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Residents of Lorneville and Saint John, New Brunswick, are pushing back against the building of a new AI data centre but have been coming across obstacles, including from their local…

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A mental health professional weighs in on how to cope when your climate values conflict with your closest relationships

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The Canadian Journalism Foundation, Society of Environmental Journalists and Institute for Nonprofit News have all recognized our reporting in recent weeks

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By Jeanne McGuire   This year, April 14 was designated Equal Pay Day. That is the day when the wages that women earned from January 1, 2025 would equal what men […]

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Warmer temperatures and prolonged drought have produced better yields for some farmers — but it’s not all good news

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by Kiri Vadivelu The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) leadership is sending mixed signals on the tentative agreement with Canada Post.  A minority of the National Executive Board (NEB) urges members to vote “No” on a deal reached in…

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Canada’s Foreign Minister has denounced a new Israeli law that permits the execution of Palestinian political prisoners. Despite the Liberals’ claim to support Palestinian human rights, the federal government maintains…

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If approved, the Seal River Watershed, one of the world’s largest intact watersheds, could be formally protected

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The orphan wells trace back to a tangled web of foreign investors, a company based in the British Virgin Islands and a last-ditch effort to sell to a Chinese company for $22M

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On March 30, 550 workers at Metro warehouses and offices in Laval, Quebec voted at 97% to strike in response to an unacceptable contract offer from the company. On April…

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Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada

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Exclusive: The LNG Canada plant — the country’s first major LNG facility, owned by Shell, Petronas, Korea Gas, PetroChina and Mitsubishi — is one of the highest sources of global emissions for flaring, undermining claims that Canada produces the cleanest natural gas in the world

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Fearing a Carney government proposal will erode the public’s right to know, opponents have asked a parliamentary committee to ‘urgently’ consider access to Information law

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Subcontracting, overwork and wages falling behind the cost of living—these are among the issues that have brought Montreal‘s blue-collar city workers to strike for a second time this year.  The…

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PV Ontario Bureau   The Ontario government’s recent wave of attacks on democratic rights is part of Doug Ford’s ongoing efforts to enrich developers and corporations by cutting workers’ wages and […]

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At this weekend’s Liberal Party convention in Montreal, Martin Lukacs hit the floor to ask delegates and MPs what they think about Carney’s right wing agenda of austerity, militarism, and fossil fuel support .

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The announcement came yesterday: Christine Fréchette will be Quebec’s next premier, following François Legault‘s departure last January. She won the CAQ leadership race against Bernard Drainville, in which 15,833 party…

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The groups were set up following the contamination crisis in Walkerton, Ont., and are still waiting for ‘clarity’ on how their work will continue after conservation authorities consolidate

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By Daniel McCubbin   On April 1, Mississauga’s city council voted to pass a new bylaw that closes a loophole often used by landlords to displace tenants from their units and […]

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By Nigan Juniper   Nearly 100 people filled the Russian Hall in East Vancouver on March 19 for the Peoples Forum for Peace, an event organized by a newly formed coalition […]

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In the cross-border North Cascades mountain range, First Nations in B.C. are working to restore an ecological and cultural relationship with grizzlies

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The Alberta government says new rules for all-season resorts will increase investor confidence and speed up approvals. Critics worry ‘there are no guardrails’

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Indigenous communities are not waiting for permission to start a green transition—they’re forging ahead. Will Canada follow, or stand in their way?

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Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the water use of a proposed Rocky Mountain resort the size of a small town. The resort would be in an area of water ‘bankruptcy’ that’s the headwaters for much of the Prairies

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Another wave of austerity is once again hitting Cégep de Saint-Laurent in Montreal. Unions and employees learned on April 9 that the French language program for immigrants would be cut…

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