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National Observer is a Canadian publication founded by Linda Solomon Wood and an award-winning team of journalists in response to the opportunities afforded by a changing media landscape. National Observer's corporate offices are in Vancouver, while Managing Editor Mike De Souza and our growing East Coast team, can be found in Ottawa. Lead investigative reporter Bruce Livesey is based in Toronto. National Observer focuses on news and in-depth reports on under-covered Canadian stories in the area of climate, energy, business, culture and politics. The publication also highlights inspired business innovations and lifestyle hacks that build sustainability and resilience and help in the transition to renewable energy from fossil fuels.
National Observer provides its journalists days, weeks, sometimes even months, to do the investigative reporting that is vital to defending Canada's democracy. Many of our long-term investigations and features can be found in our Special Reports section. Source
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Search ArticlesTrump escalates retaliation against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products
US President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest set of duties on the United States. The five orders, which will take effect later this month, will completely bar imports of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles, some dairy products and alcoholic beverages.
Canada is to blame for Washington's escalation of trade war, says Trump trade czar
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada is to blame for Washington's decision to escalate the trade war with its northern neighbour. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed new executive orders, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest set of counter duties on the United States. The five new orders, which will take effect later this month, will completely bar imports of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles, some dairy products and alcoholic beverages.
Canada Infrastructure Bank finalizes loan for Nunavut wind project serving gold mine
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has closed a $20-million loan for an Inuit-led wind project serving a gold mine in Nunavut. The recipient of the loan is a partnership between the Kitikmeot Inuit Association and Tugliq Energy. The project includes a 4.2-megawatt wind turbine and a four-megawatt battery energy storage system that would power Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s operations in Hope Bay.
Ottawa and Alberta pledge to build 1,460 affordable houses
The federal government and Alberta are pledging to build at least 1,460 affordable housing units across the province. Ottawa will provide up to $220 million through Build Canada Homes, a federal agency formed to speed up the delivery of the housing, while Alberta will pay up to $165 million. The governments are expecting to receive $238 million from other sources. A news release says the 21 planned housing projects will include supportive and transitional housing.
Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9/11 to support Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs
British Columbia Premier David Eby invoked the memory of the9/11 terrorist attacks and Canadian efforts to help their "closest friend" as he voiced support for Ottawa's counter tariffs in the trade conflict with the United States on Tuesday. Eby said people across Canada stepped up to help after the "horrific" attacks 25 years ago and they would do so again if necessary, despite US President Donald Trump hurling "insults, unfair tariffs" and threatening the country's independence.
Winter will wait on the sidelines as El Nino extends fall: The Weather Network outlook
It's shaping up to be a mild fall across much of Canada, The Weather Network's forecast suggests, with a potentially historic El Nino expected to prolong the season and delay winter's arrival. September and October will still bring the usual swings between warm spells and bursts of chilly, stormy weather, the network's three-month outlook says. But the balance is expected to trend milder and, in many regions, drier than normal as the season progresses, said senior meteorologist Doug Gillham.
Tech and mining stocks dominate the TSX top-performer list amid 'commodity super cycle'
This year's ranking of the Toronto Stock Exchange's top-performing companies shows investors were capitalizing on the commodities super cycle, Canada's efforts to build infrastructure and the furious build-out of AI data centres across the world. The TSX 30 is an annual ranking of the top 30 best-performing stocks on Canada’s benchmark index based on dividend-adjusted share price performance over a three-year period.
25 years ago, Canada faced a 'dramatic change' as it went to war in Afghanistan
A quarter of a century ago, the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, forced Canadians to quickly wake up to a world that had changed overnight — and to confront a new war which would change everything for Canada's military. The Afghanistan war, Canada's longest armed conflict, taught harsh lessons — some that Canada learned, others it did not.
When ocean temperatures rise, so does child malnutrition on land
This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration In 2024, an interdisciplinary team of social and marine scientists set out to examine whether the prevalence of marine heat waves — prolonged rises in ocean temperatures that are becoming more frequent and more intense because of climate change — has any impact on child and maternal health outcomes.
After warnings, Canada kept importing Russian oil into 2026
On Feb. 19, a tanker transporting more than 41,000 tonnes of petroleum products left Jamnagar, India’s largest oil refinery. It arrived two months later in Point Tupper, a small industrial port on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, on April 14. Worth more than $35 million, the cargo slipped quietly into Canada’s fuel supply system like any other shipment. But new analysis suggests it wasn’t like other shipments.