15+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1634+ words) If you've ever been to an event at Rogers Place in Edmonton, you probably noticed the massive exposed concrete walls and columns that give the arena its unmistakable sense of strength. That strength is real " because like many buildings, bridges,…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1593+ words) That first headline sums up Eby's challenging position between two predicaments as he seeks to change his government's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, the DRIPA Act. The DRIPA Act aimed to ensure that BC laws were consistent…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1681+ words) As the world moves to secure lithium for electric vehicles and other power-hungry products, Alberta is advancing an approach that could offer both environmental and strategic advantages. A'new assessment'of Alberta's lithium resources confirms the enormous scale of the province's potential....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1469+ words) Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) estimates Alberta has 82. 5 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent in place, positioning the province to become a major global supplier, with potentially the third-largest reserves in the world. " "The scale of this resource puts Alberta in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1485+ words) By Julio Mej'a and Elmira Aliakbari For several years, global demand has dramatically'surged'for minerals required to produce electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. Given Canada's vast mineral resources, we should be experiencing an unprecedented…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (652+ words) From the Fraser Institute By Julio Mej'a and Elmira Aliakbari As China has expanded the restriction on the export of rare elements (REEs)minerals essential for electronics and electric vehicles Ca" As China has expanded the restriction on the export…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1701+ words) In the high-stakes world of global geopolitics, Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot has spent years waiting for the tide to turn. As a senior fellow at the'Macdonald-Laurier Institute, she suggests that the wait is over. The "commodity cycle'that generational engine of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1130+ words) Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson walked into the world's largest mining conference on Monday morning and did not waste a moment on pleasantries. The world order has been shattered, he told delegates at the'Prospectors & Developers Association of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (996+ words) Steel from blast furnaces is the underpinning of our civilization. Steel from hydrogen-powered electrolysis is far too costly to replace it History is written in metal. The Stone Age ended not because we ran out of stone but because we…...