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@nationalobserver.comThanks @motherjones.com for reposting this feature by @sonalg.bsky.social about the first program to build artificial bear dens.
@nationalobserver.comThanks @motherjones.com for reposting this feature by @sonalg.bsky.social about the first program to build artificial bear dens.
@climatedesk.orgReposted by @nationalobserver.comTaan Forest, a Haida-owned forestry company, has set out to build and restore bear dens affected by prior logging.
Check out this footage of bears using modified dens. And read the story in @nationalobserver.com
@maxfawcett.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalobserver.comThe Quebec election was yet another example of the flaws inherent in our first past the post system, one that rewards division and creates false majorities.
Mark Carney should fix them. #cdnpoli
@nationalobserver.comMcGuinty could not comment on what the federal government knew about the meetings reported last week by the @theglobeandmail.com, but said the fact oil royalties and water rights were discussed as leverage “was a surprise to everybody.”
@nationalobserver.comReposted by @nationalobserver.com"Good. Quebec should separate," Musk wrote in a post on X. "They would be better off. Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate too."
@nationalobserver.comEndangered orcas will likely face an ocean noisy enough for the foreseeable future to cause their extinction, as new federal targets risk locking in harmful noise levels, advocates warn.
@nationalobserver.comA nearly undetectable wave of warm water is travelling north toward British Columbia and could arrive as soon as mid-October.
@nationalobserver.com"Good. Quebec should separate," Musk wrote in a post on X. "They would be better off. Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate too."
@emmersonj.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalobserver.comButting heads at Toronto’s mayoral debate last night: Chow promises to expand public services; Bradford vows to slash water bills and land transfer taxes. Chow is “fear-mongering,” Bradford is “flip-flopping,” and Chris Alexander has officially dropped out of the race @nationalobserver.com
@nationalobserver.comFor months, Alberta’s business leaders largely stayed away from the debate on separation. Now, with a referendum just weeks away, a flurry of businesses are taking Canada’s side. But oil producers and pipeline companies remain notably absent from the debate.
@emmersonj.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalobserver.comIncredible multimedia story by @sonalg.bsky.social!
@nationalobserver.comThe first-of-its kind program could set a model for bear conservation worldwide. But in providing an alternative to simply protecting old-growth, some worry building dens gives an easy excuse for logging to continue without pause.
@nationalobserver.comPolling shows Toronto's mayoral election has become a two-way race between Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow.
@rorywh.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalobserver.comFront page of today's Toronto Sun is their response our investigation into Bradford's Victory App. They claim that Olivia Chow, while not using AI, is feeding supporters pre-written messages. An example: "Hey Toronto, I just signed up to volunteer with Team Olivia Chow."
@nationalobserver.comIt’s been more than a decade since the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority proposed a second terminal at Roberts Bank south of Vancouver, but the project has been tied up in regulatory reviews. Now, a new law allows major projects to bypass environmental permits like the one holding up Terminal 2.
@nationalobserver.comThe decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings.
@shawnmicallef.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalobserver.comIn @thestar.com I write about agitslop seeping into Toronto’s election & politics. AstroTurf campaigns to AI-driven apps, we need a Blade Runner to help us understand what’s real & what’s fake, but it may inspire a renaissance of showing up in public space for protest or just conversation.
@shawnmicallef.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalobserver.comMy column leans on reporting done by @nationalobserver.com @rorywh.bsky.social & Mahdis Habibinia. Well done, everyone. 👏🏼
@nationalobserver.comThe Wuikinuxv Nation's roughly 11-week creek-walking season runs until late October. This year, crews are using it to map where water is disappearing, banks are washing away and salmon habitat has been lost — information that will help Wuikinuxv decide where future restoration money should go.
