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B.C. company to seek U.S. approval for deep sea mining — ‘a violation of international law,’ says United Nations

A Vancouver-based company said it is seeking approval under United States law to mine several deposits in the Pacific Ocean — a move that could...

Canada’s oil and gas CEOs using Trump threats for profit, says minister

The CEOs of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies are using the fear of U.S. tariffs to unshackle themselves from government regulation and profit from...

Canada puts $200M into B.C. floating LNG facility

 Canada says it is putting $200 million toward the construction of a liquefied natural gas plant off the coast of British Columbia. In an announcement...

B.C. trucking companies say they face ruin after losing port tags

Two trucking companies owned and operated by a B.C. couple have lost their bid to maintain preferred access to the port of Vancouver after a...

B.C. mine penalized $54K for discharging contaminated wastewater near Alaska border

A B.C. mining company has been penalized more than $54,000 after it failed to prevent contaminated wastewater from discharging into the environment.  The penalties, levied...

B.C. boosts biosecurity with new isolation pods

Two new bio-containment pods have been put on stand-by at Vancouver International Airport as part of an effort to contain highly infectious diseases before they...

B.C. pension giant lags in climate action, ranks among Canada’s worst: report

An annual report ranking the green performance of major Canadian pension funds has placed British Columbia’s biggest public investor at the bottom of the pack. ...

B.C. city penalized $165K says it’s getting squeezed by regulation and climate change

B.C.'s second most important port city has been hit with more than $165,000 in environmental penalties — the latest in a long line of sanctions...

Explosion at B.C. oil waste facility injures two workers, leads to $42K penalty

A Calgary-headquartered company has been penalized more than $42,000 after an explosion injured two workers at a B.C. facility that accepts waste from oil fields. ...

‘An odds game’: Global study pinpoints whale-ship collision hot spots

Global shipping routes overlap with 92 per cent of the of migration routes of four globe-ranging whale species, a new study has found.  The research,...

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