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Major highways shut amid plea for Fraser Canyon residents to flee wildfires
Major highways shut amid plea for Fraser Canyon residents to flee wildfires
BOSTON BAR, B.C. — Wildfires have shut down two major highways from Metro Vancouver into the British Columbia Interior after a significant new blaze in the Fraser Canyon triggered an urgent plea for residents to flee the area around Boston Bar. Highway 1...
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Saskatchewan sawmill curtailing operations, 117 employees affected
BIG RIVER, SASK. — The operators of a Saskatchewan sawmill say production will b...
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Construction begins on $4B Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Enbridge Inc. has broken ground on a $4-billion natural ga...
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Don’t dump it, donate it: Inaugural regional building material drive launches in B.C.
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Major highways shut amid plea for Fraser Canyon residents to flee wildfires
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Saskatchewan sawmill curtailing operations, 117 employees affected
BIG RIVER, SASK. — The operators of a Saskatchewan sawmill say production will b...
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Construction begins on $4B Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Enbridge Inc. has broken ground on a $4-billion natural ga...
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Don’t dump it, donate it: Inaugural regional building material drive launches in B.C.
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Jobs hang in the balance as Ekati diamond mine in N.W.T. braces for early closure
YELLOWKNIFE — And then there was one. The second of the three diamond mines th...
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Oilsands emissions on track to outpace reductions from Pathways project: economist
CALGARY, ALTA. — The oilsands sector is on track for a big increase in greenhous...
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300 jobs lost as Canfor closes pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C.
VANCOUVER — Forestry company Canfor announced Tuesday its plan to permanently cl...
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A look at Canada’s uranium mining industry and its plan for nuclear plants
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Alberta, Ottawa and oilsands companies reach Pathways agreement
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EDMONTON — Country musician Corb Lund says he's not giving up the fight after hi...
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Environmental groups wanted to see clear decarbonization commitment in pipeline plan
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say they wanted to see a more concrete commitment...
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Western and northern provinces, territories join forces on critical-minerals development
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has been leading the co-development of a western an...
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CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta's pitch to the major projects office for a new oil pipe...
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UPDATE: Premiers Smith, Ford unveil proposed west-east oil pipeline route
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Denison Mines wins Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation support for Wheeler River project
TORONTO - Denison Mines Corp. says the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has formally...
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Alberta pitches new pipeline to B.C. coast, Trans Mountain, Pembina sign on
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B.C. natural gas leak caused by crews hitting misidentified pipeline: TSB report
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Comment period opens for planned liquefied petroleum gas facility on B.C. coast
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Experimentation continues with the reuse of whole concrete components
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New concrete mixes leave the lab and join the material market
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Officials lift water supply alert as stormwater pressure eases in Edmonton
EDMONTON — A water supply alert for the city of Edmonton, issued Sunday after da...
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B.C.’s Red Chris mine, marked for nation-building, takes lessons from collapse
VANCOUVER — The operator of the Red Chris gold and copper mineRed Chris Mine Exp...
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Canada looks to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors, sell more Candu reactors abroad
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Saskatchewan’s safety agency not prepared for last year’s wildfires: report
REGINA — An independent review into how Saskatchewan handled last year's wildfir...
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Climate change education, training comes to the Canadian construction industry
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Tetra Tech wins ACEC-BC award for stabilizing flooded and eroded creek bed
Tetra Tech Canada has won an award of merit in the natural resource and habitat...
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AltaGas in talks with more Asian customers to supply fuels from B.C. terminal: CEO
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