Naheed Nenshi, the NDP leader of Alberta’s Opposition, is accusing Premier Danielle Smith of a scheme that could increase power bills for Albertans “so she can build AI data centres for her foreign billionaire friends.”  The comments come from a news conference organized by the NDP in response to reporting by The Narwhal on a […]

Five days before Ontario’s new, weaker species-at-risk law took effect in March, members of the Environment Ministry team tasked with enforcing it were thinking about bats. In particular, a delayed permit that was keeping a developer from clearing trees before at-risk bats returned to them for the season.  The permit had been delayed because staff […]

Olivia Duke ran for Ward 4 councillor in 2022 because she felt residents were being underserved. She lost then to Shawna Stolte, who has decided not to seek reelection in October. This year, Duke, who is now also the president of the Burlington Lions Club, is making a second run for the Ward 4 seat, […]

MELFORT, Sask. — The City of Melfort is asking residents and business owners with security cameras to join a new voluntary registry designed to assist law enforcement investigations while protecting participants’ privacy. The City of Melfort announced Sept. 3 the security camera registry allows homeowners and businesses to register the location of security cameras throughout […]

Wollaston Township inadvertently posted a closed session of council where they discussed the ongoing discussions and negotiations to transfer Nellie Lunn Park to the Kawartha Land Trust with their legal counsel on the evening of July 24. The session was subsequently taken down after several hours, but not before it was heard and copied by […]

An Eskasoni teacher’s assistant wants to bring voices of Indigenous women into spaces where decisions are made.  She’ll now have an opportunity to do that since her June election to a national leadership position within the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).   Terri Leigh Gould, who’s spirit name is Standing Buffalo, is now the Atlantic […]

Hundreds of civil rights groups wrote the federal government to criticize status checks on international students during a Calgary protest.  Over 250 organizations signed a letter sent on Sept. 2, calling for an investigation into allegations that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued removal orders to several people protesting changes to work permit eligibility. […]

The ballots are locked in, candidates are knocking on doors, and further opportunities to hear from those looking to earn Aurora’s mayoral chains or a place at the Council table have been finalized ahead of the October 26 municipal election. The first all-candidates meeting – a traditional-style debate and meet-and-greet is set for Thursday, October […]

Almost all major police departments across the country have contracts for high-tech surveillance and digital products made by Axon, according to public records. Critics warn the American company’s dominance is introducing new threats to Canadians’ civil liberties, but police are welcoming Axon’s controversial technologies with open arms.  An investigation by the IJF has found that […]

For years, St. Catharines firefighters have answered call after call about the former General Motors property on Ontario Street, responding to fires, signs of smoke and medical emergencies at the deteriorating industrial site in the heart of the city.  Numerous reports detail a high level of risk to firefighters entering the crumbling buildings, confirming what […]

When the federal and provincial governments promote themselves as friends of the environment, while pushing legislation and projects that will devastate landscapes and impact our well being, who holds them accountable for the blatant greenwashing? Perhaps no one. “There’s little greenwashing specific laws in Canada overall, and there are no laws that prohibit the government […]

They are thousands of kilometres from their home country, but the Colombian diaspora in Canada remains connected to their roots and has coordinated efforts to help, sending money to local organizations in Colombia rather than sending supplies directly from Canada to speed the process. Montreal resident María José Contento’s family lives in Cali, one of […]