Opinion

The federal government must make mining companies headquartered in Canada accountable for harms done at their overseas operations.

There are steps we can take to be kinder to the Earth as it pertains to wine-drinking habits — seeing as grape-growing and winemaking impact the planet, and rarely for the better, it’s worth considering when picking out your next bottle of wine.

From health care to hockey, Danielle Smith keeps selling out her principles for votes. Will she have any left by the time the votes are counted? columnist Max Fawcett asks.

This isn’t the time to believe Alberta has little to offer the world beyond oil and gas. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Controversies swirling around Tucker Carlson over his comments regarding Canada or his reporting of fake Ukrainian casualty figures may have also contributed to the Fox News decision to dump his show.

Electing a monarch with Aboriginal ancestry to establish a new Canadian dynasty is more in line with “right” than any claim put forth by the Windsors.

This 17-year-old Grade 12 student, is a recipient of a 2022 Youth Climate Activism Award for her work raising awareness about the importance of recycling at her high school, reclaiming habitat from invasive species and encouraging native plant gardening.

Loading up on law enforcement is not enough to prevent violent crime from making headlines. Creating safer communities requires political will, long-term commitment and improved collaboration among stakeholders and levels of government.

There are certainly many active ways to give back to nature during Earth Week and beyond. But my recommendation is to take it slow and try to connect with nature.

The CBC has retreated from Twitter after Elon Musk slapped a "government-funded media" label on its account. Columnist Max Fawcett says it needs to stop backing down and start speaking up.

The Trudeau government is not interested in engaging striking PSAC workers. The Treasury Board issued a press release stating it has “done everything it can do to reach a deal.” In labour relations speak, the government is digging in.

FortisBC is distorting a genuine climate solution into a tool to keep pushing polluting methane gas.

There are incredible examples of innovative collaborations where funders and community groups team up to start larger and longer-term projects that tackle difficult and complex issues. They need more support.

What do Elon Musk and Pierre Poilievre have in common? Both want to take the fight to the "mainstream media" — and both are damaging our ability to have a fact-based conversation in the process, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

As the co-executive director at Regenesis and the founder of one of its initiatives, the Green Career Centre, this 22-year-old has helped thousands of youth — many of whom are women, newcomers, Black, Indigenous or people of colour — find employment in the emerging clean economy.