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Canada

Sand mining company offers 5% of profits, up to $20M a year, to Manitoba First Nation

Sio Silica, a mining company based in Alberta, has recently offered the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation a five per cent share…

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Canada

B.C. company wants to open $300M made-in-Canada sand mine to fuel anticipated fracking, LNG boom

A British Columbia-based company is looking to open a silica sand mine north of Prince George to support the anticipated…

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Canada

California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine

Canadians’ Boycott of Travel to the U.S. Affects California’s Tourism Industry The ongoing boycott of travel to the United States…

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US

PHOTOS: Spring breakers flock to Florida beaches for sun and sand

Spring Break in Florida: A College Kid’s Paradise Every year, college students from all over the country flock to Florida…

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Canada

Renowned novelist says London board’s teaching ban of his book is like ‘burying our heads in the sand’

A well-known Canadian author is making headlines after a high school teacher in London was instructed to stop teaching one…

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Entertainment

Katy Perry music video prompts investigation for filming near protected sand dunes

The production company behind Katy Perry’s newest music video is under investigation for allegedly filming without permission in ecologically sensitive…

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Tech

Endangered rock rose plant could hold clues to protecting Nova Scotian sand barrens

Researchers from Nova Scotia’s Acadia University hope a new study on the rock rose will help them better understand the…

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Nova Scotia

Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists

Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year’s Atlantic…

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