Press Digest: Canada - Dec 29

MGX Minerals

29/12/2016 10:25

Dec 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from 
selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these 
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. 
     
    THE GLOBE AND MAIL 
    ** Pacific NorthWest LNG is looking at lower-cost options as 
it mulls whether to spend billions of dollars to build a 
liquefied natural gas terminal in British Columbia amid a global 
glut of LNG. https://tgam.ca/2iI1UXR 
     
    ** Little more than a month before the Super Bowl, Bell 
Media is launching an appeal of new rules to allow U.S. 
television commercials to run on Canadian airwaves during the 
big game, adding a fresh legal challenge to a recent chorus of 
lobbying and public relations efforts to change the policy. https://tgam.ca/2iI5mC3 
                 
    ** British Columbians are deeply concerned about the 
overdose crisis and want to see improved access to addiction 
treatment - but, faced with an unprecedented number of drug 
deaths in the province, they're also willing to consider more 
radical options such as the legalization of hard drugs. https://tgam.ca/2iHXNuO 
        
    NATIONAL POST 
    ** Aboriginal leaders in northwestern British Columbia 
cautiously welcomed reports that Malaysia's state-owned oil 
company Petronas  PETR.UL  is considering changes to its $27 
billion Pacific Northwest LNG project near Prince Rupert to 
alleviate environmental concerns. http://bit.ly/2iI7NEA 
     
    ** A tiny Vancouver-based mining company, MGX Minerals Inc 
 XMG.CD , is betting Alberta's energy sector could benefit from 
the rise of electric vehicles by harvesting its oilfield 
wastewater for lithium carbonate, which is used to make 
batteries for electric vehicles. http://bit.ly/2iI5jWA 
             
    ** British Columbia Member of Parliament Peter Julian is 
registered as the first and only contestant in the New 
Democratic Party leadership race, but even he hasn't committed 
to run. Julian registered on Dec. 21, according to Elections 
Canada's website, and is accepting donations from supporters. http://bit.ly/2iHZhFo 
 
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