Billions in compensation expected after Supreme Court rules …
Jul 26, 2024 · “For almost a century and a half, the Anishinaabe have been left with an empty shell of a treaty promise,” the Supreme Court of Canada found in the unanimous ruling released on Friday. While a decision that sets out the rights and obligations of the parties involved is helpful, the court said “given the longstanding and egregious nature of the Crown’s breach,” simply clarifying roles ...
Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Dec 12, 2024 · Canada's National Observer publishes journalism in the public interest. Award-winning investigative journalism and daily news reporting on climate change, energy, the environment and politics, along with a Special Reports …
BC election 2024: where do parties stand on climate?
Sep 25, 2024 · Fighting the 2023 wildfires, the worst season in B.C.’s history, cost the province nearly $1.1 billion and this summer’s response costs are expected to reach $886 million, which does not include the losses of people’s homes and businesses, insurance costs, or the losses and added costs to farmers and ranchers. Fires, floods and …
Calls for Canada to ban bee-killing pesticides after damning CNO ...
Nov 27, 2024 · Environmental and health protection groups are asking the government to temporarily ban a class of toxic insecticides until an independent expert panel has determined they are safe — following a bombshell investigation by Canada's National Observer that revealed how federal officials colluded with the pesticide industry to keep three pesticides on the market.
Churchill at a Crossroads: looking forward from the past
Oct 18, 2024 · The prospective conservation area would stretch down the western edge of Hudson Bay on Manitoba’s Arctic coastline, producing an increase in resources, regulations and support to ensure a healthy coast in the sensitive low-arctic waters. Churchill, along with several First Nations, will decide the project's fate, government officials and environmental campaigners told Canada’s National ...
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Thousands march in Toronto to demand justice for Grassy Narrows
Sep 18, 2024 · The disaster has had cascading effects downstream for decades, with many from Grassy Narrows harvesting mercury-poisoned foods and water. About 90 per cent of Grassy Narrows' population is believed to exhibit symptoms of mercury poisoning, which leads to health problems such as tremors, insomnia, memory loss, neuromuscular effects, headaches and cognitive and motor dysfunction.
Rising carbon emissions threaten climate goals in Toronto region
Nov 20, 2024 · Carbon emissions have jumped two per cent in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) in 2023 at a time when emissions should be falling fast, according to a new report from The Atmospheric Fund (TAF).. Bryan Purcell, vice president of policy and programs at TAF, told Canada’s National Observer that a major factor was a 30 per cent increase in emissions from electricity generation ...
What is UNDRIP and what will it mean for Canada?
Jun 21, 2023 · The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognizes the inherent rights and sovereignty of Indigenous nations around the world. These include many civil rights, including the right to be educated in one’s own culture and language, the right to maintain a relationship with one’s traditional territories and …
The Prince Rupert gas pipeline doesn't pass today's health standards
Nov 22, 2024 · On November 25, B.C.'s environmental assessment (EA) commission will rule on whether an environmental assessment certificate issued a decade ago for construction of the Prince Rupert Gas pipeline, should require a new, updated EA certificate before proceeding. The project proposes construction of an ...