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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses in his office at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau adamant he’ll run again

The prime minister says he feels a deep responsibility to fulfil the promises he made, particularly to young people, about climate change, reconciliation, human rights and job creation.

By Mia Rabson | News | December 14th 2023

Cindy Woodhouse, the new national chief of the AFN, addresses the assembly after her victory. Photo by Matteo Cimellaro / Canada's National Observer

Assembly of First Nations elects a new chief. Here’s her take on the climate file

Cindy Woodhouse was elected the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in Ottawa on Thursday, with the mandate to move the AFN through the implementation of the organization’s climate action strategy, among other environmental priorities.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | December 8th 2023

Frustrated with the Alberta government's climate misinformation campaign targeting federal electricity rules, Denis Lemire created a website to troll the UCP. Photo by Megan Albu/National Observer

One man’s single-handed fight against Alberta’s climate spin

Denis Lemire did not plan to become an online troll. But after Alberta's UCP government infiltrated everything from his morning commute to the ads on his favourite podcasts with "blatant misinformation," the father of three said he felt impelled to act.

By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson | News | November 29th 2023

Nuclear waste storage undermined by climate change

Canada has engaged in nuclear research and power generation without a permanent solution for the nuclear waste.

Opinion

By Meg Sears | Opinion | October 25th 2023

From left: Nokomis Roberta Oshkabewisens, AFN regional chief of Québec and Labrador Ghislain Picard, and interim national chief Joanna Bernard. Photo by Matteo Cimellaro / CNO

Assembly of First Nations releases National Climate Strategy

On Wednesday, the Assembly of First Nations released its National Climate Strategy detailing a First Nations lens on the climate crisis that is more focused on language and cultural revitalization and the reciprocal relationship with the natural world.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | October 19th 2023

Algonquin leaders at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s final licensing hearing on Aug. 10, 2023. Photo by Natasha Bulowski / Canada's National Observer

‘An advertisement for the nuclear industry’: Jonathan Wilkinson slammed for accepting nuclear waste strategy

On Thursday, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson accepted the Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste, paving the way for a deep geological repository and multiple near-surface disposal facilities.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | October 11th 2023

Manitoba Premier-Elect Wab Kinew, walks to the Premier's office to meet with outgoing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson in Winnipeg, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

New Manitoba NDP government may not be climate’s best friend

A newly elected Manitoba NDP government doesn’t necessarily mean good outcomes for the environment, an Indigenous climate advocate says.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | October 6th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to business leaders at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta CEOs descend on Ottawa in search for common ground on energy, climate and economy

More than 50 Alberta CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry leaders are in Ottawa this week in an effort to raise the profile of their province and promote "collaboration" on issues related to energy, climate and the economy.

By Amanda Stephenson | News, Politics | October 4th 2023

Climate models have suggested that the safe boundary for climate change was surpassed in the late 1980s. Photo by NASA

Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’

The first complete "scientific health check" shows most global systems are beyond the stable range in which modern civilization emerged.

Race Against Climate Change

By Damian Carrington | News | September 19th 2023

Home upgrade rebates are soaring — but not fast enough

Incentives provided through the province’s CleanBC’s Better Homes program jumped from $3.6 million in 2020 to about $33.5 million in 2022. Those figures include money for air source heat pumps, upgrades to electricity services, insulation and more. That information isn’t publicly available and was provided to Canada’s National Observer by Ecotrust Canada, which received them through a FOI.

By Cloe Logan | News | September 15th 2023

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