I like waking up to nation-rocking stories.

You nailed it @jameswsthomson.com Right on. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/17/o...

Grazing for the grid www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/15/a...

The mouth of a BC river could be ground zero for Carney's biggest environmental fight yet www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/13/n...

The summer of affordability is a power-grid story www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/09/a...

Surging gas power emissions and policy rollbacks are erasing Canada’s biggest climate win www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/13/a...

So many beautiful faces www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/29/n...

I love this @maxfawcett.bsky.social For Canada, the best is yet to come  www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/30/o...

And, yes, your colleagues are all so proud of you @cloelogan.bsky.social !

X is a bad scene. Why are they still there?

The real Alberta Advantage www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/25/a...

When the catastrophe strikes the place you love, do you run or do you stay? What does it teach you?

So gooooooooooood to see this. Elbows up!

Vague renewable pledges in Alberta energy deal won't reverse 'death by a thousand cuts,' critics say www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/04/a...

The recent news that a German conglomerate is buying into Ksi Lisims LNG doesn't mean Justin Trudeau was wrong about the lack of a business case for an east coast terminal. If anything, the case for *west coast* LNG is getting weaker by the day. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/03/o...

Fascinated by the @laurahazardowen.bsky.social piece in @niemanlab.org on the newsroom jobs that may safeguard journalism's future newsrooms. She cites a "Future Newsrooms" study by FT Strategies who combed through 6,687 LinkedIn job listings. www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/thes...

This is an important story but I wish it mentioned (not just included a buried hyperlink) the reporting done by @cloelogan.bsky.social on this nearly a month ago. This probably would have made me cranky if I had worked on this story. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/n...

We've taken down our paywall until June 10, our deadline for raising $175,000. This is made possible by the readers who've gotten us to 30% to our goal. Enjoy the open access to Canada's National Observer and thank you to everyone who has already pitched in.

Weird, indeed

The latest nation-rocking story from @rorywh.bsky.social about "the biggest data breach" in Canada's history and how the data shows up on a US website. Read and weep.

Ontario Liberals should ask hard questions about a riding nomination, not wave them away www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/19/o...

I just posted the best job in independent media in Canada. Go to our jobs page to check it out. Please share it with your networks, because it really is a huge opportunity and we can't afford a recruitment agency. But we are looking for an outstanding person to join us in this new role. Thanks!

On climate, Mark Carney is no Stephen Harper www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/o...

World's largest carbon capture complex gets go-ahead in Ottawa's oilsands 'grand bargain' www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/n...

Behold, the @nationalobserver.com's latest YouTube show, featuring my friend and favourite oil analyst @roryjohnston.bsky.social. We talk about what's happening in/with Iran, what it means for Canada, and whether another pipeline will get built. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDsW...

The birds are coming to Quebec! www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/14/n...

We’re in the midst of the last oil boom. Alberta is already pissing it away @maxfawcett.bsky.social says www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/12/o...

Free now: A Canadian version of Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA is recruiting on university campuses www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/11/n...

A Canadian version of Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA Is recruiting on university campuses www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/11/n...

Canada’s tactic for lower electricity emissions is about to hit a wall www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/07/a...

Energy efficiency is also a nation-building project www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/07/o...

Welp. This is a hell of a story. Canadian Mining Journal published what appeared to be an entirely fabricated deep-sea mining paper, with quotes from fictional people and a source paper that does not exist.

The website has been taken down, but @rorywh.bsky.social captured a screen recording beforehand.

Tomorrow! 'll be joining the Vancouver Art Gallery and Canada's National Observer for Future Geographies: Art in the Century of Climate Change. It’s a free, live virtual discussion on how artists are responding to one of the defining challenges of our time/ 10AM PT / 1PM ET

I'm looking forward to this discussion, bringing journalism and art together as ways to grapple with the future. I hope you'll join me.

Nominations are out for one of Canada’s premier journalism awards. The National Newspaper Awards issued its preliminary decisions on Friday, and Canada’s National Observer is on the list. Twice!

And congratulations to @arnokopecky.bsky.social for the recognition of his globetrotting guerilla coverage of the Poilievre campaign. He was away from home for basically the entire campaign, writing brilliant and unique dispatches from the back of the room.

Congratulations to @rorywh.bsky.social for being what must be one of the earliest-career nominees in National Newspaper Award history — and in the innovation category, no less. Huge.

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

I'm down in California today and opened National Observer and saw this. Man, I felt proud, sure, and, at least for today, the WHY of journalism answered in full.

Marine renewables could supercharge Canada's power grid, deliver economic and climate gains and advance reconciliation with Indigenous communities, but "Canada must act now" to realize their potential, said Marine Renewables Canada's Elisa Obermann.

That wasn't the problem.

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...

OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥

Rose coloured glasses or clear view? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/04/o...

Someone explain to me why ICE is doing business in Canada?

While the federal government is selling bonds to fund climate solutions, another bond market is booming as climate damage intensifies. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/05/a...

Poilievre’s huge margin reveals the extent of the Conservatives’ far-right drift www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/o...

Grander, larger conspiracy theories coming to a city council near you. Watch out. Beyond everyone's annoying uncle, what Rory, Zoe and Supriya shared blew my mind. @nationalobserver.com w/ @supriya.bsky.social @zoegrams.bsky.social @rorywh.bsky.social