Riley Sparks is a multimedia reporter based in Toronto. He has produced videos for The Globe and Mail, worked as a digital journalist and overseas freelancer for the Toronto Star and covered city news for the Montreal Gazette.
National Observer spoke with McDiarmid about the Resolute lawsuits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s environmental record, climate action in the age of Trump and more.
Despite a Senate decision last week that they say could slow the union drive by months, a group aiming to represent Mounties is pressing ahead after signing up almost 10,000 members.
The 2014 oil crash doesn't seem to have had much effect on research to shrink the environmental footprint of the oilsands, according to an industry alliance.
A 'suspicious' letter and a coordinated lobbying effort have been deployed in the corridors of the Senate in what appears to be a bid to block a union from forming at WestJet.
Liberal-appointed senators voted Thursday to postpone debate on a request for a Senate transport committee look into the federal government's $373 million interest-free loan to Bombardier.