Fatima Syed, Morgan Sharp
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News, Politics
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August 30th 2019
There was momentum, and then it was gone. In an exclusive interview with National Observer, the environment and climate change minister defends her record despite recent electoral gains by the right.
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Stickers are the new frontline of Canada's battle over carbon pricing. As the Doug Ford governments mandatory anti-carbon tax stickers go up on Ontario gas pumps Friday, a grassroots campaign is fighting back.
Emma McIntosh
News, Politics
| August 30th 2019
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A new study finds that being better informed about the facts underlying policy-related issues doesn't necessarily influence people's beliefs about the policies needed to address those facts.
Caroline Orr
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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About 56,000 fish have made it past a disastrous landslide in British Columbia's Fraser River as crews continue to work to clear debris and find other ways to transport salmon to their spawning grounds.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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Two companies have agreed to pay almost $450,000 in fines after admitting they made illegal political donations to both the federal Liberals and Conservatives between 2004 and 2009.
Christian Paas-Lang
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister was the main target on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, night as the leaders of the province's four main political parties squared off in a 50-minute televised debate that occasionally devolved into noisy cross-talk.
Steve Lambert
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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Nestawedjat, a wealthy, married "lady of the house," died in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes sometime around 700 BC.
Morgan Lowrie
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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The Quebec government is saying no to some parents who want to pull their children out of classrooms taught by teachers wearing religious symbols.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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The Liberal government is committing up to $1.5 million to help colleges and universities get better at dealing with sexual violence on campus.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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Canada's cities want all the federal parties to promise to pour billions more into the national government's decade-long housing strategy to make sure that seniors, urban Indigenous people and low-income renters aren't left behind by the tens of billions in already pledged spending.
Jordan Press
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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It remains, despite nearly two centuries beneath the Arctic seas, amazingly shipshape.
Bob Weber
News, Politics
| August 29th 2019
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Environmental groups have given the Trudeau government a passing grade on their efforts to restore protections to Canada's natural habitats — which the Liberals say are in jeopardy if the Conservatives return to power following this fall's federal election.
Fatima Syed
News, Energy, Politics
| August 7th 2019
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From our archive: National Observer spoke to several scientists about their experiences with environmental assessments on major industrial projects that got approved after their proponents submitted dubious evidence in their applications. The consultants all experienced similar pressure to overlook evidence.
Holly Lake
Investigations, Energy, Politics
| June 21st 2019
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