Steph Wechsler
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News, Energy, Politics
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July 3rd 2018
About $420 million in federal funding is on the line after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that his government was beginning an "orderly wind-down" of the province's green programs.
Twelve activists on Tuesday launched an aerial blockade at the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver to stop an oil tanker from leaving the pipeline's terminal.
The scorching heat wave that set records in Ontario and Quebec over the Canada Day long weekend can't be directly attributed to climate change — but neither can the likelihood of a connection be ignored outright, says a University of Waterloo climate scientist.
This legislation is nothing more than body-policing; something women around the world and throughout history have been subjected to and continue to be penalized for on a routine basis, writes National Observer columnist Toula Drimonis.
A cosier, more modest Fourth of July party than usual is scheduled for the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa tonight — and the decision by some to steer clear will make it even smaller than planned.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders are gearing up for what already promises to be a lively debate on defence spending at the upcoming NATO summit in Brussels next week.
The federal Liberal government is determined to rekindle intensive talks on a new continental trade pact this summer — even though President Donald Trump says he won't sign a renegotiated NAFTA until after the U.S. midterm elections this fall.
Canada's government says the U.S. and China are "responsible" for supplying fake Canadian flags used during official visits by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
