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Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires, which pose a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns. Firefighters drive across a farm while monitoring a controlled burn near a wildfire northwest of Vernon, B.C., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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A critical push to speed up mine approvals
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Federal budget may include legislative changes to streamline environmental regulation on large resource projects
Pickle Crow Gold Project. Auteco Minerals Chairman Ray Shorrocks' bold prediction from last October that his Pickle Crow Gold Project could reach the two-million-ounce mark in resources by this winter has apparently come to pass. The Australian gold explorer, which is poking around the former Pickle Crow Mine near Pickle Lake, announced a new resource estimate for its project, which now stands at 2.23 million ounces, averaging 7.89 grams of gold per tonne, all in the inferred category. The resource update was compiled from 30,000 metres of drill data. Taken from the following article which has more information. https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/industry-news/mining/auteco-has-plenty-to-crow-about-in-pickle-lake-5069224 Ring of Fire, James Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario Canada, 2015. This 5000 sq. km. vast area in the far north of Ontario is equally valued for hosting one the largest intact peatlands remaining on the planet - the most effective terrestrial ecosystem for sequestering carbon and therefore one of our best defences against climate change - as well as for their, so far largely undeveloped, mineral deposits. 51°30'4" N 90°2'47" W
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Nickel from China, Indonesia could face tariffs over market manipulation concerns, Ottawa says
A worker in a protective suit pokes a metal rod to tap slag from a smelting furnace at PT Vale Indonesia's nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. A presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, is highlighting the choices to be made as the country seeks to exploit its rich reserves of nickel and other resources that are vital to the global transition away from fossil fuels. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Energy minister says Canada is concerned about critical metals market manipulation
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson participates in a fireside discussion in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
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All oil and gas permits in B.C. waters are relinquished, Ottawa says
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson takes part in a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The federal government says the final offshore oil-and-gas permits for Canada's west coast region have been relinquished. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ottawa to accelerate critical mineral mining, energy minister says
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
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Oil and gas companies must cut emissions more than one-third by 2030 under new federal policy
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Ottawa gives Newfoundland and Labrador more control over offshore wind power projects
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, right, shakes hands with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson after speaking at an announcement, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa made clear it understands Alberta’s concerns about natural gas plants, Wilkinson says
<div>Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government is open to extending the deadline for existing natural gas plants to operate without emissions trapping technology.&nbsp;Wilkinson rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
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Canada sees China as less ‘dependable’ partner on critical minerals, minister says
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks in the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
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Canada loans $3-billion to Romania to complete construction of two nuclear reactors
Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Canada signs $3-billion deal to finance nuclear power in Romania
Canada is helping finance two new nuclear reactors in Romania which that country's energy minister says will help diminish the ability of Russia to use its energy exports as a weapon. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canadian oil and gas companies must do more to reduce their emissions, minister says
Delegates walks past an image of oil workers at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Sajjan says Ottawa looking at future disaster response options in wake of wildfires
The latest federal government forecast says Canada's already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Alberta must reassure renewable power market after wind, solar pause, says energy minister
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
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Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources Minister says
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government's plan to plant two billion trees by 2030 is on track, but focusing on adapting to climate change is more important than ever. Wilkinson arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Feds urged to follow U.S. lead on permitting reform; Wilkinson ‘won’t cut corners’
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Wilkinson says Canada won't be "cutting corners" as it overhauls the permitting process for energy projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Atlantic hydrogen projects tracking well for 2025 production start, Wilkinson says
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz applaud as Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and German vice-chancellor Robert Habeck shake hands after signing an agreement&nbsp;in Stephenville, N.L., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Wilkinson says he expects to know the final investment decisions on at least two new hydrogen production projects in Atlantic Canada before the end of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa considering equity stakes, advancing loans to critical minerals companies
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson participates in a fireside discussion in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Wilkinson says legislation to lay out the government's plan to protect jobs during the clean-energy transition is still months away. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Canada will not force Chinese state investors to divest stakes in Teck, First Quantum, minister says
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources speaks at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference regarding the future of critical metals and investing in Canada in Toronto, Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Ottawa mulls ramping up critical minerals funding to ensure ‘level playing field’ with big-spending Biden administration
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources speaks at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference regarding the future of critical metals and investing in Canada in Toronto, Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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At PDAC, natural resources minister says Canada working to ease permitting process for mining companies
François-Philippe Champagne, left, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm, centre, and Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources speak at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference regarding the future of critical metals and investing in Canada in Toronto, Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Natural Resources Minister says ‘just transition’ bill for energy workers isn’t expected for months
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson participates in a fireside discussion in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Wilkinson says legislation to lay out the government's plan to protect jobs during the clean-energy transition is still months away. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Despite Ottawa’s rebrand of pending policy, Alberta finds ‘just-transition’ anything but that
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Canada, other G7 nations launch sustainable mining alliance at COP15 nature meeting
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Ottawa cracks down on foreign state-owned investments into Canadian critical minerals industry after facing criticism it went too easy on China
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Ottawa looks to ensure Canadian hydrogen projects remain competitive with the U.S.
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Ottawa seeking private-sector solution for export of East Coast LNG to Europe
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Gas tax break not currently on table as Liberals battle affordability problems
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Canada still in talks over Russian gas turbine stranded in Montreal
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Ottawa eyes provincial plan to build low-carbon industries in a bid to head off intergovernmental squabble
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Jason Kenney, Jonathan Wilkinson out of sync on energy security ahead of U.S. Senate appearance
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White House, senators have ‘sympathy’ for Canada’s position on Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline: Wilkinson
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Ottawa in talks with Repsol, Pieridae Energy about speeding up proposed East Coast LNG export terminals
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The Liberals have a new plan to fight climate change. It might even work
The Editorial Board