Nicole Mordant

Flagging small Canadian miners hope for a boost from medical pot

November 4, 2021 at 1:34 a.m.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Looking for ways to boost their flagging fortunes, a handful of tiny Canadian mining exploration companies are considering swapping their hard hats and shovels for bongs and...

Flagging small Canadian miners hope for a boost from medical pot

May 14, 2019 at 5:48 a.m.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Looking for ways to boost their flagging fortunes, a handful of tiny Canadian mining exploration companies are considering swapping their hard hats and shovels for bongs and...

Mining industry gathers in Toronto as silver lining tinges gloom

August 25, 2021 at 2:14 a.m.

(Reuters) - Mining companies will meet at the industry's biggest conference next week under the darkest cloud in a decade, but a recent bounce in the price of gold and...

Munk’s well-connected successor looks to fix Barrick

August 24, 2021 at 10:52 p.m.

(Reuters) - Soon after he joined Barrick Gold Corp's board last year, John Thornton, the designated successor to founder and chairman Peter Munk, took a company team to visit Ford...

Canada panel says revised Taseko mine plan may harm environment

August 24, 2021 at 10:00 p.m.

(Reuters) - A revised mine plan for Taseko Mines' New Prosperity copper-gold project in British Columbia still poses significant threats to the environment and nearby communities, a Canadian federal review...

Pretium’s stock slumps as gold sample consultant quits

August 24, 2021 at 9:10 p.m.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Shares in Pretium Resources Inc lost more than a quarter of their value on Wednesday after the resignation of the independent consultant conducting a gold sampling program...

‘Glee’ star Monteith died of heroin, alcohol overdose

August 24, 2021 at 6:09 p.m.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox Television's musical-comedy series "Glee," died of an apparently accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol, Canadian authorities said on Tuesday. The...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Vancouver

May 10, 2019 at 2:20 a.m.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - With its mild temperatures, not too hot in summer or too cold in winter, and its location on Canada's Pacific Coast, Vancouver wins accolades annually as one...

Review says Canadian controls hamper aerospace sales

August 23, 2021 at 11:37 p.m.

(Reuters) - Canada's aerospace industry is not selling as much as it could in countries such as Russia and China because of overly zealous government enforcement of controls designed to...

Review says Canadian controls hamper aerospace sales

December 25, 2018 at 12:59 p.m.

(Reuters) - Canada's aerospace industry is not selling as much as it could in countries such as Russia and China because of overly zealous government enforcement of controls designed to...

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