Meet the Megaprojects

Details about which major national-interest projects will make Prime Minister Mark Carney’s list are being kept under wraps, but Canada’s National Observer has combed through the premiers’ wishlists and cross-referenced those projects with sources to determine what’s likely to make the cut.

John Woodside

Pierre Poilievre’s safe seat isn’t so safe after all

The Conservative leader clearly thinks the byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot is going to be a cakewalk. His opponents have other ideas.

Max Fawcett

Today's must read

Natasha Bulowski

First Nations gather to meet with Carney over major projects law

Bea Bruske

Extreme heat is a workplace hazard. We must treat it that way

Abdul Matin Sarfraz

More legal battles likely as First Nations launch first lawsuit against new federal, provincial laws

News

Carney's megaprojects summit sees one chief walk out as others express cautious optimism

Natasha Bulowski

Alberta won't increase oil sands monitoring funds to keep pace with industry expansion, inflation

Sonal Gupta

Federal departments fall short of Ottawa’s 5% Indigenous procurement target

Opinion

Adrienne Tanner

Next-gen Sue Big Oil activists deserve more than political deflection

Luke Hildebrand

Building an abundant Canada beyond Bill 5

Chris Hatch

Republicans complain about smoke. But they voted for fire

Features

Lauren Krugel

From scattered sunlight to dozy bees, smoky days are challenging Canada's food growers

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Canadian far right repeats Trump-fuelled conspiracy theories on wildfires

Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Ford gutted Ontario's environmental laws. Now he wants Ottawa to clear the last line of defence

Solutions

Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Toronto couple turns to green roof as city faces climate-driven flooding

Cloe Logan

Nain microgrid project lays the foundation for Labrador to get off diesel

Sophie Hurwitz

Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds

In case you missed it

Seth Klein

Is Suzuki right that it's 'too late'? We are in an era of simultaneous wins and losses

Cloe Logan

Extreme heat is killing more seniors. Cities aren’t ready

Newfoundland group alleges fish farms are dumping plastic waste and derelict equipment

The group documented historic and ongoing abandoned aquaculture equipment – including old sea cages, plastic, netting and feed bags – by the aquaculture industry.

Cloe Logan

Halfway to 2050, and far from where we need to be

Chris Hatch

Millions in 'unfair' legal fees part of a broader problem in First Nations law

Sonal Gupta

On Carney's agenda, climate is nowhere and everywhere

Arno Kopecky

Business

Workers install solar panels at the Chappice Lake solar farm and storage project north of Medicine Hat in 2023. It is North America’s largest vanadium flow battery, with a storage capacity of 8.4 megawatts of solar power serving the electricity needs of 7,000 Albertans. (Source: Invinity Energy Systems)

Business Solutions

In renewables storage, an old technology finds a new home

Flow battery advocates say their water-based technology needs a fraction of the metals used in lithium batteries and can store energy longer and without fire risk. But high costs could limit its role in renewable energy storage.