Quebec pension fund boosts share position in Osisko Metals

Locked out workers at a Rio Tinto Alcan plant in Quebec, Canada, voted to end a six-month labour dispute that has dragged on since Dec. 30, said the United Steelworkers union in a press release on Friday.

Canadian oil sands producers battling high development costs are getting help from an unlikely quarter: Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies.

The Globe and Mail looks at the mystery of a plane chartered by Barrick Gold that crashed into the Iskut River in 1996. The pilot perished and 16,600 pounds of gold condensate was lost. Condensate is not gold bars but still valuable. Barrick Gold has refused to speculate on the approximate value of the plane's cargo.

The Declaration is a statement of cooperation between the partners for the responsible development of Stornoway's 100% owned Renard Diamond Project based on the principles of environmental protection, social responsibility and economic efficiency.

Osisko Mining Corporation reported that its second quarter gold production totaled a record 92,003 ounces from its flagship Canadian Malartic Mine. Year to date, Canadian Malartic has produced a total of 183,181 ounces of gold.

Earth-moving equipment maker Caterpillar has been removed from the socially responsible share index, managed by US investment firm MSCI, over Israeli use of its bulldozers for demolition in Palestine.

De Beers Canada released its 2011 Year in Review, summarizing the company's performance in the areas of operations, finance, sustainability and contributions to Canada and the communities in which we operate. For the first time, it also includes the Snap Lake Socio-Economic Report, which details our commitments specific to the Northwest Territories.

The Maple Group's $3.8 billion deal to acquire the TMX Group (TSX:X), which runs the TSX, cleared a major hurdle today when the acquisition was signed off by Canada's Competition Bureau and the Ontario Securities Commission.

Massive trading volumes on Wednesday saw Barkerville Gold stock give up 25% over two days after some exploration analysts raised doubts about the 10 million ounces of contained gold at its Cow Mountain project in British Columbia first announced on Friday.