British Columbia

30/05/25
Author: 
Tova Gaster
Tova Gaster/The Energy Mix

May 26, 2025

In 2021, the heat dome over British Columbia killed 619 people, marking the deadliest climate disaster in Canadian history. As the province baked—temperatures surpassed 35°C—many workers in restaurants, farms, and other high-exposure jobs still had to clock in. Four years later, workers are still pushing for legal protections from extreme heat.

23/05/25
Author: 
Mitchell Beer
Pick a Path installation - Common Horizon

May  22, 2025

Ahead of next week’s Speech from the Throne, four national climate groups mounted a 95-metre fabric installation in Ottawa’s Major’s Hill Park on Wednesday, urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to “pick a path” between new oil and gas pipelines and climate action.

16/05/25
Author: 
Unifor
Burnaby  oil refinery

May 9, 2025

BURNABY—Unifor is raising serious concerns about the sale of one of British Columbia’s last remaining oil refineries to American energy giant Sunoco. The refinery is part of a larger list of assets across Canada being sold from Parkland to Sunoco.

“This is not the time to hand over control of critical energy infrastructure to a foreign multinational, especially in the middle of a trade war,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Unifor is sounding the alarm because energy security is national security, and we cannot afford to gamble with it.”

13/05/25
Author: 
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Dr. Melissa Lem, Kai Nagata, Emiko Newman, Tracey Saxby, Kiki Wood
Piping on the top of a receiving platform for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline terminus at the LNG Canada export terminal in Kitimat. DARRYL DYCK, THE CANADIAN PRESS
May 12, 2025

For years, B.C. has called itself a climate leader. Now, the provincial climate plan is a shambles.

02/05/25
Author: 
inslie Cruickshank
Most of B.C.’s boreal caribou live in Treaty 8 territory. Decades of oil and gas development have carved up the forests they call home, leaving them vulnerable to predators. Photo: Ryan Dickie / The Narwhal

Apr. 30, 2025

B.C. allows industrial logging in critical habitat for at-risk species — part of the reason why it’s not meeting federal standards

More than 80 per cent of the critical habitat for at-risk species in B.C. fails to meet federal protection standards, according to a government briefing document.

02/05/25
Author: 
Jager Rosenberg
NDP candidate Jäger Rosenberg, the election’s youngest candidate, and leader Jagmeet Singh during the campaign. Photo supplied.

May 2, 2025

After a disastrous election, progressives must reinvent the party. Here are six ideas.

02/05/25
Author: 
John Woodside
Art by Ata Ojani/Canada's National Observer

May 2, 2025

If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to transition the country’s economy off fossil fuels to respond to the climate crisis, he will have to navigate complex political terrain and avoid the pitfalls of his predecessor, experts say.

01/05/25
Author: 
Zoë Yunker
Climate Minister Adrian Dix: ‘The purpose of the report is to be absolutely clear on these points that we are not on track to meet our near-term 2030 goals.’ Photo via BC government.

May 1, 2025

The province’s new climate report walks back last year’s positive forecasts.

27/04/25
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Liberal party leader Mark Carney responds to questions about reconciliation at a campaign stop in Winnipeg earlier this year. After acknowledging the importance of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, the prime minister shifted to economic development. Screenshot via YouTube.

Apr. 25, 2025

The parties’ policies miss the full scope of issues important to communities, experts say.

21/04/25
Author: 
Isaac Phan Nay
The federal government sees the temporary foreign worker program as a key way to address labour shortages. Photo by Adam Melnyk via Shutterstock.

Apr. 21, 2025

Ironworkers Local 97 is calling for the Liberals and Conservatives to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program.

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