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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.

02/05/25
Author: 
Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Photo courtesy of Tilly Nelson / Ecojustice.

May 2, 2025

A climate lawsuit brought by seven young activists will proceed in Ontario after Canada’s Supreme Court declined to hear the Ford government’s appeal. 

The decision allows the case to proceed in Ontario’s Superior Court for a full hearing that could redefine governments’ legal obligations to combat climate change under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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.

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