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CALGARY — An electricity retailer in Alberta is betting it can entice more homeowners to make the switch to solar panels by launching what it calls Canada's first retail, 100 per cent green energy-based "virtual power plant.

WASHINGTON — The U.S.

Resource industry analyst Ben Parfitt predicts at least one more Interior pulp mill could be targeted for permanent closure

TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has suspended ore processing operations at its Cobre Panama mine. The stoppage is the latest escalation in its dispute with the Panamanian government over tax and royalty payments.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. reported a loss of $163 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $78 million in the same quarter a year earlier as its revenue rose 40 per cent.

Recent court decisions bolster right of First Nations to say 'yes' to development

CALGARY — Experts say Teck Resources' plan to separate its coal business from its base metals operations shows the influence of the sustainable finance movement.

Daniel Pauly, Rashid Sumaila recognized for research supporting high seas fishing ban

VANCOUVER — Taseko Mines Ltd. says it has signed a deal to increase its stake in its Gibraltar copper mine in B.C. in an agreement worth at least $60 million. Under the terms of the deal, Taseko will acquire Sojitz Corp.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it is responding to an incident at its Commerce City refinery in Colorado. The Calgary-based energy company issued an alert for local residents Tuesday morning.