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Climate change, climate solutions, and the climate emergency are at the core of Canada's National Observer's mission and excellence in reporting. Our daily news and in-depth journalism on climate instability and the race to net zero are used by citizens, academics and policymakers to make sense of the growing climate crisis. Our name from time to time appears as a byline on our articles. It indicates the piece is an opinion by our management team or it is company news.
Elizabeth May accuses Kinder Morgan of 'acts of vandalism'
Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, described Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion as "acts of vandalism" against First Nations land on Friday.
University of Regina students win videography award for 'Crude Power' documentary in Price of Oil series
Journalism students from the University of Regina, who partnered last year with National Observer, the Toronto Star and Global News in an unprecedented investigation, have won an award for a documentary about the money and influence of the oil industry in Saskatchewan.
Police chief admits officer made a mistake by arresting a Radio-Canada reporter who requested interview
No charges will be laid against a Quebec reporter who was arrested after he requested an interview with a woman who was the subject of one of his stories, Crown officials said Thursday.
Governor General geeks out at UBC particle research facility
“En français on dirait que je suis une fan finie; I am such a big fan,” the Governor General said in Vancouver on Thursday.
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook needs to fix 'breach of trust' with users, plans to audit apps
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is admitting his platform failed to protect the data of its users and is planning to audit all apps that "had access to large amounts of information" before it introduced restrictions in 2014.
Trudeau Liberals used government funds to pay Facebook data whistleblower $100,000
The Canadian data scientist who admitted to helping political parties score electoral wins by exploiting the private information of millions of Facebook users also oversaw a short-lived pilot project for the federal Liberals shortly after the 2015 election.
Federal chief science advisor to investigate fish farms
Mona Nemer, the federal government's chief science advisor, has announced a plan to investigate what's going on in fish farms.
National Observer, Toronto Star and Global News to be honoured by Hillman Foundation
National Observer will be honoured by the Hillman Foundation on March 28 in Toronto along with its media partners, the Toronto Star and Global News and four journalism schools - Concordia University, Ryerson University, the University of Regina and the University of British Columbia - for their unprecedented investigative series, the Price of Oil.
Greenpeace co-founder Rex Weyler arrested at Kinder Morgan's Burnaby terminal
Four protesters, including Rex Weyler, co-founder of Greenpeace International, zip-tied themselves to the fence and criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s climate policy. They were arrested later that day.
Alberta introduces plan to create digital media jobs
Alberta's Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous announced plans Thursday to provide tax credits to the province's interactive digital media industry.