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Pierre Poilievre channels his inner JD Vance

Pierre Poilievre channels his inner JD Vance

He just can’t help himself. As the federal budget approaches and Canada’s relationship with the United States continues to hang by an increasingly...

yesterday 10

National Observer

Max Fawcett

Cultivating change: The unseen evolution of Alberta farmers

Cultivating change: The unseen evolution of Alberta farmers

“Farmers are stuck in their ways.” “They don’t care about climate change.”  “They lack the education for forward-thinking.”  I’ve...

yesterday 10

National Observer

Eric Steeves

A great unravelling: carbon soars, nature falters

A great unravelling: carbon soars, nature falters

There’s a single figure that encapsulates our climate predicament: the amount of carbon dioxide in the sky. It is surging into treacherous new...

previous day 3

National Observer

Chris Hatch

Student upcycles badminton birdies bound for landfill

Student upcycles badminton birdies bound for landfill

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity. Anya Yang turns...

previous day 20

National Observer

Patricia Lane

Large African birds crowded on Canadian farms — what could go wrong? 

Large African birds crowded on Canadian farms — what could go wrong? 

According to the farm’s  website , “the situation began on December 10, 2024, when a three-year-old ostrich showed pneumonia-like symptoms.”  This...

17.10.2025 10

National Observer

Jan Hajek

Alberta is forgetting the hard-won lessons of Northern Gateway

Alberta is forgetting the hard-won lessons of Northern Gateway

The leaders and senior executives within Alberta’s oil and gas community — and the politicians they fund and support — have had more than a...

16.10.2025 2

National Observer

Max Fawcett

CNO's new tool showed me how Ontario is responding to Ford’s speed camera ban

CNO's new tool showed me how Ontario is responding to Ford’s speed camera ban

On a recent Monday night, Oakville Coun. Janet Haslett-Theall asked the police to report back on what will happen to road safety following Premier...

16.10.2025 20

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

To solve climate change, we need more philanthropy

To solve climate change, we need more philanthropy

We’ve all seen the power of philanthropy. Whether at the global scale, like Bill and Melinda Gates’s famous resolve to eradicate malaria, or at the...

15.10.2025 3

National Observer

Eric Campbell