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Fort Nelson First Nation win in Nexen fracking licence ruling

The Environmental Appeal Board has overturned a water licence granted to an oil and gas company in northeastern British Columbia, ruling the licence was based on bad science and bad faith. The Fort...

After oil sands crude, beef could be next big thing for China-Canada trade: The SinoFile

A more varied trade portfolio: It's what's for dinner – in China.

Harper says Canada not for sale, as Conservatives approve CNOOC Nexen buy-out

Following the Conservative government's approval of a $15 billion sale of Calgary-based Nexen Inc. by a state-owned Chinese enterprise, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that "Canada is...

The Chinese are coming, and other problematic Canadian sovereignty woes

Some analysts say a little bit of economic imperialism isn't all that bad.