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28/11/25
Author: 
Michael Harris i
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, announces $3 billion in funding for a new kind of nuclear reactor with Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Ontario on Oct. 23. Photo by Laura Proctor, the Canadian Press.

Nov. 28, 2025

A venerable anti-nuclear war group says Carney’s SMR funding could fuel a new arms race.

With the planet running a carbon-induced fever and desperate to replace fossil fuels, Canada is one of the countries turning to nuclear energy.

Not everyone is pleased. That includes a 45-year-old organization known as the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.

21/11/25
Author: 
Gabriela Calugay-Casuga
Part of the Keystone fossil fuel pipeline system. Credit: shannonpatrick17 / Flickr

Nov. 20, 2025

Earlier this year, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board dropped its net-zero greenhouse gas emission commitment.

The board managing Canada’s largest pension fund has committed an estimated $7.1 billion to new oil, gas, coal and pipeline assets in the last year despite facing litigation for allegedly mismanaging climate related financial risks in its investment portfolio. 

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.

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