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Vancouver's Lucara Diamond ends HB Trading sale agreement

Vancouver's Lucara Diamond ends HB Trading sale agreement

B.C. miner sold $26M in diamonds through HB in the second quarter of this year
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Geoscience BC research project to boost critical minerals exploration in West Kooteneys

Geoscience BC research project to boost critical minerals exploration in West Kooteneys

Maps and supporting new data will be publicly available to industry, Indigenous groups and local communities
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Fraser River pink salmon returns blow past forecast

Fraser River pink salmon returns blow past forecast

Odd-year pink salmon are crushing it, to the detriment of other species
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First Nation wants reasons for Trans Mountain ruling; says it's entitled to appeal

First Nation wants reasons for Trans Mountain ruling; says it's entitled to appeal

CALGARY — A B.C. First Nation is asking the Canada Energy Regulator to release its reasons as soon as possible for allowing a modification of the Trans Mountain pipeline's route.
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Embattled energy company fights regulator over seizure of thousands of wells

Embattled energy company fights regulator over seizure of thousands of wells

CALGARY — An embattled Calgary energy company is fighting the provincial regulator's decision to seize thousands of its inactive wells.
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Poll suggests two-thirds of Albertans oppose pause on renewable energy approvals

Poll suggests two-thirds of Albertans oppose pause on renewable energy approvals

EDMONTON — A poll released Thursday suggests nearly two-thirds of Albertans oppose the provincial government's moratorium on approvals for new renewable energy projects.
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Pulp operations resume in Crofton but paper activity still sidelined

Pulp operations resume in Crofton but paper activity still sidelined

About 300 people coming back to work
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B.C. First Nation leaders tell new fisheries minister to shut down fish farms

B.C. First Nation leaders tell new fisheries minister to shut down fish farms

Transition plan for salmon farms in B.C. expected to be finalized soon
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Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest concerns

Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest concerns

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending one of her cabinet ministers over possible conflict of interest concerns.
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B.C. plant pathologist fighting fungi with fungi against destructive grapevine trunk diseases

B.C. plant pathologist fighting fungi with fungi against destructive grapevine trunk diseases

Researchers are looking at how to combat the notoriously destructive grapevine trunk disease
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