B.C. has a new policy for staking mining claims. Why doesn’t anyone like it?
B.C. previously allowed mineral claims without First Nations consultation. It was court-ordered to fulfill its...
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What makes a mine critical in Canada?
British Columbia has vowed to fast-track several mining projects in an effort to blunt the...
Alberta considering killing its industrial carbon tax, email shows
Alberta introduced North America’s first industrial carbon tax in 2007. Now an industry email obtained...
One of Canada’s biggest copper mines plans to expand. B.C. says it won’t need an environmental assessment
Xatśūll First Nation asked B.C. to order an environmental assessment of the Gibraltar mine’s expansion...
Canada has another carbon tax. Poilievre wants to axe it, too
With the consumer levy nullified, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has the industrial carbon price in...
The feds raised doubts about a climate scientist’s LNG research. He says they sounded like fossil fuel lobbyists
Which is worse for the climate — coal or LNG? After a study found LNG...
Alberta vows diplomacy with U.S. — and threatens ‘unprecedented national unity crisis’ in Canada
Danielle Smith makes extreme demands at home — while doing everything she can to appease...
A little-known tax loophole is funding billions in new mining exploration. Here’s what you need to know
Mining companies need money. Increasingly, they’re getting it from wealthy Canadians through an obscure tax...
Indigenous, community groups take BC Energy Regulator to court over PRGT pipeline approval
Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups are in court this week, arguing the BC Energy Regulator bent...
