The federal government’s decision to place Ontario’s Crawford Nickel Project on its new list of “nation-building” projects is raising concerns from experts who say Ottawa is moving ahead while serious...

The Carney government is accelerating development of nuclear power, with plans to build new large-scale reactors, expand uranium production and streamline approvals for future projects that could cost...

As the province moves ahead with plans for a new gas plant, experts and residents warn it could endanger one of Canada’s most fragile and important ecological corridors.

Some observers warn the Ford government's proposal will fuel more harmful waste incineration, while others suggest it’s a viable solution.

The premier is criticizing the federal government for not yet contributing to his government's controversial fast-tracked development of Ontario's Ring of Fire region.

Battery projects beat gas plants in Ontario's latest power auction as the province secured 640 megawatts (MW) of new storage capacity to help meet growing electricity demand.

For more than a year, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised to protect Ontario's economy and strengthen Canada's hand in its trade dispute with the United States. But with tariffs still in place and ...

For more than a year, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised to protect Ontario's economy and strengthen Canada's hand in its trade dispute with the United States. But with tariffs still in place and ...

Stelco says it wants to build the country’s first “publicly owned AI Factory” in the city.

A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any ne...

Ontario's opposition parties have joined environmental advocates in calling for an independent financial review of Highway 413, arguing the project could cost taxpayers up to $18 billion while failing...

As Canada’s National Observer’s General Assignment Reporter for Ontario, you will report on the intersection between politics and climate at all levels in Ontario. You will be on the ground, talking w...

The Ontario government has unveiled a new defence strategy, aiming to tap into the global surge on military spending to create thousands of jobs and add billions to the provincial economy. Critics war...

Pickering council has approved a plan to develop about 1,600 hectares of prime Ontario farmland even though key environmental studies, cost analyses and Indigenous consultation remain incomplete.

Ports, mines, industrial corridors and Toronto’s international airport are lining up for designation as Special Economic Zones, even as the Ford government’s legislation faces a constitutional challen...

Over the past year, while Premier Doug Ford and his government were busy making major decisions at Queen's Park for communities hundreds of kilometres away — and claiming those decisions were supporte...

Elections Alberta is already investigating a breach of voter data obtained by separatist David Parker. The US company, 10XVotes, has been repeatedly mentioned by Parker as having been involved in the ...

Memorandum of understanding between federal government and Alberta also includes a new long-distance oil pipeline to the West coast and carbon price rising to $130/tonne by 2030.

Mark Carney's announcement of a deal with Alberta to build a new pipeline is bad enough. The language with which it was announced is somehow even worse.

You have to wonder why so many small town Ontario councils are siding with Big Gas at a time when so many others are moving to ban gas heating in new residential construction.

The Japanese automaker's decision to "indefinitely suspend" flagship EV supply chain investment in Canada is more a fallout of company restructuring decisions than Canadian market struggles, say indus...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is taking aim at another Trudeau-era climate policy — this time, to give natural gas power plants more flexibility to operate as Canada expands its electricity ...

Canada’s largest gold mining company will make the investment over the next five years to expand its existing operations and advance two major development projects in northeastern Ontario.

Putting a data centre in Canada does not automatically mean Canada controls it. The servers may be inside Canada but the technology, software, customers or parent companies behind the project could st...

Ontario's auditor general says the Ford government allowed public employees to upload people’s personal data, including credit cards and driver’s licences, to unsecured AI sites and used medical softw...

A discussion paper released last Friday describes the proposed changes, which would expand ministerial powers and make it easier to obtain permits and approvals under multiple federal laws. Provinces,...

Inspired by the impact that the US organization had on politics south of the border, a group of young Canadians has launched Unify Action, which aims to bring Kirk-style content creation to university...

In August 2025, the province launched Ontario’s Environmental Registry consultation on expanding natural gas usage. Soon after, Enbridge sent municipalities across Ontario a ready-made lobbying packag...

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In August 2025, the province launched Ontario’s Environmental Registry consultation on expanding natural gas usage. Soon after, Enbridge sent municipalities across Ontario a ready-made lobbying packag...

Ontario is building another large nuclear power facility in Kincardine. The Ford government announced on Thursday a cost-sharing agreement between Bruce Power and the Independent Electricity System Op...

As the province moves ahead with plans for a new gas plant, experts and residents warn it could endanger one of Canada’s most fragile and important ecological corridors.

Health experts and others are calling the Ford government's approval of a major waste incinerator expansion in Brampton an assault on a community already choking on more than its share of pollution.

Health experts and others are calling the Ford government's approval of a major waste incinerator expansion in Brampton an assault on a community already choking on more than its share of pollution.

Across Ontario, municipal councillors and staff are increasingly using AI tools to support arguments, question reports and interpret policy during live debates to back up their positions. But experts ...

Reporters Sonal Gupta, Rory White and Chris Pollon, alongside editors David McKie and Darren Schuettler, are nominated.

Discover the nominees for the 11th Annual Digital Publishing Awards honoring excellence in Canadian digital media. Join us in celebrating!

A group of environmentally-concerned Pickering residents fought to protect more than 9,000 acres of federally-owned farmland on Toronto's eastern edge. Now, they say it's at risk from private develope...

Kevin O'Leary's plan to build the "world's largest," $70-billion data centre in northern Alberta depends on a deal that lets the celebrity investor walk away from the project if the local government c...

The Town of Wasaga Beach says a section of protected piping plover habitat was mistakenly disturbed earlier this month, a day after environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit alleging damage to the ...

/CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to share its finalists for 2025 CAJ Awards. Recipients in each category will be announced at...

The Conservative Leader’s push to constitutionalize private property could flip the entire understanding of Crown sovereignty and title, legal scholars say.

New legislation — Bill 98, or the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act — is snaking its way through the Legislature, and aims to kill green building standards for good, and i...