combination of poor environmental assessments and inadequate monitoring. “We remain concerned about the lack of oversight of Canadian mining projects near multiple transboundary rivers that…
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Nova Scotia Power says it now generates 30 per cent of its power from renewables
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s private utility says it has hit a new milestone in its delivery of electricity from renewable resources. Nova Scotia Power says 30 per cent of the electricity it produced in 2018 came from renewable sources such…
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Manitoba to Minnesota power line project approved with several conditions
WINNIPEG – The federal government has approved a $453-million Manitoba-Minnesota power transmission project that has been the source of friction between Premier Brian Pallister and the Manitoba Metis Federation. The 213-kilometre, 500-kilovolt line would stretch from a point northwest of…
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April ice storm cost Hydro Quebec $14 million due to damage, overtime
MONTREAL – The ice storm that plunged hundreds of thousands of Hydro-Quebec customers into darkness in April cost the provincial utility about $14 million, according to data provided to The Canadian Press. In comparison, Hydro-Quebec said previously that tornadoes that…
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Federal cabinet decision on fate of Trans Mountain pipeline due Tuesday
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s $4.5 billion gamble to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline in a bid to get it expanded will come to a head on Tuesday when the federal cabinet decides whether to sign off on the project…
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Single use plastics ban not expected to hurt petrochemical growth in Canada
CALGARY – One of Canada’s largest producers of plastics says there will be plenty of room for future growth in output despite a proposal by Ottawa to ban certain single-use plastic products by 2021. Nova Chemicals Corp. supports efforts to…
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First Nation, Seabridge Gold, reach benefit deal for KSM mine in northwest B.C.
VANCOUVER – Seabridge Gold Inc. and the Tahltan Nation have announced a co-operation and benefit-sharing agreement linked to the proposed KSM gold and copper mine in northwestern British Columbia. The announcement comes in a joint news release after the First…
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Metals mines, accounting for most federal enviro assessments, OK with Bill C 69
OTTAWA – The head of the Mining Association of Canada says the hotly contested federal environmental assessment bill is welcome in the industry it will affect the most. “This promises to be a better system than what we’ve had for…
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Crane collapses during storm in Dallas, killing 1 woman
DALLAS (AP) – A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm collapsed on a Dallas apartment building Sunday, killing one woman in the building and injuring at least six more, two of them critically, a fire official said.…
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Come for the Fun, Stay for the Fleet
FCA Canada Fleet Operations recently held its 2019 Spring Launch Event at Pearson Convention Centre. This was the Toronto stop of the tour, which has also made stops in Calgary, Vancouver, and Edmonton. “The FCA Team was honoured to host…
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Environment groups say oil industry asks will lead to ‘climate chaos’
OTTAWA – Several of Canada’s leading environment groups say election demands from Canada’s oil industry earlier this week are a direct attack on the future health and prosperity of Canadians. The different visions for Canada’s economic and environmental policies are…
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Statistics Canada says trade deficit in April shrank to $966 million
OTTAWA – The economy showed signs of strength in April as Canada posted its smallest merchandise trade deficit since October last year, helped by a rise in exports. Statistics Canada said Thursday the country’s trade deficit shrank to $966 million…
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Ottawa, Quebec announce $500 million reconstruction of La Fontaine Tunnel
MONTREAL – The federal and Quebec governments have announced a $500-million reconstruction project for Canada’s longest highway tunnel – the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel linking Montreal to its southern suburbs. “We’re bringing Montreal infrastructure into the 21st century,” said federal Infrastructure…
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Production resumes at world’s biggest Nutella plant
PARIS – Workers at the world’s biggest Nutella factory have removed picket lines and are back at work after production was brought to a near standstill for more than a week over a dispute on salaries. Ferrero, the owner of…
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Bombardier, Mitsubishi in talks over possible CRJ regional jet deal
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. are in talks regarding the possible sale of Bombardier’s CRJ regional jet business, a deal that would mark the plane-and-train maker’s exit from commercial aviation and shift the industry landscape. The…
