Scheer blasted as 'racist and absurd' for 'privilege' remark
“These protesters, these activists, may have the luxury of spending days at a time at a blockade, but they need to check their privilege,” Scheer told reporters.
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Rail lines shut down amid Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests
The Wet'suwet'en called for pipeline opponents to "shut down Canada," and people listened.
RCMP arrest Wet’suwet’en matriarchs at final camp blocking pipeline
Police officers sawed apart a wooden gate with the word “reconciliation” painted on it and pulled down red dresses meant to honour MMIWG. Seven people were arrested.
Ontario's electric debacle
In the final part of a three-part series, the six candidates vying to become the Liberal Party of Ontario’s next leader tell National Observer their plans for the province's electricity system.
RCMP arrest 11 more in expanding raids on Wet’suwet’en territory
The conflict over the Coastal GasLink pipeline stretched into its third day Saturday. Meanwhile, the RCMP drew international condemnation for repeatedly violating freedom of the press.
RCMP draw back after second wave of raids on Wet’suwet’en
Four people were arrested Friday, the latest escalation of a battle over the fate of the Coastal GasLink pipeline. It was the second day of RCMP raids in the remote area of northern B.C.
RCMP raid Wet’suwet’en land defender camps
The raids began before dawn. Police arrested six people, detained journalists and cut off the remote B.C. First Nation’s radio communications.
RCMP urge Wet'suwet'en to stand down over pipeline or face arrest
Members of the remote First Nation in northern B.C. are expecting conflict with police to come at any moment. “Nobody slept well last night,” said Jennifer Wickham, a Gidimt'en Clan member
Wet’suwet’en brace for 'imminent' RCMP action as pipeline talks break down
Talks between the First Nation, Coastal GasLink and the B.C. government ended without resolution Tuesday night. The community fears violence may be imminent — especially as at least three of the same commanding officers who spearheaded last year’s RCMP sweep of the area appear to be leading the charge again.
Court allows Trans Mountain to proceed despite Indigenous concerns
Although First Nations can "assert their uncompromising opposition" to a fossil fuel project like an oil pipeline, they can't "use the consultation process as a means to try to veto it," said the Federal Court of Appeal.
Canada joins other countries examining dirty marine fuel ban
A coalition of environmental groups say the use of alternative fuels to comply with a crackdown on sulphur may unintentionally "accelerate the melting of Arctic sea ice and have a major impact on Earth’s climate."
Wet'suwet'en chiefs demand investigation into RCMP's blockade
Imagine that the police are blocking the entrance to your neighbourhood. That’s the situation Wet’suwet’en people have been in since the RCMP set up a ‘checkpoint’ along the road leading to their territory in northern B.C., said Harsha Walia of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
Here's what Alberta can learn from California's orphan well problem
Alberta has been reluctant to take steps that, in California’s case, have lessened the enormous strain on the state’s public purse.
What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded'
Wet’suwet’en Nation territory in northern British Columbia is just one example of a dispute over unceded land. Community members there are currently fighting to block the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
Newly-formed Canadian Institute for Climate Choices calls on Canada to prepare for change
If Canada doesn't prepare for both a low-carbon world and one in which the international community spurns climate action, it will suffer job losses and social disruption, according to a new federally funded institute.