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Another sharp rise in northeast EI claims

Another sharp rise in northeast EI claims

Claims jump 30 per cent, even before proposed opening up of EI program in oil producing regions
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4,000 unemployed in northeast as B.C. tops jobs numbers

4,000 unemployed in northeast as B.C. tops jobs numbers

B.C. records lowest unemployment rate in Canada for first time in recorded history
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Enbridge seeks three-year extension on NEB Northern Gateway approval

Enbridge seeks three-year extension on NEB Northern Gateway approval

Federal environmental certificate set to expire at the end of this year if construction has not begun
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Earls reverses decision on U.S.-only beef

Earls reverses decision on U.S.-only beef

Earls Restaurant has reversed its decision to buy beef from a sole United States supplier, a move that had shut out Alberta beef producers from selling to the 66-restaurant chain. “We’ve made a mistake.
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Dawson Creek housing starts drop 72 per cent

Dawson Creek housing starts drop 72 per cent

'Everybody kind of needs LNG (liquefied natural gas) to go through just to keep the bottom from falling out'
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Westcoast satisfies First Nations concerns about proposed pipelines

Westcoast satisfies First Nations concerns about proposed pipelines

Two local First Nations have withdrawn their requests to federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna that proposed Westcoast Energy Inc.
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Severance for laid off miners delayed again

Severance for laid off miners delayed again

Most of the former workers are now spread out across the province, the union says.
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Peace Region EI claims up again, but do the numbers tell the full story?

Peace Region EI claims up again, but do the numbers tell the full story?

Changes to EI benefits aimed at helping areas hit by the oil downturn raise new questions about unemployment assistance
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Still no answers in toxic amine release at Pine River Gas Plant

Still no answers in toxic amine release at Pine River Gas Plant

Saturday marks four months since an unknown amount of amine was released from the Pine River Gas Plant near Chetwynd, and authorities are still trying to figure out what happened.
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Veresen Midstream's Saturn gas plant moves to next phase

Veresen Midstream's Saturn gas plant moves to next phase

Veresen Midstream has approved a $930-million expansion to its existing Saturn natural gas plant near Groundbirch. The company made the announcement with the release of its fourth quarter 2015 results March 9.
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