Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Why are Canadians still down on the economy? Canada's National Observer publishes journalism in the public interest. Award-winning investigative journalism and daily news reporting on climate change, energy, the environment and politics, along with a Special Reports magazine, multi-media features, analysis and opinions.
Canada's National Observer
Our History. Founded in 2015, Canada's National Observer (CNO) is part of the Observer Media Group. CNO emerged to fill a gap in Canadian journalism: reporting on climate. Through the lens of global warming, we cover the environment, national and provincial politics, technology, culture, disinformation, and other related issues.
Opinion | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Opinion. November 7th 2024. Trump is back. It won't help Trudeau. The reelection of Donald Trump as president of the United States is not good news for Canada's ruling Liberals. Even if the government finds a way to navigate the mercurial Trump – a big “if” – it’s unlikely voters will recognize the accomplishment and premise their ...
Decades after mercury poisoned the water, Grassy Narrows still …
Sep 3, 2021 — Gigoo-Aakoosi: Fish Is Sick tells the story of the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum-Anishinabek, also known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, and Wabauskang First Nation and the historical and ongoing devastation endured by those living with water contamination. Through a nationwide investigation called Clean Water, Broken Promises, led by the Institute for Investigative Journalism and in partnership ...
Why Newfoundland and Labrador is going all-in on offshore oil
Sep 12, 2022 — For Newfoundland and Labrador, oil is its major source of revenue and a perpetual thorn in its side. The province has ambitious plans to double offshore oil production by 2030, and is encouraging major oil companies to explore its offshore further in an attempt to attract multibillion-dollar investments. In the first part of this series, Canada’s National Observer mapped all …
Sandy Garossino | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Sandy Garossino has been focused through 2023 on researching the relationship between Canada and China and this work will be released in January 2024. Previously, she was been the public affairs columnist for Canada's National Observer, responsible for some of CNO's most groundbreaking investigations. She is a former Crown prosecutor and prominent media commentator, whose bold writing is read ...
What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded'
Jan 24, 2020 — Canada’s Constitution is clear that Indigenous land rights exist, said Benjamin Ralston, a lecturer and researcher at the Indigenous Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. But in practice, fights over exactly what those rights are can take decades to resolve in court or in treaty negotiations, revealing “cognitive dissonance” in ...
Maxed Out - Canada's National Observer: Climate News
6. 7. Max Fawcett is Canada's National Observer's lead columnist. He is one of our country’s most passionate and influential opinion journalists, leading debate in a wide range of political, economic and social conversations. Each week in Max’s newsletter, readers can expect three searing columns about Canada's biggest political issues.
Billions in compensation expected after Supreme Court rules …
Jul 26, 2024 — “For almost a century and a half, the Anishinaabe have been left with an empty shell of a treaty promise,” the Supreme Court of Canada found in the unanimous ruling released on Friday. While a decision that sets out the rights and obligations of the parties involved is helpful, the court said “given the longstanding and egregious nature of the Crown’s breach,” simply clarifying roles ...
New News | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Canada slowed flow of money into foreign fossil fuels, but lags on renewables. One of 39 nations that pledged to end non-domestic support for fossil fuels at the COP26 climate change conference in 2021, Canada spent $6.75-billion less last year backing new sector projects, according to International Institute of Sustainable Development. By.