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Hudbay Minerals to acquire Vancouver's Copper Mountain Mining in US$439M deal

Hudbay Minerals to acquire Vancouver's Copper Mountain Mining in US$439M deal

The Canadian companies say the combination will create an Americas-focused copper mining company
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Artemis buys $135M mining fleet for northern B.C.'s Blackwater mine

Artemis buys $135M mining fleet for northern B.C.'s Blackwater mine

Equipment ordered includes Caterpillar excavators, dozers, graders, front-end loaders and haul trucks
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BC Council of Forest Industries convention returns to Prince George

BC Council of Forest Industries convention returns to Prince George

Premier Eby to address delegates Thursday morning at PG Civic and Conference Centre
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Teck Resources board of directors rejects latest Glencore takeover bid

Teck Resources board of directors rejects latest Glencore takeover bid

'Now ... is not the time to explore a transaction of this nature,' says Teck's chairman emeritus
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NDP members pass motion for B.C. government to investigate forestry company

NDP members pass motion for B.C. government to investigate forestry company

The motion, passed by members of the BC NDP Kamloops-North Thompson Electoral District Association, comes amid a federal investigation into Paper Excellence and will be voted on at the party's provincial council meeting next month.
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Prairie premiers' fears about Lametti comments have 'no grounding in truth': Trudeau

Prairie premiers' fears about Lametti comments have 'no grounding in truth': Trudeau

Justice minister says he only promised to listen to Indigenous partners, and did not commit to reviewing areas of provincial jurisdiction
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Nature’s Path walks away from organic farm

Nature’s Path walks away from organic farm

Vancouver food manufacturer recently liquidated remaining farm assets after stopping crop production last fall
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B.C. entrepreneurs see sky as limit for vertical farming

B.C. entrepreneurs see sky as limit for vertical farming

Indoor farming expected to grow as dominant source for leafy greens in next decade
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One of Teck Resources’ top investors backs separation plan

One of Teck Resources’ top investors backs separation plan

Business split requires two-thirds support from both from both classes of shares
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'We are not running out of trees,' says industry expert as B.C. forestry faces hardships

'We are not running out of trees,' says industry expert as B.C. forestry faces hardships

'We have lots of forest, it’s just the forest we’re operating in for timber harvesting has become a lot less,' forestry expert David Elstone says
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