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Climate change, climate solutions, and the climate emergency are at the core of Canada's National Observer's mission and excellence in reporting. Our daily news and in-depth journalism on climate instability and the race to net zero are used by citizens, academics and policymakers to make sense of the growing climate crisis. Our name from time to time appears as a byline on our articles. It indicates the piece is an opinion by our management team or it is company news.
Trudeau suffers another blow as trusted minister Jane Philpott quits cabinet
Treasury Board President Jane Philpott, one of the stars of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, has resigned as a minister over the SNC-Lavalin scandal
Canadian regulator won't consider climate impacts of Trans Mountain
The National Energy Board has declined a request to consider all of the climate change impacts as part of its review of the Trans Mountain expansion project.
Tories are 'joyous' about departure of 'feared' Trudeau advisor
Federal Conservative MPs were gloating on Monday following the resignation of a key advisor and friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the midst of a political crisis.
Gerald Butts resigns from PMO
Gerald Butts, a long-time friend and advisor of Justin Trudeau, has resigned his position in the prime minister's office due to the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
Alberta increasing oil production
NDP Premier Rachel Notley's Alberta government has announced it will allow oil companies to increase production after imposing cuts last December.
Paramedics sent to Montreal elementary school following incident near Suncor refinery
An east-end Montreal school board says that all of the students and staff are safe after being forced to call in emergency crews to respond to a mysterious odour at an elementary school that was reportedly prompted by an incident at a nearby Suncor refinery.
Yes, climate change is a crisis: surveys
Yes, there are some crises in Canada, but they are not related to pipelines, you told us in a series of surveys. After many people were buzzing about a new Angus Reid poll that concluded most Canadians believed the country faces a crisis due to a lack of pipelines, we did a few informal surveys of our own on some questions that the pollsters may have forgotten.
What is the real 'crisis' in Canada?
We noticed an Angus Reid poll seemed to be missing a few key questions about issues such as climate change, environmental liabilities and the clean economy, so we thought we'd help them out and do an online poll of our own.
RCMP raids Gitdumt'en checkpoint
RCMP say they arrested 14 people from a blockade to a forest service road in northern British Columbia that is preventing access to a pipeline project.