Last of a three-part series. Canadians abroad have long benefited from what psychologists call “the halo effect”: Because of its reputation as a peace-loving, human-rights respecting, tree-hugging ...

When Dean Briske, a gold miner in Alaska, had an opportunity to buy a Canadian jade mine several years ago, he never imagined he’d someday be transforming 20-ton boulders into priceless jade coffee ...