Tag Archives: Mining

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is willing to give First Nations what they want for their support in developing mines, but they cannot "keep coming hat in hand all the time to the governme...

TORONTO - A proposed road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire in northern Ontario will bring economic prosperity to Webequie First Nation, though it may endanger caribou in the region, a newly released a...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - A judge in Mali on Monday ordered Barrick Gold to be placed under provisional administration for six months in an ongoing dispute between the Canadian mining company and the West A...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it is considering letting oil companies inject wastewater deep underground as a way to manage the toxic tailings that are accumulating in the oilsands. The idea ...

TORONTO - A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green econom...

TORONTO - Two First Nations that signed deals with the provincial government to improve access to the Ring of Fire are speaking out against a new Ontario law that seeks to ease mineral extraction in t...

CALGARY - Old coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies are leaching chemicals that are poisoning the fish downstream, says a new study by Alberta government scientists. It also suggests...

TORONTO - Ontario intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a so-called special economic zone "as quickly as possible," Premier Doug Ford said Thursday. Ford said he and several ministers ...

TORONTO - Last-minute changes to a controversial Ontario mining bill are not good enough and ignore a central plea to work together on drafting legislation, First Nations said Thursday. Grand Chief Al...

TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford's government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright despite the growing backlas...