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This volunteer is creating a world that buzzes with life

This volunteer is creating a world that buzzes with life

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

yesterday 8

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Patricia Lane

The numbers sound small. The consequences are not

The numbers sound small. The consequences are not

As this extraordinary year grinds to a close, the overall picture is coming into view. 2025 is “virtually certain” to end in a tie as the second...

yesterday 10

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Chris Hatch

Mark Carney's grand bargain is more popular than you think

Mark Carney's grand bargain is more popular than you think

Après   MOU ,  le déluge . As Canadians continue to digest the potential impact of the “grand bargain” between Alberta and the federal government,...

12.12.2025 3

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Max Fawcett

Federal deal with Alberta risks Canada’s climate competitiveness

Federal deal with Alberta risks Canada’s climate competitiveness

Last month's agreement between the governments of Canada and Alberta lays the foundation for a new and highly contested oil pipeline to the...

12.12.2025 10

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Steven Haig

American decline and Canadian complacency

American decline and Canadian complacency

The world’s axis of rotation has shifted. America is no longer able to provide leadership in global discourse and guidance. US President Donald...

11.12.2025 9

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Andrew S. Wright

The word 'climate' is missing by design

I have been reporting on the “global energy transition” since before the term found its way into everyday use.  Now that I am reporting for...

11.12.2025 4

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Darius Snieckus

Climate abundance is the only way forward

Climate abundance is the only way forward

If you care about climate change and the policies that go into combatting it, I have both good and bad news. The bad news is obvious: we are...

10.12.2025 2

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Max Fawcett

Mark Carney is making a cynic out of me

When Mark Carney won the last election, I was one of the believers.  I trusted him to navigate the US tariff assault and reshape the Canadian...

10.12.2025 4

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Adrienne Tanner

Heat pumps could cool BC without demanding too much power

Heat pumps could cool BC without demanding too much power

British Columbia faces a triple heat threat.  Summers are getting hotter and dangerous heatwaves are becoming likelier, posing serious risks to...

10.12.2025 4

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Jana Elbrecht

Conservatives choose rage-bait over real debate on hate speech

The Liberal government has  agreed to amend the Criminal Code to remove religious exemptions from the country’s hate speech laws, hoping to secure...

09.12.2025 8

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Supriya Dwivedi

Mark Carney’s Liberals are building a new Canadian voter coalition

Mark Carney’s Liberals are building a new Canadian voter coalition

For all the noise that has accompanied Mark Carney’s first seven months as prime minister, one fact is now impossible to deny: the prime minister...

09.12.2025 1

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Andrew Perez

Something Amazing

I was editing a story this week from reporter Natasha Bulowski and I was struck by how valuable Civic Searchlight is at detecting what’s going on...

08.12.2025 3

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Jimmy Thomson

When Ottawa won't talk climate, we dig deeper

Prime Minister Mark Carney has ushered in a new era of federal climate politics where ministers are reluctant to talk about Canada’s greenhouse gas...

08.12.2025 2

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Natasha Bulowski