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Province dismisses three appeals against controversial Halifax-area quarry

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Environment Department has dismissed three appeals against a controversial quarry near Halifax. The decision means Scotian Materials Ltd., can continue work on a 3.

TransCanada says spill clean up underway in South Dakota as pipeline vote looms

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. said Friday that work is well underway to clean up a sizable oil leak at its Keystone pipeline in South Dakota that occurred days before a vote on the fate of the company's flagship pipeline proposal.
Congress debates oil drilling in largest US wildlife refuge

Congress debates oil drilling in largest US wildlife refuge

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sometime next April, pregnant cows in the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Canada will take the lead in an annual migration of nearly 200,000 animals north to Alaska.
Climate talks wrap up with progress on Paris rulebook

Climate talks wrap up with progress on Paris rulebook

BONN, Germany — Global talks on curbing climate change wrapped up Friday, with delegates and observers claiming progress on several key details of the 2015 Paris accord.
Conservation service to free B.C. deer with purple hammock twined in its antlers

Conservation service to free B.C. deer with purple hammock twined in its antlers

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Help is on the way for Hammy, the northwestern British Columbia buck whose unusual antler adornment has endeared him to area residents and turned him into an internet sensation.

Saskatchewan man heavily fined for out-of-season hunt, wasting game

ST. BRIEUX, Sask. — A Saskatchewan man who admitted to illegally shooting a bull moose and leaving it to rot has been fined thousands of dollars and suspended from hunting for three years. Carter Pratchler, a 20-year-old St.
Tesla wants to electrify big trucks, adding to its ambitions

Tesla wants to electrify big trucks, adding to its ambitions

DETROIT — After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs — and, more recently, solar panels — Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: big trucks.
Pine beetles from Jasper National Park moving into commercial forest

Pine beetles from Jasper National Park moving into commercial forest

EDMONTON — A massive and uncontrollable buildup of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park is starting to explode into commercially valuable forests along its boundaries.
Quebec biofuel company partners with Qantas in first long-term airline deal

Quebec biofuel company partners with Qantas in first long-term airline deal

MONTREAL — A Quebec biofuels company has signed its first deal to power an airline's jets with energy grown from Canadian oilseeds. Agrisoma Biosciences Inc.
TransCanada Keystone pipeline leaks 795,000 litres of crude oil in South Dakota

TransCanada Keystone pipeline leaks 795,000 litres of crude oil in South Dakota

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. said its original Keystone pipeline has leaked an estimated 795,000 litres of oil in Marshall County, S.D. just days before Nebraska is set to decide the fate of plans to expand the pipeline network.
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