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Canada braces for new wave of anti-pipelines protests

Western Canada’s Vancouver, Victoria, Smithers and Prince George are expected to be Tuesday the main stage for rallies against oil and gas pipelines, as part of national and international actions spearheaded by the Unis’tot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 7:53 pm

Enbridge to ship crude to Philadelphia via rail

Canada’s Enbridge Inc. (TSX, NYSE:ENB) announced Monday its has entered into an agreement with Canopy Prospecting Inc. to develop rail facilities that will deliver crude oil from the Bakken shale prospect in North Dakota to Philadelphia refineries by the third-quarter of 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 6:04 pm

Patagonia Gold makes first pour at Argentinian project

South America-focused gold and silver miner Patagonia Gold (LON:PGD) (TSX:PAT), announced Monday it produced its first doré gold bar from its Lomada de Leiva gold and silver project in the province of Santa Cruz in Argentina.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 3:58 pm

Canada’s Goldcorp operations in Guatemala under the microscope

An in-depth documentary by AlJazeera TV analyses the main human rights and environmental claims against the miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2012 | 12:01 am

Thousands march in Greece against Eldorado Gold projects

Thousands of protesters marched Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki against what they believe are environment-threatening gold mining projects, owned by Canadian Eldorado Gold Corp, (TSX:ELD) (NYSE:EGO).

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2012 | 7:06 pm

Coal miner bringing Chinese workers to Canada appeals latest verdict

HD Mining International, the firm bringing Chinese workers for its northern B.C. coal mine, has appealed to a Federal Court ruling allowing local unions the right to request a judicial review of the temporary foreign worker permit granted to the coal company earlier this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2012 | 5:40 pm