News of the day: GDP gains, Ontario nickel mine approval, oilpatch growth, ignoring rate hike risk, Cameco’s Westinghouse IPO and more

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Employees torque a pipe at a wedge well in Alberta. The oil and gas sector helped drive GDP gains in May.Employees torque a pipe at a wedge well in Alberta. The oil and gas sector helped drive gross domestic product gains in May. Photo by Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

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Canada’s real gross domestic product grew by 0.3 per cent in May and early estimates show the economy expanded again in June, as a second quarter rebound gained steam.

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An aerial shot of Canada Nickel Company's Crawford Project site 42 km north of Timmins. The cost to build the Crawford mine would be about US$2 billion, but Canada Nickel Company Inc. will have to raise US$2.5 billion to cover interests and other aspects. Photo by Supplied/Canada Nickel Company Inc.

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Ottawa has approved the construction of a mine in Ontario that’s expected to be the largest nickel sulphide operation in the west, a key metal that’s used to build stainless steel and batteries of electric vehicles.

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A pumpjack works in the foreground with a drilling rig in the back. A pumpjack works in the foreground with a drilling rig in the back. Some oil and gas companies are investing in new projects to expand production. Photo by Ian Kucerak/Postmedia file

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After reporting billions of dollars in profits, some Canadian energy producers expect to return excess cash to the business by investing in new production — a sharp change from more than a decade of restraint.

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A house that's been sold in London, Ont. A house that’s been sold in London, Ont. Photo by Mike Hensen/The London Free Press files

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Markets are pricing a 70 per cent chance of the Bank of Canada rate hike landing by December, but it’s not doing anything to stop borrowers from playing variable-rate roulette, writes Robert McLister.

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The Braidwood Generating Station nuclear power plant in Braceville, Illinois, contains two Westinghouse reactors. The Braidwood Generating Station nuclear power plant in Braceville, Illinois, contains two Westinghouse reactors. Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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Saskatoon-headquartered Cameco Corp. has taken the first steps to making its American nuclear power subsidiary a listed company on the U.S. stock market.

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