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A pedestrian walks past a mural featuring oil wells in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug 29, 2026, a day after President Donald Trump announced a deal giving the United States a stake in Venezuela’s oil reserves. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
News
  • News
11 MIN READ

Trump’s Venezuelan flex move sends a message to Canada: Build now or become the 51st state later

Washington is cultivating another source of heavy oil. Trans Mountain's record performance – and the C$33.5-billion case for optimizing it – show
B.C minister of finance Josie Osborn speaks at a press conference alongside B.C. Premier, David Eby, and President and CEO of BC Hydro, Chris O’Riley.
Energy
  • Energy
7 MIN READ

Finally, a shovel in the ground

B.C.’s single most consequential piece of enabling infrastructure just moved from press release to construction site. Here’s what the North Coast Transmission
third generation fisherman Bob Morreau's crew
Resources
  • Resources
10 MIN READ

Fraser sockeye crash keeps fishery closed

Bonanza of pink salmon saves commercial fishers from total bust
Mining
  • Mining
7 MIN READ

An industry hiding in plain sight: Discovering the potential of mineral exploration

A public policy student walked into a B.C. industry with record exploration spending and a hiring list that runs far beyond geology.
Analysis
  • Analysis
5 MIN READ

Back to school – and straight into the AI question

As B.C. students return to school, Resource Works polling analysis highlights a deep tension: while 63 per cent of teachers see AI
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director of state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber as he arrives in Abu Dhabi, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
News
  • News
38 MIN READ

How Mark Carney can rescue the UAE’s $70 billion investment commitment into Canada

Abu Dhabi can move capital at an enormous scale. The question is whether Canada can offer projects that are permitted, powered and
B.C.’s forest sector supports jobs, communities and industry. AI-generated image.
Forestry
  • Forestry
8 MIN READ

Forestry or no forestry?

Mills close, towns shrink, and the same problem goes unfixed. B.C.’s forest industry doesn’t need another paper plan.
Scott Lunny of USW speaking at the Aug. 31 launch of We CAN Build Ferries in BC. Photo by Richard MacIntosh
Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing
5 MIN READ

Why B.C.’s resource sector and shipbuilders belong in the same boat

Forestry, mining and energy all depend on tugs, barges and supply vessels. Almost none of them are built in Canada.
An LNG storage tank under construction at LNG Canada’s Kitimat export terminal on September 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Analysis
  • Analysis
25 MIN READ

Two energy booms, one still waiting

Natural gas, LNG and liquids are moving from promise to steel, contracts and export cargoes. Oil is producing at record levels too