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End of the oilsands by 2050? G7 puts Canada on the spot with target for low emissions

Canada’s energy sector will have to transform itself to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the long term, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.

Canadian Press | June 8, 2015 | 12:04 pm

Hard-core investors found real resource projects in a Vancouver conference center

When the market bears are growling, contemplating a trip to a showcase of the companies currently in the grip of that punishment can seem daunting.

The Gold Report | June 8, 2015 | 12:00 pm

The gold price shorts are back in town

Hedge fund bets on cheaper gold in the future up 18% to 6.3 million ounces in three weeks.

Frik Els | June 8, 2015 | 10:50 am

G7 agrees to phase out fossil fuels by end of the century

U.S., Canada, Germany, France, the UK, Japan, and Italy agreed to cut greenhouse gases by phasing out the use of fossil fuels by the end of the century.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2015 | 8:25 am

Low metals prices force Canadian First Nickel to idle Ontario mine

The company said the mine will either be put on "care and maintenance" for a possible restart or closed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2015 | 7:40 am

Churchill Mining, Indonesia in talks to solve alleged fraud in coal project licencing

The news comes after Indonesia’s last week decision to drop allegations that the miner had defrauded the state when buying the East Kalimantan coal project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2015 | 6:30 am

Trouble brewing in South Africa’s gold mining sector

The country's radical Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said it would begin a wildcat strike in the sector if its rival union and companies extend wage deal to its members.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2015 | 3:07 am