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Helium is a highly desirable commodity used in medical research, semiconductor manufacturing, space exploration, fibre optics, and advancements in nuclear power generation. "This facility will create and support local jobs, enable the province to scale up helium production, and grow export capacity," Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said. "It will also further diversify our natural resource sector and position Saskatchewan as a leading supplier of a critical element that the world needs." Helium is included on both the Canadian and American lists of critical minerals, considered ...

Meanwhile, the NDP outright celebrated the end of the project.  Construction of the Keystone XL expansion should be a top priority for Canada-U.S. economic relations. It is critical to North American energy security, will have a tremendous employment impact north and south of the border and has garnered significant indigenous support. Environmentally, Keystone will reach net-zero emissions when it first turns on and will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.  Now is the time for our nations to strengthen our trading relationship, not erect further barriers to collaborative...

Mar 12, 2021 The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) recently released a comprehensive study that found there is a collective total of nearly $11.5 billion in needed repairs and renovations at the buildings and supporting facilities at schools of agriculture authorized to receive U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research funding. The study was conducted for APLU by Gordian, a leader in facility and construction cost data, software and expertise. The study notes that 69% of the buildings at these schools – 97 land-grant universities in total – are more than 25 yea...