Copper
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2 arrested after stolen copper delivered to scrapyard in taxi in Lindsay, Ont.: policePolice received information that copper reported stolen from a construction site was being loaded into a taxi and headed to a scrap yard.CrimeJan 11
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Oil price falls, weighing down TSX in late-morning tradingThe S&P/TSX composite index was down 56.87 points this morning at 18,964.05.MoneyOct 4, 2023
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Human rights violation claims lobbed at B.C. company over Central Africa copper mineNone of the new houses built for 45 displaced households had showers, running water or electricity, two human rights groups allege.CanadaSep 15, 2023
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Bell cuts off phone for 95-year-old Etobicoke senior and his wifeBell left Mykola Latyshko and his wife without phone service for several days twice this year during network upgrades. The Latyshkos say Bell could have at least called them first.ConsumerJun 16, 2023
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Copper stolen from telecommunication cables in rural Kingston, Ont.For the second time in a month, some rural Kingston, Ont., residents were without internet as a thief cut a fibre optic cable to steal copper.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Bell Aliant records 60 copper wire thefts in N.B. capital region in 6 monthsBell Aliant said since October 2022, there have been about 60 thefts of copper wire from its lines, mainly in the capital region in New Brunswick.CrimeMar 25, 2023
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Copper Mountain mine near Princeton, B.C. hit with ransomware attackCopper Mountain Mining has preventively shut down its mill near Princeton, B.C., as it works to address a ransomware attack.CanadaJan 2, 2023
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Canada has dozens of critical minerals. Here are the key ones and how they are usedSix minerals — lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements — will be the primary focus of Canada's new strategy seeking to boost production and supply.EconomyDec 10, 2022
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USask researchers discover lead in bullets spreads in small fragments, advocate switch to copperResearchers with University of Saskatchewan used the Canadian Light Source to find out if lead bullets are bad. Their reserch tells them hunters should switch to copper bullets.HealthAug 24, 2022
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Quebec smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial normGlencore's operations have been a cause for serious concern after studies have shown that local residents have higher rates of lung cancer than the provincial average.CanadaAug 18, 2022
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