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Conservative voters not as proud to be Canadian as others, new survey suggests

Canadians' pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests.

By Nicole Thompson | News, Politics | June 29th 2023

Olivia Chow at this year's Pride parade. Now, she's in charge of leading all of Toronto forward. Photo courtesy of Olivia Chow / Twitter

Can Olivia Chow save Toronto?

Olivia Chow's political comeback has landed her in the mayor's chair in Toronto. Now, can she help engineer a similar comeback for the city itself — or will Doug Ford get in the way of it?

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | June 28th 2023

Ontario Premier Doug Ford. File photo by Alex Tétreault

Ford’s attack on the Greenbelt could be his undoing

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his big-tent Progressive Conservative party have abandoned big-tent conservation and the principles of environmental preservation, writes freelance journalist Robert Lee.

Opinion

By Robert Lee | Opinion | June 21st 2023

Wildfire smoke proof young people must take action

Seven Ontario youths and their legal allies vow to continue their court battles against Doug Ford's government, arguing their right to a livable future and a safe planet is at stake.

Opinion

By Alex Neufeldt | Opinion | June 19th 2023

The Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal men's prison, is seen in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canadians seeking revenge on Bernardo need to know that's not how prison works: ex-official

One of the architects of the law that governs Canada's prison system says it's understandable people want revenge on killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo, but that's not what the prison system is designed for.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | June 7th 2023

Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters before a meeting of the Liberal caucus in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Deal close to get Windsor's Stellantis battery plant back on track

A deal to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor is inching closer, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | June 1st 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to make an announcement on a Volkswagen electric vehicle battery plant at the Elgin County Railway Museum in St. Thomas, Ont., on Friday, April 21, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Tara Walton

Ontarians living near planned VW plant fear disruptions

Jenna Tranter thought she had finally found rural tranquillity a decade ago when she bought a lush 25-acre farm where she could teach horseback riding, removed from the traffic and noise of a major city.

By Sharif Hassan | News, Politics | May 19th 2023

Franz Hartmann, a co-ordinator for the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario, says public opinion indicates most people value the Greenbelt as an important environmental legacy. Photo by Abdul Matin Sarfraz for Canada's National Observer

People power keeps the pressure on Ford government over Greenbelt plans

More than 100 local residents packed the Old Town Hall in Newmarket, Ont., Thursday night to rally against the Ontario government’s plan to build houses on a nearby part of the protected Greenbelt.

By Abdul Matin Sarfraz | News | May 12th 2023

OPP officers stand near the scene of a shooting where one Ontario Provincial Police officer was killed and two others were injured in the town of Bourget, Ont. on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

Man charged with first-degree murder in shooting that killed one OPP officer and injured two others

An Ontario Provincial Police officer who died early on Thursday, May 11, 2023, was "ambushed and shot" along with two others when they arrived at a home east of Ottawa, the force said, as local residents expressed shock at the violence in their typically quiet community.

By Laura Osman & Jordan Omstead | News | May 12th 2023

Marion Thomas says she fought for this area to be added to Greenbelt, but now she feels betrayed by the Ford government. Photo by Abdul Matin Sarfraz for Canada's National Observer

‘We fought for this area’: Local residents worry housing development will impact Canada’s largest urban park, farmland

Awash with tall trees and rolling hills, the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve is one of the most ecologically sensitive areas in Ontario. A sprawling 4,700-acre piece of land east of Toronto, it’s home to more than 1,700 species, including 42 that are considered at risk.

By Abdul Matin Sarfraz | Analysis | April 14th 2023

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