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Google has lost its final appeal against the European Union’s record Android antitrust fine.

On July 2, Europe’s top court dismissed the appeal from Google and Alphabet, confirming a revised €4.1 billion penalty, or roughly $4.7 billion. The case traces back to a 2018 European Commission decision that found Google used Android-related agreements to strengthen the position of Google Search and Chrome on mobile devices.

Regulators said Google’s contracts with phone makers tied access to the Play Store to the pre-installation of Google apps and restricted some rival versions of Android. Google has argued that Android supports openness and competition, and said it adjusted its contracts following the original decision.

The ruling closes an eight-year legal battle and adds to broader European scrutiny of major technology platforms, including enforcement under the Digital Markets Act.

Source: The Deep Dive

Ottawa and British Columbia’s condo conversion plan is moving into a new political phase.

The House of Commons ethics committee is scheduled to meet on July 7 to consider committee business tied to a request from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The request asks MPs to examine whether the federal-provincial plan to convert more than 2,200 vacant B.C. condos into affordable housing creates potential conflicts of interest or protects developers from market losses.

The plan was announced on June 18 as the Canada-British Columbia Partnership on Condo Conversion. It would involve Build Canada Homes and BC Housing using financing tools to move vacant condo units into affordable housing supply.

The central issue is price transparency. Acquisition prices have not yet been disclosed, making it difficult to determine whether governments are securing value for taxpayers or supporting private market participants during a condo inventory overhang.

Source: The Deep Dive

Canada and British Columbia have signed a Cooperative Prosperity Agreement focused on accelerating major infrastructure and resource projects across the province.

The agreement brings together several priority areas: LNG export development, critical minerals, electricity transmission, port capacity, and transportation infrastructure. Key federal commitments include $3.9 billion toward Phases 1 and 2 of the North Coast Transmission Line, $500 million for the Red Chris Mine expansion, and up to $3 billion for the George Massey Tunnel replacement.

On LNG, the agreement identifies LNG Canada Phase 2, Ksi Lisims LNG, Cedar LNG, and Woodfibre LNG as priority projects for coordinated permitting, financing, and construction support.

The agreement also addresses pipeline politics. B.C. does not endorse a new Alberta-backed oil pipeline, but it recognizes constitutional obligations and agreed to engage on routing and permitting discussions if conditions around First Nations consultation, economic benefits, environmental liability, and the North Coast tanker ban are maintained.

Source: The Deep Dive

Wallbridge Mining has temporarily halted drilling and related exploration work on its Detour-Fenelon Gold Trend property in Quebec after wildfire authorities ordered an evacuation.

The order was issued late on July 1 by SOPFEU, in coordination with Quebec’s Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts, due to rising wildland fire danger in the area. Wallbridge said it activated emergency procedures and safely moved personnel from the Fenelon camp to Amos.

The company has not provided a restart date. Exploration activity is expected to resume once authorities determine it is safe for crews to return.

The suspension comes during Wallbridge’s 2026 field season, which includes approximately 25,000 metres of planned drilling across Fenelon, Martiniere, Casault, and Grasset. Of that total, about 17,000 metres is allocated to Martiniere.

Source: The Deep Dive

Agnico Eagle has suspended mining at the Barnat open pit after a section of the north wall failed at the Canadian Malartic complex in Quebec.

The company said the July 1 rock mass movement caused no injuries, equipment damage, or environmental impact. Mining in the pit was halted as a precaution while technical teams complete a stability assessment and determine a safe restart plan.

The processing plant is expected to continue operating, with low-grade stockpiled ore replacing Barnat material in the near term. Agnico still expects approximately 845,000 ounces of gold production in the second quarter, but now estimates a 60,000 to 80,000 ounce reduction at Canadian Malartic for the year.

The larger impact may come in 2027 and 2028, when Barnat was expected to remain a key open-pit source. Agnico said the Odyssey underground mine is unaffected, and updated guidance is expected with second-quarter results.

Source: The Deep Dive

Consolidated Lithium Metals has released an updated preliminary economic assessment for the Kwyjibo rare earth oxide project in Québec, outlining stronger economics and a redesigned development approach.

The study estimates an after-tax net present value of C$1.4 billion at an 8% discount rate, with an after-tax internal rate of return of 35.4% and a two-year payback period.

Kwyjibo is proposed as a small underground mine producing approximately 10,000 tonnes of rare earth oxides annually over a 10-year mine life. The plan includes a reduced mine-site footprint of 2.67 hectares, with processing infrastructure relocated about 80 km south near Québec’s hydroelectric grid.

The project’s revenue profile is expected to be heavily weighted toward five critical oxides: dysprosium, terbium, neodymium, praseodymium, and yttrium, which together represent 91% of projected revenue.

Source: The Deep Dive

Hudbay Minerals has received regulatory approval in Peru to increase permitted mill capacity at its Constancia copper mine to 34 million tonnes of ore per year, up from 31 million tonnes.

The approval was granted through an amended environmental permit signed off by SENACE, Peru’s environmental certification agency. It follows a March approval that lifted the permitted rate from 29.9 million tonnes to 31 million tonnes.

Constancia milled 30.3 million tonnes of ore in 2025, producing 85,155 tonnes of copper and 74,480 ounces of gold. The added capacity is expected to be supported by the installation of two pebble crushers, which are intended to help move milling rates toward roughly 90,000 tonnes per day.

The approval also allows additional mine plan changes, extends Constancia’s operating life, and adds infrastructure related to tailings transport and water management.

Source: The Deep Dive