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Jim Dinning praises Rachel Notley's 'courage' on carbon tax The NDP government's carbon tax is getting major props from a former PC finance minister. Jim Dinning praised Premier Rachel Notley for taking a step that many governments "historically have lacked the courage" to do. According to...

When Oklahoma chose oil subsidies over educating children The victims are Oklahoma’s children. In 2014, oilmen in the state struck a sweet deal with politicians for a package of tax breaks and subsidies totaling $470 million in just one year. But now that oil prices have fallen, the state has...

This wasn't a big deal but ok... Trudeau says Canada expressed 'dissatisfaction' over Chinese minister's outburst Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian government has expressed its dissatisfaction with China after its foreign minister scolded a Canadian reporter over a question on...

Told you guys ISIS was nothing to worry about. It turned out to be as bad as Ebola. Ladder theory vindicated. Iraqi army has been 'crushing' ISIS, Canadian general says "They are crushing them in many ways and pushing them back," said Smith, the Canadian chief of staff of the Combined...

That's good. That's very good. Carbon pricing revenue up 60%, says World Bank Since the start of 2015, four new mechanisms to charge polluters for their carbon emissions have been launched, in Korea, Portugal, Canada’s British Columbia province and Australia. This makes a total of 40...

Petro-Canada gas stations in B.C. and Alberta running out of gas Petro-Canada gas stations in Kelowna, Kamloops, Edmonton and Calgary are running out of petrol from their parent company, Suncor. In Kelowna, an employee at the Petro-Canada at Glenmore and Kane roads said they ran out of...

Ontario leading the way yet again. Billions expected to be spent on green energy in Alberta, Saskatchewan With up to $50 billion to be spent on renewable energy projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan over the next 14 years, suppliers want details on how the money will be spent and which...

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Traitors! Oilsands workers call for training in renewable energy The call to action on the Iron and Earth website says it all: “As oil sands workers, or friends and family of somebody in the energy industry, we acknowledge the contribution of fossil fuel extraction projects to our lives and...

Sorry, can't control the character limit :lol: Federal ‘unmuzzling’ has gone beyond government scientists with scrapping of Harper-era system The Liberal government has scrapped the elaborate system Conservatives were using to organize central message control within the government, replacing...

Keep up the good work! :lol: Wildrose attack on Wynne backfires Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne found herself at the centre of a major political explosion in Alberta last week that left her unscathed but delivered a serious wound to Alberta’s official opposition. Ontario premiers have a way...

Climate change scientists ask federal government to reject B.C. LNG project VANCOUVER — Dozens of international climate scientists are calling on the Canadian government to reject a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northwestern British Columbia, saying it would have dire environmental...

Canada's energy superpower status threatened as world shifts off fossil fuel Canada's status as an "energy superpower" is under threat because the global dominance of fossil fuels could wane faster than previously believed, according to a draft report from a federal government think-tank...

Jack MacLaren says he's more careful and conscious after sensitivity training An eastern Ontario MPP who was asked to take sensitivity training instead of being at Queen's Park after telling a controversial joke says he's learned a lot about how to be more conscious and careful. Jack MacLaren...

"We have grown into a confident, mature, open movement — united and focused on what matters to Canadians and to our future," he said. "But the party constitution we have today is a product of the era we worked so hard, together, to put behind us. The era of factional battles and hyphenated...

White men killed most cops in 2016, conservatives silent Would it shock you to learn that the number of police who've been shot and killed in 2016 is up an astounding 59% from where it was this same date last year? Seventeen police officers have already been shot and killed in 2016, by mid-May...

Premier Brad Wall criticized on climate science stance Following a reference to "misguided dogma" in the throne speech and some heated comments from Brad Wall in the Saskatchewan legislature, a group of environmental activists is calling on the Premier to clarify his stance on climate change...

Conservative convention to provide early signs of post-Harper policy shifts Starting this morning, delegates to the Tory policy convention in Vancouver are debating proposals sparked by the party's membership across the country on everything from taxation to same-sex marriage to the amount of...

Our latest survey of Canadian public opinion suggests that Canadians are feeling better, gradually, about the economy. Here’s what we found: • More people say the economy is in poor shape (57%) rather than good shape (43%), but the gap has narrowed from 36 points in March to 14 points today...

Winnipeg artist transforms nightclub urinal into Donald Trump ‘potty mouth’ WINNIPEG — Canadians looking to express feelings for controversial U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump need look no further than a Winnipeg nightclub urinal for relief. The men's bathroom in District Stop...