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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...

UMass Becomes First Major Public University to Divest from Direct Fossil Fuel Holdings BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts today became the first major public university to divest its endowment from direct holdings in fossil fuels. The decision was made by a unanimous vote of the Board of...

Alberta's oilsands industry is a huge source of harmful air pollution, study says Alberta's oilsands industry is one of the biggest sources in North America of harmful air pollutants called secondary organic aerosols (SOAs), a new Environment Canada study has found. SOAs are formed when...

US, China to publish fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews At the G20 summit in September China, the host country, and the US will present a peer review of each other’s fossil fuel subsidies, becoming the first two countries to do so under the G20. Following years of feet-dragging on the question...

It's a start. Should be higher through. Alberta introduces bill to implement carbon tax The typical Alberta household will pay an additional $70 to $105 each year in indirect costs for goods and services under the province's controversial new carbon tax. This figure, provided by...

Gord Downie, Tragically Hip singer, has terminal cancer Gord Downie, lead singer of iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, announced this morning he has a form of terminal brain cancer. News of Downie's illness was posted on the band's website. Downie, 52, and his wife Laura Leigh...

You guys like war stuff, right? Groundbreaking "Companies Vs. Climate Change" Conference Launched FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies Vs. Climate Change (CvCC) announced today the launch of its Companies Vs. Climate Change Conference which will convene in Ft...

How social licence came to dominate the pipeline debate in Canada VANCOUVER — When Canadian mining executive Jim Cooney coined the term social licence in 1997, he was talking about building support for mines in developing countries, not resource projects at home. But nearly two decades later...

:lol: Trump slams Clinton for ‘stupidity’ in misspelled tweet Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump blasted Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton for her “stupidity” in a tweet Sunday morning, but misspelled the word “judgment” in the process. “Hillary Clinton is not qualified...

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