Connecting the dots on the human health impacts of coal power
It's time to distinguish substance from spin on the health risks of coal-fired plants, say doctors from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
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Here's how you can join the battle against fake news
I believe this commitment is an important step to help protect rights, democracy and the future of an independent media, writes National Observer managing editor Mike De Souza.
Chef Sam Robertson: How to eat locally during the winter
Great creative. Grow sprouts. Spice up root veggies with herbs. And don't forget, spring is around the corner.
'If I don't have the moral courage to challenge authority, we don't have journalism.'
Sting gives moving tribute to journalist at Oscars
Facing the climate conundrum: a pessimist and an optimist square off
The optimist: be hopeful. The pessimist: be realistic.
Is this the new face of oil?
Militarized police and the military itself advancing on Indigenous people protecting their traditional land.
THE HUNGER GAME: BC Lottery Corporation’s addiction problem
To many British Columbians the BC Lottery Corporation is a predator that feeds off their gambling addiction. They’re right, and BCLC should step away from policy on problem gambling.
Keep your promises to Canada’s children
The founder of a new advocacy group for children urges the Liberal government to fulfill its pledge of a children's commissioner
Alternative facts won’t discredit Canadian climate action
The world is not “returning to coal power,” not in Germany or anywhere else
Kai Nagata on Quebec City and the ominous trajectory of Rebel Media's Ezra Levant
An analysis of the aftermath of the Quebec City mosque attack and the battle over whose truth will prevail.
Oops. Montreal is NOT a sanctuary FOR oppressive regimes
Montreal is calling itself a sanctuary for refugees to escape FROM oppressive regimes
Canadians are making a supersized gamble on climate and the economy
Canadians have become one of the world's largest extractors of climate pollution. And we're just getting started.
What's ethical journalism?
There are many ways to answer that question. I polled my team and a few friends to hear their thoughts.
Ineffective divestment campaigns should give way to direct corporate actions
Few universities have divested fossil fuel holdings, so the volunteer campaign efforts should be turned to protest fossil fuel companies, writes Nick Fillmore.
Don't despair, you can save the world within your reach
We must stand in solidarity with the people in the U.S. defending civil rights, minorities and the environment, writes Jens Wieting of Sierra Club BC.
