Brenna Owen
Reporter | Vancouver
About Brenna Owen
Brenna Owen is a community-driven multimedia journalist and a guest on Coast Salish territory, where she’s completing a Master of Journalism at UBC. She’s also a member of the National Student Investigative Reporting Network. Brenna has travelled to three United Nations climate conferences as a civil society delegate and got her start in journalism at CFRC, the community radio station in Kingston, Ontario.
Postmedia lobbies to get involved in Jason Kenney 'war room'
Postmedia has hired a lobbying firm with close ties to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in order to participate in the United Conservative Party government's new $30 million public relations war room" in support of oil and gas companies.
National Energy Board says carbon taxes and energy transition can build 'resilient economy'
A new report released on Thursday by the Calgary-based National Energy Board (NEB) says that carbon taxes are efficient at reducing energy consumption, and thereby emissions, by households and businesses. The analysis examined the shift underway as the economy moves from fossil fuels to clean energy.
A small resistance starts to organize in Alberta against Jason Kenney’s 'war room'
An online campaign that started out as a tongue in cheek response to premier-designate Jason Kenney’s promise to develop a $30-million “war room” against environmental activists in Alberta is picking up steam.
'Emergency' warning from scientists could complicate Trans Mountain expansion
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been considering an “emergency” warning from scientists about an endangered species for more than a year in a case that could have serious implications for the proposed construction of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project.
Many Canadian transit agencies are missing made-in-Canada electric buses
Canada is home to leading-edge electric bus manufacturing companies, but a report released today by the think tank Clean Energy Canada says the country risks lagging behind globally.
Canadian children school adults about climate crisis
On a particularly windy Friday afternoon, thousands of students gathered outside Canada to demand a better future. Their chants echoed through the air: “We are unstoppable. Another world is possible,” they roared.
‘Slow Death by Rubber Duck’ book sheds light on everyday exposure to toxic chemicals
The new 10th anniversary edition of the book 'Slow Death by Rubber Duck' examines health impacts and calls for stronger regulations against toxic chemicals in Canada and around the world.
Trudeau government rolls out funding to women-owned businesses
The Canadian government is directly investing in women-owned businesses as part of its $2 billion Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. Introduced in the 2018 federal budget, the strategy aims to support women in entrepreneurship and double the number of women who own businesses in Canada by 2025.
