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197B.C. premier’s proposal to export power to Alberta looks dead on arrival
The horse-trading over oil pipelines seems to be moving to a different level with Bc Premier Christy Clark searching for a $1...
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172A short story about Enbridge’s financing, with a twist
Massive short covering. That was the reason one investment adviser gave the other day when attempting to describe the sharp play the...
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188Stock exchange cracks down after stream of ‘shell’ companies make it to market
A steady stream of “shell” companies with little cash, assets or business plans marched onto public markets in 2014 and early this...
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217Sentiment muted at PDAC conference despite signs of life in mining industry
Some optimism is starting to creep back into the mining sector – although not much. Sentiment is rather muted so far in...
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166Bad energy loans hit oilpatch equipment prices as banks try to sell assets of insolvent companies
CALGARY C Prices for used industrial equipment in Western Canada are falling as banks locate a method of getting money out of...
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175PDAC 2016: Mining downturn poses enormous threat to NWT, premier says
When De Beers halted its Snap Lake mine in the Northwest Territories in December and let go 600 people, it sent some...
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215PDAC 2016: Planetary Resources shows off its asteroid mining technology
TORONTO – Depressed commodity prices aren’t stopping one mining company at PDAC from settings its sights high – beyond orbit, actually. Planetary...
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177PDAC 2016: New Goldcorp CEO acknowledges company needs to win back investor confidence
David Garofalo never reached have a honeymoon period. He became leader of Goldcorp Inc. on Feb. 29. Just four days earlier, the...
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178Interest rate cuts may be more likely than you think, at least in Canada
The Bank of Canada might not be completed with interest-rate cuts at this time. Seven of 19 economists in a Bloomberg survey...
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192Fears of $20 oil fade away as speculation grows that crude may have already hit bottom
Hedge funds unwound bearish bets at the fastest pace in 10 months as anxiety about oil sinking to US$20 a barrel faded....
