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Teck Resources will take $1.13B charge if feds nix oilsands mine proposal
Teck Resources Ltd. says it will take an impairment charge of about $1.13 billion if the federal government decides not to approve its Frontier oilsands mining project.
Joint investigation launched into Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology
The federal privacy watchdog and three of his provincial counterparts will jointly investigate Canadian use of facial-recognition technology supplied by U.S. firm Clearview AI.
Blair says RCMP are meeting Wet'suwet'en conditions
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the RCMP in British Columbia has offered to move its officers to a town away from the area where traditional leaders of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have been opposing a pipeline project on their territory.
Canadians aboard coronavirus-ridden cruise ship arrive back tonight
Healthy Canadians from the Diamond Princess cruise ship will shortly be heading home, according to Canada's foreign affairs minister, after weeks under quarantine for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Federal minister promises to meet chiefs in B.C.
The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister is offering to meet today, February 20, 2020, with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in northwestern British Columbia.
Alberta approves Suncor oilsands project
The Alberta government has approved an application by Suncor Energy Inc. to build a 40,000-barrel-per-day thermal oilsands project but construction is unlikely to start any time soon.
Forestry workers stage pro-industry rally on lawn of B.C. legislature
Hundreds of forestry workers staged a rally on the lawn of British Columbia's legislature on Tuesday, February 18, 2020,reminding the government about how important the industry is to the economy and to the survival of rural communities.
Federal opposition promises new info on Trans Mountain costs
Federal opposition parties are promising new information about the price of the Trans Mountain pipeline at a morning news conference in Ottawa.
AFN Chief Bellegarde calls for calm on Wet'suwet'en crisis, rail blockades
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for calm and constructive dialogue to ease tensions over a British Columbia pipeline project and the nationwide protests it's spawned.
Young Canadians are becoming vegetarian or vegan to fight climate change
Mia Kelly, 17, decided to become vegetarian after marching in last fall's climate strike in Ottawa.