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A BC ostrich cull has brought out climate conspiracies — and RFK Jr.

When dozens of Katie Pasitney's 400-odd ostriches got sick and started dying in mid-December, the Edgewood, BC farmer, who shares responsibility for the farm, never imagined that her herd would become a front in a far-right movement’s battle to sow mistrust in government institutions and public health measures. 
  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

As Ontario faces economic uncertainty, experts outline budget wish list

Premier Doug Ford's government is set to unveil its 2025 Ontario budget later this afternoon, against the backdrop of an escalating US trade war, economic uncertainty and mounting anxiety over the future of the province’s auto sector — a pillar of Ontario’s economy that supports tens of thousands of jobs and billions in investment.
  • Abdul Matin Sarfraz

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  • Natasha Bulowski

Carney open to changing major environment policies so projects can 'move forward'

  • Max Fawcett

Gregor Robertson still doesn’t get it 

  • National Observer Staff

Slick Science podcast wins award

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  • Sonal Gupta

First Nations call on Carney to deliver on clean water and housing in first 100 days

  • Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Ford’s car-friendly cuts will boost gridlock, drain transit funds, experts warn

  • Sonal Gupta

Historic first: Three Indigenous ministers join Canada’s cabinet

Opinion

  • Max Fawcett

Canada’s Conservatives are flirting with danger

  • David Moscrop

Does anyone really care about the new cabinet?

  • Adrienne Tanner

Charlie Angus brings the punk energy the NDP needs in a leader

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  • Darius Snieckus

Canadian industry urges Carney cabinet to drive transition with 'ambition and action'

  • Molly Taft

States are banning forever chemicals. Industry is fighting back

  • Natasha Bulowski

Carney's cabinet signals potential softening on climate

Solutions

  • Graham Readfearn

‘Astonishing journeys’: online tool tracking migratory animals highlights challenge of protecting them

  • Shane Moffatt

As one species disappears from Ontario, Doug Ford weakens protections for the rest

  • Evert Lindquist

Nature’s lesser-known carbon player

Canada now

  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Saskatchewan officials 'mouthpiece' for pesticide industry, documents show

  • Arno Kopecky

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Driving the ice road: a journey along a community’s disappearing lifeline

People call ice roads “lifelines” for a reason – without them, entire communities are cut off from goods and services that those in places connected by permanent roads take for granted. Climate change is making their seasons shorter and more unpredictable.
  • Cloe Logan

Canada needs a true National Energy Program

  • Max Fawcett

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  • Cloe Logan

“What do I look for?” Promise and pitfalls in buying a used EV

  • Christopher Pollon

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Arrow reborn: an all-Canadian EV aims to revolutionize industry

Innovative electric vehicle built using only domestically-produced next-generation automotive technologies moves into '2.0' model as sector battles through transition away from gas-fuelled designs.
  • Darius Snieckus
Mark Carney,

Big, smart grids, clean tax credits, buy Canadian: green businesses’ to-do list for Carney

  • Darius Snieckus
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A pan-Canadian power grid could defuse future blackouts threat, report says

  • Darius Snieckus
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Alberta set to build world's first full-sized zero carbon cement plant

  • Darius Snieckus
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North America’s largest urban solar power plant takes shape – in Canada's ‘Gas City’

  • Darius Snieckus
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The Final Countdown: Climate, Disinformation & the 2025 Election

With just days to go before the 2025 federal election, the stakes for Canada's climate future and democracy have never been higher.
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