(QUEBEC, CANADA) – Quebec is sharply increasing minimum environmental fines for some of its highest risk industrial activities, with penalties for certain offences rising tenfold under changes to the province’s environmental laws. The move will affect major sectors including battery manufacturing, oil refining, pulp and paper, mining, aluminium production, foundries,Continue Reading
(OTTAWA) – Canada has imposed sanctions on defence manufacturer Streit Group for supplying armoured vehicles and military equipment to Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia), the Canadian government announced on 10 August. The sanctions were enacted under Canada’s Special Economic Measures Regulations, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed. The Canadian government statedContinue Reading
(VANCOUVER, Canada) – Canadian forestry professionals are studying Finland’s approach to commercial thinning, harvesting technology and forest data as British Columbia seeks to extract more value and flexibility from its timber supply. A delegation that included Indigenous representatives, researchers, forestry specialists and harvesting contractors travelled to the Joensuu region ofContinue Reading
(LAVAL, CANADA) – Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian owner of the Couche-Tard and Circle K convenience store chains, has made an offer valued at more than $12 billion to acquire a controlling stake in Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The bid, announced on Friday, would be the largest acquisitionContinue Reading
(BRUSSELS) – Russia’s military industrial complex will depend on imports of strategic minerals until at least 2035, leaving its defence production open to external economic pressure, according to a new report by the Economic Security Council of Ukraine. The study finds that despite holding the world’s largest reserves of mineralContinue Reading
