Becky Rynor, Alex Ballingall
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News, Energy, Politics
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February 25th 2018
A third-party investigation prepared for the federal government has found that David Scott, the president and chief executive officer of Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR), harassed Dr. Martin Raillard, an award-winning scientist.
After spending up to $2,600 a day plus expenses for a high-profile lawyer to review Canada’s Arctic drilling law, the Trudeau government says it’s still figuring out what to do with his report.
Residents have long pushed for access to real-time air quality information. But some say the newly-public data doesn’t actually tell residents when the air they’re breathing could be unsafe.
A policy researcher with the coalition of Greater Montreal Area municipalities says more investments are needed to increase use of public transportation, which has grown very little in 15 years.
If John Lefebvre were a Medieval bard, he'd have stories to entertain crowds for years. Six-foot-one with flowing hair, the 66-year-old leans over a mug of steaming coffee like a Canadian version of The Dude from the Big Lebowski, as he recounts his kaleidoscopic story from choirboy to multimillionaire to jailbird. It’s a bewildering resume: high school dropout, teen drug dealer, lawyer...
A new concern about Canada's relationship with the United States is emerging in the foreground, with threats of global steel and aluminum tariffs now competing with NAFTA uncertainty as a source of economic anxiety.
Rallies in Canadian cities that were sparked by the acquittal of a man accused of murdering an Indigenous teen in Winnipeg continued Saturday, including one that briefly blocked an intersection for a round dance.
Our national interest is served by making decisions based on science and respect for Indigenous rights — not through crass political compromises and back room deals, writes environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.
