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March 24th 2025

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Danielle Smith is Mark Carney's secret weapon In a recent interview with far-right U.S. media site Breitbart, Danielle Smith handed Carney a gift-wrapped sledgehammer in the form of an admission that Pierre Poilievre would be "in sync" with Trump. Max Fawcett Opinion \| March 23rd 2025

Our next PM must find a way to break free from the U.S. With the U.S. no longer a reliable trading partner, Canada may be awakening to its foreign policy dilemma – and a new way of doing business David Moscrop Opinion \| March 24th 2025

Trump can’t really stop Biden’s climate legacy Environmental lawyer Michael Gerrard explains Trump’s pro-pollution crusade—and its limits. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Henry Carnell News, US News, Politics \| March 24th 2025

Loving the life of bees Liam Sisson wants to teach you about bees. This 19-year-old University of British Columbia science student from Kelowna, B.C., spends his summers keeping bees and hosting guided beekeeping tours for visitors. Patricia Lane, Liam Sisson Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting \| March 24th 2025

Live on March 28: Join CNO reporters for a panel on Canada's future What’s next for Canada? With an election looming, a trade war escalating, and a climate crisis that cannot wait, join Canada's National Observer’s journalists live on March 28 to unpack this critical moment and what it means for the country's future. Tim Lam News \| March 20th 2025

Toronto-area builders call for standardized rules as tariffs hurt business Three municipal developers' organizations are calling on all levels of government to address inconsistencies in construction rules in the Greater Toronto Area that are making them too expensive to build, particularly in light of the trade war with the U.S. Carlo Cantisani News \| March 24th 2025

Smith demands oil policy changes and warns national unity at stake in Carney meeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first face-to-face meeting with the new prime minister she gave him an earful on wildfires and oil sales and warned him national unity hangs in the balance. Jack Farrell News, Politics \| March 21st 2025

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