Canada has become the first country to sign on to the Drive to Zero Pledge, an international initiative aimed at increasing the number of zero and low emission vehicles in the medium- and heavy-duty transportation sector.
One of the top officials at the European Union’s lending arm says investments connected with the climate crisis and the low-carbon transition are “clearly going to stay.”
Lawmakers from 12 countries grilled Facebook officials in Ottawa after top executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg ignored a subpoena to come before a committee of 12 countries on Tuesday.
National Observer has added a new journalist to its roster as part of our Election Integrity Reporting Project. Emma McIntosh will be reporting on online misinformation and disinformation from Toronto to help you identify what's real and call out propaganda and junk news.
A new peer-reviewed study has found “strikingly high” rates of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in Canadian border towns, including Sarnia, Ont., a city whose manufacturing sector is referred to as Canada’s Chemical Valley.
Canada is helping to fund a new initiative connected with a group of wealthy donors like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos to help startups finance new energy technologies that can lower carbon pollution.
How much progress is the international community making in a global transition to clean energy? What is standing in the way? National Observer is hosting a discussion at the 2019 Clean Energy Ministerial meetings in Vancouver to explore answers and solutions.
Annette and Cecile Dionne admit they don't know much about the online world of pint-sized content creators dubbed "kidfluencers." But the sisters, who turn 85 on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, can tell you a thing or two about the perils of childhood celebrity.
The Quebec government will reduce oil consumption in the province by 40 per cent by 2030 through a vast program to shift transportation systems, buildings and businesses to hydroelectricity, Premier Francois Legault announced on Sunday, May 26, 2019, as his party held a general council meeting in Montreal.