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07/11/25
Author: 
Zoë Yunker
A Tyee investigation reveals the BC NDP invited the authors of Abundance to present to caucus. Collage by The Tyee. Crane illustration via Shutterstock.

Website Editor: An important read here! “To just say we are going to go back to what we’ve always done, which is, dig, drill, chop, is such a missed opportunity, [and dangerous in a time of climate crisis!]” McDowell said.

“What they’re not hearing or listening to is members of the public saying, ‘You need to build right. You need to build for the future.’” 

Nov. 7, 2025

01/11/25
Author: 
David Falk
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a Canadian conservative conference she met with the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025 shortly after the 2024 US election. Photo via Alberta government.

Oct. 16, 2025

The Alberta premier said she met with the right-wing think tank because of its influence on the president.

[Tyee Editor’s note: This story is being published in collaboration with DeSmog, a global leader in providing accurate, fact-based information regarding global warming misinformation campaigns.]

28/10/25
Author: 
John Woodside
Travis Olson, Aliya Hirji, Rav Singh, and Chloe Tse, with support from Goldblatt Partners LLP and Ecojustice, are challenging the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in court. Photo by Joshua Best / Courtesy of Ecojustice

Oct. 27, 2025

Travis Olson, a 22-year-old from Camrose, Alta., is worried that his pension is at risk from climate breakdown and has joined three other young people and two law firms to hold the Canada Pension Plan accountable.

25/10/25
Author: 
Mitch Anderson
Will LNG help Carney 'build Canada strong?' Indigenous opposition and an incoming market glut suggest trouble ahead for his signature projects. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Oct. 23, 2025

Some questions Prime Minister Mark Carney should ask before pushing ahead with natural gas projects.

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced five proposals he intends to fast track to defend our economy from the hostile Trump administration, live up to Canada’s climate commitments, and demonstrate respect for Indigenous rights.

Do the projects live up to these aspirational values? Let’s take a closer look.

12/10/25
Author: 
Ben Parfitt
Northeastern BC is experiencing drought in rivers such as the Kiskatinaw. Despite this, data shows the fracking industry is drawing more and more water every year. Photo by Don Hoffman.

Oct. 9, 2025

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

s drought in British Columbia’s Peace River region leads to massive wildfires and the City of Dawson Creek scrambles to find a new water source, a report released today concludes that water use by the region’s fracking industry shot up a record 50 per cent last year.

03/10/25
Author: 
Darryl Greer
Randy Tait, of the Nisga'a-Gitxsan Nation, blows down feathers into the air during a friendship walk to a National Indigenous Peoples Day gathering, in Vancouver, BC, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Photo by: Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press

Sept. 29, 2025

Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline hasn't been "substantially started," contrary to a decision made by the provincial government back in June. 

Petitions filed in B.C. Supreme Court last week allege the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission natural gas pipeline project has been given the green-light by the B.C. Environment Ministry to go ahead without requiring a new environmental assessment certificate, which was first granted in 2014. 

30/08/25
Author: 
Derek Seidman
Climate activists rally outside Bank of America Tower in Midtown Manhattan as part of the March to End Fossil Fuels on September 19, 2023. Erik McGregor / LightRocket via Getty Images

Aug. 25, 2025

Big banks across the world are substantially increasing their financing of the fossil fuel industry, including for the industry’s expansion during a time of intensifying climate crisis, all while pulling back from previously stated climate commitments.

10/07/25
Author: 
Karyn Pugliese
Cartoon by Greg Perry.

July 10, 2025

The PM’s spurning of the NDP could generate energy for angered progressive movements.

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