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Stefan Labbé

Stefan Labbé

Stefan Labbé currently works as a reporter for Business in Vancouver, where he covers climate change and the environment across Western Canada.

His stories have appeared in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and PBS Newshour, among other outlets.

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Recent Work by Stefan

Legal challenge to major B.C. gas pipeline thrown out by judge

Legal challenge to major B.C. gas pipeline thrown out by judge

Court rejects Indigenous and environmental groups' challenge to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project over lack of standing.
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B.C. caribou populations predicted to fall by up to 61%

B.C. caribou populations predicted to fall by up to 61%

A new study warns of catastrophic caribou decline by 2100, with warming temperatures and human activity driving the highest losses in North America.
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B.C. fusion company secures US$22M in funding after layoffs, adds key investors to board

B.C. fusion company secures US$22M in funding after layoffs, adds key investors to board

The announcement comes less than five months after General Fusion laid off a quarter of its workforce amid a US$125 million funding gap.
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Study reveals anglers, conservationists share surprising common ground in orca-chinook fight

Study reveals anglers, conservationists share surprising common ground in orca-chinook fight

Amid debate over protecting chinook salmon for southern resident killer whales, a study found anglers and conservationists share key values, which could resolve the conflict.
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Decline in B.C. salmon monitoring creates worst data gap in 70 years, study finds

Decline in B.C. salmon monitoring creates worst data gap in 70 years, study finds

The research links commercial priorities to a roughly 50 per cent decline in the annual monitoring of Pacific salmon stocks since the 1980s.
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Lawsuit against B.C. guide expanded after near-fatal climbing accident

Lawsuit against B.C. guide expanded after near-fatal climbing accident

A B.C. judge granted amendments of negligent misrepresentation and damages to a lawsuit filed after a 2021 climbing accident in Glacier National Park
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Canfor fined nearly $500K after B.C. mill worker injured

Canfor fined nearly $500K after B.C. mill worker injured

The 'high-risk' violation involved an unguarded hydraulic system that pumps toxic chemicals created in the pulping process.
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Fossil fuel jobs fail to keep pace with production and profits, report finds

Fossil fuel jobs fail to keep pace with production and profits, report finds

Canadian oil and gas production is up 47% since 2012, but jobs are down 17%, driven by automation and a shift to short-term profits, according to a new report.
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B.C. Supreme Court upholds new chicken pricing formula

B.C. Supreme Court upholds new chicken pricing formula

The ruling upholds a decision to base poultry prices on local production costs, a model supported by chicken farmers.
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B.C. court orders insurer to pay $2.27M to restaurateur after land sunk

B.C. court orders insurer to pay $2.27M to restaurateur after land sunk

Aviva Insurance was ordered to pay the business losses suffered after a series of unfortunate events hit an aspiring fine dining restaurant in Surrey, B.C.
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