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Landowners in court over orphan well cleanup failure

Ecojustice is representing Albertan landowners who are taking the Alberta Energy Regulator to court for failing to properly fund orphan well cleanup

As Climate Lawsuits Advance, U.S. Oil Industry Enters ‘Panic Mode’

Oil companies face new legal challenges, such as a recent suit for wrongful death, and older cases that are creeping toward trial, Grist reports.

'90% Public Ownership' Announced For West Coast Pipeline

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and PM Mark Carney have announced a route and a tentative partnership for a new pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast, with taxpayers picking up the lion’s share of the cost.

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Who’s behind the backlash over Indigenous rights in B.C.?

B.C.’s 180-year old “land question” is fueling a very modern culture war. How did we get here?

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Inside the rising country-wide movement against AI data centres ⋆ The Breach

Canada is getting hit with an AI data centre boom. But resistance is emerging, getting coordinated, and already clocking wins

‘Master Class in Greenwash’ as Ottawa, Alberta, Oil Sands Alliance Unveil CCS Deal

Multi-billion-dollar Pathways project will capture the equivalent of 6.5% of oil sands’ current production emissions in 2035, and won’t touch the 80% of emissions in each barrel that are exported and then burned—if the project is ever finalized.

Why is the Carney government cozying up to pesticide companies?

Just before Parliament adjourned for the summer, the Liberal government passed Bill C-30, an omnibus law that gives Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet the power to authorize pesticides in the name of “economic” or “national food security”—including products Health Canada previously banned after scientific evidence showed they posed serious harms.

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Youth ready for next court battle in climate case

Ontario youth prepare for next court battle in landmark climate Charter case against Ford government

The Breach

Inside the rising country-wide movement against AI data centres ⋆ The Breach

Canada is getting hit with an AI data centre boom. But resistance is emerging, getting coordinated, and already clocking wins

Under Carney, is Medicare still a Canadian value?

American-funded dark money groups are applauding Mark Carney’s hands-off response to Alberta’s move toward two-tier health care. With Ottawa now embracing provincial “flexibility,” the federal government is abandoning its historic role as defender of universal public health care, leaving many to question whether Medicare remains secure.

Canadian Civil Society Leaders Say NO to the Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement | Mining Watch Canada

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Saskatchewan Moving Towards Swifter, More Effective Penalties for Impaired Driving | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan

Parks Canada charges hikers after grizzly bear run-in with off-leash dog | CBC News

A pair of hikers with an off-leash dog were charged after coming close to a well-known grizzly bear on a popular hiking trail in Banff National Park.

'Colonial thinking': Inuit criticize backlash to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s brand of bilingualism | CBC News

Inuit are criticizing the prime minister's emphasis on the next governor general's bilingualism. They point out that the outgoing Governor General Mary Simon is also bilingual in English and Inuktitut.

The Narwhal: "The document proposes dramatic changes to natural…" - Mastodon Canada

“Got Bones?” Masked White Supremacists Descend on Tk’emlúps, Three Days Before Truth and Reconciliation Day

They hid their faces but wanted to be seen. Residential school denialism is out of control, and it’s time Canada called it what it is: hate.