Mark Carney just shook up the world www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...

Trump will use the Greenland argument to grab Canada's Northwest Passage www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...

It's time to think the unthinkable: what would you do if the United States threatened to invade Canada? We already know this much: many Conservatives would rather fold than fight. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...

Canada’s “new relationship” with China marks the return of realpolitik www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/a...

Sorry, Donald: clean energy is going to win, whether you and the rest of the fossil fuel boosters like it or not. The only questions left are how fast it will happen — and how far behind countries like America will fall. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/15/o...

A clear and appalling sign that this administration will set no limits on its acts of aggression against an independent press. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Elon Musk's "everything" has morphed into a digital equivalent of Times Square in the late 1970s: seedy, unsupervised and inherently unsafe. It's time for Canada's elected officials to leave it behind — and embrace a new technological future. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...

Tim Hodgson's briefing materials reveal points of leverage and opportunities for collaboration, offering an unprecedented view into the complex terrain of major project negotiations. Here are what the provinces and territories want most. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/n...

A cold-blooded murder open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Ontario First Nation says Ottawa still slow to act after 18 years of water issues www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...

The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/i...

New pipeline for Canada not the answer to Venezuela crisis www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/07/n...

Climate change is multiplying the risks for Canada's food safety agency www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/n...

Ottawa is committing more funding to its climate goals. Is it enough? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/05/n...

Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/02/o...

How National Observer made a difference in 2025 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/17/o...

Building Canada Stronger — without us www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/29/o...

Japanese tree-planting technique helps combat climate change in cities www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n...

“What I see as really exciting about the mini forest method is that it helps to create a forest area in a matter of decades versus a matter of centuries,” Jenn McCallum, manager of green infrastructure for Green Communities Canada, said. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n...

Meet the director at the heart of Carleton's sustainability efforts www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/23/n...

Thanks to @rorywh.bsky.social @jameswsthomson.com @davidmckie.bsky.social - Their vision brought us Civic Searchlight- a nation of journalists invigorating local reporting thru new tools on one platform. Each publication, researcher & citizen slaying disinformation. That's a way forward.

Transboundary animals ‘imperiled’ by Trump rollbacks to endangered species, warn wildlife advocates www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/19/a...

Enough deals with provinces, just enforce the law: Guilbeault www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/n...

World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...

Ottawa toughens methane regulations — but Alberta gets five extra years www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/17/n...

"The CFIA is increasingly worried about being able to handle multiple situations at once at precisely the moment when they can be expected to have multiple situations to handle," said Lawrence Goodridge, a professor at the University of Guelph. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/15/n...

Mark Carney’s Liberals are building a new Canadian voter coalition www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/o...

The CFIA locked down its social media accounts for weeks this spring because of a "spike in online abuse and threats," including "unauthorized sharing of employee images and deepfake content" prompted by the agency's ostrich cull. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n...

Mutinni began directing users to a Shopify website, selling $50 T-shirts branded as “Truthwear.” “You’re not just buying clothes — you’re claiming a piece of the rebellion,” it told followers. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/i...

The province has not clearly explained why the changes to water services and sewage are needed, but the government has previously argued that overriding municipal rules helps speed up housing development. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/28/n...

Despite a comparable number of global fossil fuel lobbyists from the last summit to this year, the proportion of Canadian oil and gas representatives to attend is less than one-third. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/a...

Canada is in "in principle" in favour of a global roadmap to transition off fossil fuels — a position hard to square with PM Mark Carney's fossil fuel expansion plans at home. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/n...

By removing these 106 species from the official list under its new Species Conservation Act, the province is withdrawing recognition of their imperiled status within Ontario, writes Justina C. Ray www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...

Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate-fighting hopes. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...

Three decades of climate summits and the planet is still getting hotter. We know these meetings aren’t working well enough, but if you believe that means it’s pointless, you’re dead wrong. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/a...

As the governments of the world arrive in Brazil for the 30th annual climate gathering, let's take stock of what’s happened globally, and here at home in Canada. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...

In addition to removing carbon from the atmosphere, the City of Ottawa says the benefits of trees also include positive impacts on health, cooling homes, and protecting infrastructure, writes Kaitlin Gruehl www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...

Canada, a quasi-petrostate, can be a leader in GHG emission reductions, have a prosperous economy and have a strong federation, writes Gerald Kutney www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/07/o...

Since April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials — a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully persuaded Prime Minister Mark Carney's government www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...

In many respects, this is the most harmful budget from a climate perspective since the Harper era, writes Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...

After the Trump administration complained ad nauseam about an ad paid for the Ontario government that accurately represented former US president Ronald Reagan’s views on trade, the president said Carney had personally apologized to him. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...

The funding agreement for the National Public Alerting System (NPAS), which sends out alerts for extreme weather, air quality, wildfires, Amber Alerts and other threats, expires on Aug. 31, 2026, and it is unclear what will happen next. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/28/n...

In lawsuit filed Monday, four young Canadians allege the Canada Pension Plan is mismanaging their retirement savings by underestimating climate-related financial risks — the first legal challenge of its kind. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/27/n...

Canada, let’s stop doubling down on bad bets www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/24/o...

It’s not just Conservative politicians who are pushing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast — a sprawling right-wing network of columnists, think tanks and companies are amplifying one another’s messaging. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/a...

After Dawn Farrell told a House of Commons committee she believes the Trans Mountain pipeline helps fight climate change, Canada’s National Observer asked if the Major Projects Office she leads could substantiate the claims. It couldn’t. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/n...

The study estimates that 3.5 million cats spend time outdoors in Canada and together they kill a median of 60 million birds every year. Bird populations in North America have already fallen by more than three billion since 1970. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/18/n...

In a wide-ranging discussion moderated by managing editor David McKie, several CNO reporters and former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick discussed Prime Minister Mark Carney's political strategy — and the challenges he will face. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/a...

“Unless governments & builders address the threat of wildfires when deciding where new homes are built (they) will face costly & disruptive disasters, pushing affordable, safe housing further out of reach," says Dale Beugin, CCI executive director www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/16/n...