Resources & Agriculture

TORONTO — Record gold prices are translating into higher profits for Canadian producers and excitement about the potential for more growth, though miners remain cautious on spending. Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

U.S. President Trump’s order comes less than a month after the Vancouver-based Metals Company said it was seeking U.S. approval to mine critical minerals deep in the Pacific Ocean.

The chief executive of mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. says the threat of a global economic downturn may be looming, but he's expecting the volatility to drive up demand for the copper and zinc it produces.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting trade policies are creating uncertainty for the Canadian forestry industry. Sean McLaren, president and chief executive of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector.

Workers are calling for trade dispute resolution and investments in public services.

FORT ST. JOHN — A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction facility in Wonowon, B.C.

Microsoft will purchase 3.7M tonnes of biogenic carbon captured by CO280 over 12 years at a U.S. pulp and paper mill

B.C. court rejects a federal bid to halt lawsuits filed by companies seeking damages over salmon farm closures in the Discovery Islands

The chief executive of pipeline operator TC Energy says he believes Canada can be the No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas to Asia, but political leadership is crucial to making it happen.