Canada's National Observer

Electric buses are coming fast in Canada, but outdated garages, grids and chargers are slowing them down

A new analysis warns that while Canada is spending billions to electrify thousands of buses across the country to cut emissions, the infrastructure needed to support large-scale electric fleets has ...
Canada's National Observer

Could the Iran war energy shock accelerate the transition to renewables?

The war on Iran has sent fuel prices soaring, pushing the world into another energy shock. Could a transition to clean energy ...
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Carney is making Poilievre's excuses too easy

By citing national security when refusing to speak about potential foreign interference from the Indian government, the prime minister is making the Opposition leader's remarks about his security ...
Canada's National Observer

Culture minister says Musqueam deal has 'nothing to do with' private property

Culture Minister Marc Miller says a rights acknowledgment agreement between the federal government and the Musqueam First ...
Canada's National Observer

NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research

The federal government says it will put more than $900 million into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for private sector research and ...
Canada's National Observer

Treasury Board is not tracking impact of public service job cuts on equity groups

Advocates are raising concerns about how job cuts will affect public servants in equity groups — something the Treasury Board ...
National Observer

Oil industry pushes Ottawa to use Alberta's methane math — and hide true emissions

A quiet push by Canada's oil and gas industry to get Ottawa would result in millions of excess tonnes of the planet-warming gas leaking into the atmosphere, experts warn. The effort centres around a ...
National Observer

Alejandro Frid

Politics is moving fast. The planet is moving faster. Each week, we connect the dots between climate, energy and politics. No noise, just sharp reporting, analysis, and the stories that will shape the ...
National Observer

Ken Cripps

Politics is moving fast. The planet is moving faster. Each week, we connect the dots between climate, energy and politics. No noise, just sharp reporting, analysis, and the stories that will shape the ...
National Observer

Toronto residents, doctors oppose 20-year extension for city's largest gas plant and emissions source

Standing in front of Toronto’s largest gas-fired power plant on Monday, a group of residents, doctors and environmental advocates spoke out against its recent 20-year licence extension. The licence ...
National Observer

Civic Searchlight is now free to use

Civic Searchlight is being used by hundreds of journalists, researchers and government staff at big and small institutions alike. They’ve been given early access while we work out the bugs and start ...
National Observer

Will the Canada-India agreement and the war in Iran benefit the Marinvest Energy LNG project?

The Carney government is betting more than ever on growth in fossil fuel exports from Canada over the coming years, particularly through the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. In ...