critical minerals

Canadian metals and minerals are critical for the U.S. clean energy, defence and microchip sectors, but provide little if any leverage in trade negotiations with a tariff-focused Trump administration.

Roberts said Canada will need to grapple with the fact its closest neighbour and largest trading partner will be "unstable and unpredictable for years." Gambling Canada's future on the notion of a shared special relationship is just "a recipe for disaster," he added.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government. He is ending the year calling for Trudeau’s resignation.

In rich nations, just a fraction of e-waste is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game.

François-Philippe Champagne dismissed detractors of government's embattled $100 billion strategy to build an EV ecosystem, arguing sector will create competitive advantage for the country "for decades to come — but not overnight," in exclusive interview with Canada's National Observer.

Risks — and possibly rewards — lie ahead for Canada’s mining sector as the protectionist president-elect returns to the White House, say industry leaders.

How do we balance the needs of an energy transition with the harsh realities of mining critical minerals? 

A long-awaited project that would see an Arctic deepwater port and road connecting rich mineral resources to international shipping routes as well as offering the Navy another northern beachhead has been revived.

The two companies will each receive $5 million from the federal government to help finance the development of new technologies designed to recover valuable nickel, cobalt, copper and other minerals from the “black mass” of shredded flat batteries.

Ontario's mining industry risks a shortfall of over 3,500 skilled green-collar workers by 2040, unless it jump-starts education and training for the new generation of technicians needed as Canada's critical minerals-hungry electric vehicle sector gears up this decade

Nigeria's government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems.

Canada is positioning itself as a global destination for critical mineral extraction. Are we willing to destroy caribou herds and trample on Indigenous rights to do it?

The program is designed to help Indigenous communities buy equity in natural resource and energy projects by securing them more favourable interest rates. 

In Episode 4 of The Road, Isaac Phan Nay explores how Ontario’s consultation of First Nations clashes with international law on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

In Episode 2 of The Road, Isaac Phan Nay examines the history — and myths — that surround the Ring of Fire mining region in northern Ontario.