More 10-year-olds say they want puppies than parents do. What's behind the divide?

An oil windfall giveaway didn’t buy Ralph Klein much love when he tried it. It won’t make Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s political problems disappear either. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/19/o...

What the hell Surrey? Whike everyone else in the Lower Mainland is at Stage 3, restrictions you’re washing cars? ca.news.yahoo.com/surrey-remai...

Hadn’t thought of it this way but of course! www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/16/o...

Tell me what kind company in its right mind would want to be associated with this evil human? Canadian mining company NovaRed apparently.... good lord this seems like PR fail. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

A group of determined Canadian youth and climate ENGOs are taking the feds to court for backsliding on climate policy. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/16/n...

Egads. Commander Fred Waterford in real life. Takeaways From JD Vance’s Book: ‘Childless Cat Ladies,’ the Pope and Usha Vance www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/u...

When this munchkin demands a tummy rub, what can you do?

Not everyone is thrilled about the high-speed train project that will someday run from Toronto to Quebec City. Some farmers say their land will be cleaved in half by the route. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/11/n...

BC politics has taken a turn for the worse. Findlay is gearing for conflict with First Nations. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/05/o...

“Creating this exhibition has been a journey to retrace my artistic roots and the flow of my development, through migration and global changes," says Vancouver artist Gu Xiong. "like a river finding its way through treacherous landscapes.” 🌱 #TyeePresents #Sponsored thetyee.ca/Presents/202...

Steven Guilbeault has some parting words for his Liberal colleagues. @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/29/n...

The Liberals are losing a true climate champion with the pending resignation of Steven Guilbeault. We're all the poorer off without him in parliament. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/27/o...

In case there is any lingering doubt about foreign interference from the US in Canadian politics. Great story here by @rorywh.bsky.social from Canada’s National Observer www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/20/i...

Good. @citizensforethics.org rocks!

Danielle Smith's national hostage-taking now includes a referendum on....having a referendum. Is she postponing the seemingly inevitable conflict with her separatist supporters, or did she inadvertently accelerate its arrival? #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/22/o...

If Smith survives as UCP leader, any of the referendum questions that get a yes vote from Albertans will be more juice for her ongoing blackmail campaign against the feds, writes @adriennetanner.bsky.social — even a pipeline will not buy satisfaction.

Fabulous piece by Alberta senator Paula Simon albertaviews.ca/the-case-for...

Enbridge is writing pro-gas energy policy for small town Ontario and Vancouver’s mayor is again pushing to repeal a ban on gas heating. So wrong, on so many levels. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/13/o...

DAWKINS: You idiots believe in God? ALSO DAWKINS: The Computer is alive. And it’s also my girlfriend

The implications of articles being written by A.I. and published by otherwise seemingly reputable sources are very serious. In this case the Deep Sea Mining industry is benefiting. Is it a mistake by A.I. noobs or is it done intentionally? @parismarx.com @doctorow.pluralistic.net

The fossil fuel capital of Canada is so loyal to oil and so myopic about the future, it is doing everything it can to deter solar installation, even for residents willing to foot the entire cost themselves.https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/04/opinion/alberta-solar-panels-fee-renewables-smith

How shortsighted is Alberta? The fossil fuel capital of Canada is so loyal to oil and so myopic about the future, it is doing everything it can to deter solar installation, even for residents willing to foot the entire cost themselves. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/04/o...

Gen Gerson told Elections Alberta about the voters list leak a month ago. They dismissed her complaint. They have some explaining to do, seems like! open.substack.com/pub/theline/...

Update: RCMP now probing Alberta separatist group accused of illegal use of voters’ private information www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/30/n...

just when you thought Alberta separatism efforts couldn't get any whackier.... This! www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/30/n...

If you're looking for a place to practice medicine where: • you are valued and respected • you don't have to talk to a single insurance company • an entire community stands ready to support whatever you need... Hi. We're #Nanaimo. We'd love to meet you. ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV75...

Sound on for this video. While on our bikes, @helenczerski.bsky.social and I saw a delivery robot go off the curb, and the rest is below…

When people show you who they are, believe them

Photographer Chantal Pinzi's photogragraphic series of women skateboarders around the world, including in India #WomensArt

NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.

Good summary of a complicated issue here www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Buying a private jet is a let-them-eat-cake kind of move a Premier makes when he feels invincible. My take on Doug Ford's private plane purchase for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/23/o...

Lutnick on Canada: "They suck" Anyway, here's a picture of Howard Lutnick hanging out on Epstein Island with Jeff and the boys.

Sorry, not sorry

Watching the US circle the drain in the hands of a corrupt egomaniac has struck fear in our hearts, and lowered the palatability bar, @adriennetanner.bsky.social writes.

My big question on this one is where weee his bellwether advisors? Such obviously bad optics.

If oil prices remain at current levels for the next 12 months, the Canadian oil industry is on track to make $90bn in profits, which is $60bn more than it would have earned without the war...Applying 15% rate on excess profits of oil industry could generate $9 billion over the next 12 months. ⬇️

Memo to the federalist forces in Alberta: stop fucking around and start fighting. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/13/o...

“ #Trump at some level knows he’s failing politically, cognitively and physically and wants to take it all down with him, the way that ancient rulers were buried with their slaughtered horses and servants.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rare image of a stork delivering a baby!

Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!

Somehow, the bodycam footage of Alabama police arresting a Black pastor watering his vacationing neighbor's flowers makes the story even more surreal than the headline suggests. They keep threatening to cuff a man who is *actively spraying planter boxes the entire time*.

Canada and Mexico must work together to help Cuba survive its dire humanitarian crisis theconversation.com/canada-and-m...

Doug Ford's latest attempt to crush the efforts of Ontario cities to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/09/o...

I've joked that Carney has taken so much of Poilievre's platform that he's only left with cutlure war issues. With Gladu, Carney has brought a culture warrior into the tent. 🤷‍♂️

I mean, who hasn’t teleported? Batshit crazy. No One at Waffle House Remembers FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported In www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

Alberta government doesn't think an impact assessment is needed for Kevin O'Leary's monster data centre even though it will use about 24 million cubic meters of water annually — roughly 460,000 people's lifetime consumption. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/03/n...

I’ve seen fake lashes like this and they’re kind of horrifying. These are real!

Exciting news in Canadian media: widely beloved editor Alison Uncles is leading a new nonprofit outlet focused on solutions journalism! Be Giant went live today: