National ObserverErin O'Toole O'Toole's climate plan the worst of both worlds nationalobserver.com - Max Fawcett At long last, after years of fudging and filibustering, the Conservative Party of Canada has a climate plan. And if the early returns are any …
National ObserverBritish Columbia B.C. restaurants in layoff limbo nationalobserver.com - Cloe Logan An overcrowded workplace in downtown Vancouver during COVID-19 prompted long-time server Taesa Hodel to look for greener pastures. After starting a …
National ObserverBritish Columbia 7,000 dead in five years nationalobserver.com - Rochelle Baker “We’re in the worst place we’ve ever been. The very tepid and incremental moves by government don't keep up with the scale of the problem," says …
National ObserverCanada Jason Kenney’s Fantasy Island nationalobserver.com - Max Fawcett In December 1974, a soldier named Teruo Nakamura stationed on Morotai Island in Indonesia became the last so-called “holdout” from the Japanese …
National ObserverCanada Is a healthy environment a right? New CEPA bill says so nationalobserver.com - Marc Fawcett-Atkinson A new law could soon see toxic chemicals, including harmful plastics, undergo more rigorous assessments aimed at better protecting vulnerable …
National ObserverEnvironment Canadians need stronger environmental protection against 21st-century dangers nationalobserver.com - Jonathan Wilkinson CEPA 1999 required the government to screen the nearly 23,000 chemicals in commerce in Canada, identifying those of concern and implementing control …
National ObserverBlockchain Teen son of Toronto rocker creates music on blockchain nationalobserver.com - Morgan Sharp So now whenever Rowan is messing about with a song or doing other creative work, he’ll save it to S!NG, an app the company of the same name built …
National ObserverInternational Trade Feds dishing out $691M to help poultry and egg farmers nationalobserver.com - Cloe Logan Under the CPTPP, 19 million dozen more eggs each year can be brought into Canada. Combined with two other trade deals, CUSMA and WTO, the deals mean …
National ObserverOntario Complaint filed against lobbyist for Ontario developers nationalobserver.com - Emma McIntosh A former Conservative MP working for developers who could benefit if the controversial Highway 413 is built violated Ontario’s lobbyist law, alleges …
National ObserverBC First Nations Pacheedaht Nation wants Fairy Creek blockade to leave nationalobserver.com - Rochelle Baker The Pacheedaht First Nation wants Fairy Creek protesters blockading roads in an effort to protect old-growth from logging on southern Vancouver …
National ObserverEnvironment Why this fishing technique is a climate disaster nationalobserver.com - Marc Fawcett-Atkinson Bottom trawling, a common fishing practice where large nets are dragged along the sea floor, is exacerbating the climate crisis, a new study has …
National ObserverCanada Oh, Canada, you failed the marshmallow test nationalobserver.com - Max Fawcett In 1972, a team of psychologists led by Stanford University’s Walter Mischel turned a bag of marshmallows into one of the most influential pieces of …
National ObserverRoyal Bank of Canada New York State pension fund pulls out of oilsands nationalobserver.com - Carl Meyer The third-largest public pension plan in the United States said Monday it would divest from some of Canada’s largest oilpatch companies, arguing they …
National ObserverOntario Bradford Bypass: Ford’s other highway through the Greenbelt nationalobserver.com - Emma McIntosh In the outer reaches of the Greater Toronto Area, plans for a new highway are attracting controversy. No, not the 413. It’s the Ford government’s …
National ObserverOntario Asymptomatic youth spread still missing from COVID data nationalobserver.com - Morgan Sharp The education minister insists schools are safe, Ontario’s teachers and their unions say they are anything but, and the limited amount of …
National ObserverJohn Horgan Horgan warns forestry sector, but no mention of old-growth nationalobserver.com - Rochelle Baker Though the battle to protect ancient trees is brewing in his own backyard, B.C. Premier John Horgan did not utter the word old-growth when talking to …
National ObserverEnvironment How this conservationist rallied to get a Quebec River legal personhood status nationalobserver.com - Patricia Lane As part of a series highlighting the work of young people in addressing the climate crisis, writer Patricia Lane interviews Pier-Olivier Boudreault, …
National ObserverEnvironment and Climate Change Canada What Canada can do to prevent the next pandemic nationalobserver.com - Zack Metcalfe A majority of pandemic diseases are zoonotic, leaping from animals to humans — and @MoveTheWorldCA is calling on Canada to curb its involvement in …
National ObserverMental Health Farmers need mental health support, too nationalobserver.com - Cloe Logan Paul Wartman is trying to address that with a new series on mental health through the National Farmers Union (NFU) called Collective Care. The …
National ObserverGreen New Deal Liberals told Green New Deal support would help contrast with Conservatives nationalobserver.com - Carl Meyer Endorsing a Green New Deal would send a signal to supporters of other parties that the Liberals are serious about climate action, delegates were told …
National ObserverClimate VIDEO: A Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success with Mark Jaccard nationalobserver.com - Luke Ottenhof Mark Jaccard, author of A Citizen's Guide to Climate Success, said that when it comes to addressing the climate crisis, it’s likely that neither …
National ObserverCanada March brings back part-time work for youth, but COVID could erase those gains nationalobserver.com - Morgan Sharp Younger people, who are much more likely to work in jobs that COVID-19 restrictions affect, saw a burst of employment growth in March, but their …
National ObserverFirst Nations (Canada) ‘They were not there’: First Nations feel betrayed after fish farm court decision nationalobserver.com - Rochelle Baker “You have 102 First Nations opposing fish farms, and they should all be consulted because their fish numbers are so low,” says Homalco Chief Darren …
National Observernew movie news Movies: Finally Nomadland, super-silly Thunder Force, and history with The Good Traitor nationalobserver.com - Volkmar Richter LIVE ACTION SHORTS: Oscar Isaac stars in one, The Letter Room, but two others impressed me the most. Two Distant Strangers uses a movie trope that has …
National ObserverGenetics Want to avoid GMOs? New rules will make that harder nationalobserver.com - Marc Fawcett-Atkinson • Do not contain foreign DNA. Plants or foods created using foreign DNA but which don’t contain it in their final stage will be exempt from the risk …
National ObserverJason Kenney Revolt! Alberta's Christian right takes on Jason Kenney nationalobserver.com - Max Fawcett In his two-plus years as premier, Jason Kenney has been called plenty of mean things by people who oppose his policies and politics. But even he is …
National ObserverNuclear Energy Nuclear plant at risk of 'Fukushima-type accident,' Ontario group says nationalobserver.com - Charles Mandel The Ontario Clean Air Alliance is calling for an interim moratorium on the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s operation, saying it has the …
National ObserverCanada RBC won't fund a livable future. My generation will pay the price nationalobserver.com - Evelyn Austin This week, the Bank of Montreal, the Royal Bank of Canada and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are holding their 2021 annual general meetings. …
National ObserverBiodiversity Small farms beat out Big Ag in biodiversity, crop yields: study nationalobserver.com - Cloe Logan Smaller farms produce more food and have more biodiversity than their larger counterparts, a new study has found. With about a third of the world's …
