Avi Lewis emerges as NDP leadership front-runner based on fundraising edge www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/27/n...

Ontario's privacy and information access watchdog is fact checking Ford www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/25/n...

Ottawa's 'one-stop shop' for companies seeking clean-tech support is no more www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/26/n...

Three quarters of data centre sites planned in Alberta are in high water stress areas www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/23/i...

To mitigate disaster risk, we must bolster Canada's struggling media www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/19/o...

'So much bull': Experts dismiss Ford's excuses for freedom of information overhaul www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/17/n...

Ford targets Ontario law that exposed his government's worst scandals www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/13/n...

Every political party except the Greens chose on Thursday to grant themselves an indefinite exemption from laws protecting the privacy of Canadians, rejecting Senate concerns about Bill C-4. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/13/n...

Civic Searchlight is now free to use www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/09/n...

Pierre Poilievre’s great reset www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/05/o...

The Iran war is also a climate war www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/05/o...

Public health emergency responses must reckon with climate change www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/27/n...

We put together a map of proposed data centres in Ontario + found at least 14 projects with a combined capacity of 2,227MW, the same electricity used by 2.2M homes. We also went to Milton, where the largest centre in the province is proposed: 720MW. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/02/n...

With municipal elections coming up in six Canadian provinces in 2026, experts warn that “cyborg propaganda” tools could reduce campaigns to battles between humans ventriloquised by chatbots. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/24/i...

Juno News scraps plan to run residential school denial film after investigation by CNO www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/23/n...

Sixty-four per cent of the Department of National Defence's assets are exposed to a “high” level of climate risk, according to a recent climate-risk assessment submitted to Finance Canada. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/09/n...

Donald Trump probably won't order the military invasion of Canada. But continued attacks on our informational ecosystem — and the cultural and political institutions that support it — is a virtual certainty. It's time for us to shore up those defence www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/04/o...

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...