By Terry Spencer, Bernard Condon And Brendan Farrington THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind closed doors allows more gambling in the state and the property is allowed to operate a ...

 By Bob Weber  Canadian Press FORT NELSON, B.C. -Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. “It will serve as a model for other geothermal facilities across the country, particularly in the North and ...

By Bob Weber THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON-Two of southern Alberta’s largest First Nations have asked the federal government to step into an environmental review of a coal mine proposed for the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, the Siksika and Kainai say the review planned ...

15 mines could go into development in next decade By Sam Laskaris  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jason Rasevych is encouraged by some news announced this past week in the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) Mining Readiness Strategy. The report says a total of 15 mines could go into development ...

VANCOUVER-The leader of a new Indigenous Advisory Committee at the Canada Energy Regulator says he wants to fix the system of natural resource development in the country that has previously treated First Nations, Inuit and Metis people as an “afterthought.” Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil, a Sto:lo member in British Columbia’s ...

By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BEAR ISLAND- In an effort to expand its forestry operations, Daki Menan Lands and Resources Corporation is receiving FedNor funding of $209,500. The investment will allow the social enterprise, which is controlled by Temagami First Nation (TFN) on Bear Island, to enhance forestry ...

NioBay Metals Moosonee  field office  (Company photo) By Dariya Baiguzhiyeva  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Exploration activities for the James Bay Niobium Project are currently on pause. Jan. 8, NioBay Metals Inc. received a three-year permit from the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines to drill about 20-30 test holes ...

By Binny Paul Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new report published on Monday, called on B.C. to immediately reform its forestry practices, saying industrial logging is accelerating climate change-related issues across the province. The report authored by Dr. Peter Wood and commissioned by Sierra Club B.C. says the provincial government ...