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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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Pipestone shareholders approve merger with Strathcona Resources

Pipestone shareholders approve merger with Strathcona Resources

CALGARY — Shareholders of Pipestone Energy Corp. have voted to approve a merger with Strathcona Resources Ltd., a deal the companies say will create what will be the fifth largest oil producer in Canada.
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Delay U.K. entry to trade deal, say meat producers

Delay U.K. entry to trade deal, say meat producers

'They can see our frustration. As far as I’m concerned, they see that our system is good.'
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Vancouver's FPX Nickel signs battery supply chain MOU with Japanese groups

Vancouver's FPX Nickel signs battery supply chain MOU with Japanese groups

Agreement lays the groundwork for FPX and Prime Planet to collaborate on vertically integrated nickel production
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Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine

Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine

Alberta's New Democrat Opposition is asking the provincial government to step in and quash applications for coal mining exploration in the Rocky Mountains.
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Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt

Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt

CALGARY — An activist investor that had been urging Parkland Corp. to sell or spin off its Burnaby refinery earlier this year is back with a set of new recommendations for the Calgary-based company.
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Exploration permit for B.C. mine rejected based on Tahltan objections

Exploration permit for B.C. mine rejected based on Tahltan objections

Tahltan First Nation rejected the Latham copper-gold exploration project north of Red Chris mine
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