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Sept. 3, 2026

 The full scale of the disaster is still emerging, but as rescue efforts continue, scientists warn that a warming Himalayas could mean more deadly hazards

At 8.37am local time last Wednesday, a huge mass of rock and ice sheared free from a mountain, sliding 1,200 metres to the valley floor in Nepal’s Langtang national park, about 60km north of the country’s capital, Kathmandu.

Sept. 1. 2026

Four human errors led to $1.5B gas revenue overestimation, B.C. officials say

(Four spreadsheet and conversion errors in B.C.’s latest budget led to a $1.5-B overestimation of gas revenues, officials say)

The B.C. government made four human-caused administrative errors leading to a roughly $1.5-billion overestimation of natural gas revenues in its latest budget.

That’s according to senior officials in the ministries of finance and energy who on Tuesday provided reporters with a summary of the errors identified during a closed briefing.

Sept. 1, 2026

West Coast Pipeline Won’t Recoup Its $43.7B Cost as Global Oil Demand Weakens

Aug. 27, 2026

It has been heartening to witness the degree of national unity as Canadians steel themselves for the current trade war and insist that our governments stand up to Trump. According to many reports, Canada was dangerously close to signing a terrible deal with yet more concessions. But thankfully, at the 11^th hour, the US demanded too much and Prime Minister Carney pulled the plug. The federal government has now announced counter-tariffs that will kick in after Labour Day, along with initial supports for affected workers and businesses.

Aug. 25, 2026

We dodged a bad deal. Now the PM needs to take these steps to signal where Canadians really stand.

While it is a good thing that Prime Minister Mark Carney ultimately refused to sign an agreement with the United States, it is important not to mythologize that decision.

Aug. 18, 2026

Aug. 18, 2026

Wildfire impacts are one example of the public costs of climate change, yet there is no provincial acknowledgment that these costs are exacerbated by domestic fossil fuel production — or that they put a significant dent into royalty revenues

Regional wildfires have triggered a state of emergency in B.C. for the fifth time in 10 years. The premier likened the Summerland wildfire to “a bomb going off in the region.” At the same time, the province is doubling down on the root cause: fossil fuels.

We need to connect the dots.

Premier Danielle Smith, I just watched your latest video pitching the transformation of Alberta into an industrial AI powerhouse. I have some notes.