Ontario is heading down a dangerous road with special economic zones

From Mexico to China, global examples of areas where laws are lifted in the name of economic development have seen people and the environment suffer — but the Ford government is still pressing ahead with Bill 5

By Marcellinus Essah, Michel Koostachin and Shane Moffatt

Marcellinus, Michel and Shane are collaborating as part of their roles in academia, First Nations governance and environmental protection to raise awareness of the importance of Indigenous Rights and environmental safeguards in development projects.

Oct. 22, 2025 3 min. read

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B.C. bets big changes to energy policy will reap massive rewards

By Shannon Waters

Oct. 20, 2025 7 min. read

The province says Bill 31 will speed up construction of the $6-billion North Coast transmission...

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The Moose Questionnaire

‘The Great Lakes made me,’ says scholar, poet and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

By Will Pearson

Oct. 21, 2025 8 min. read

The member of Alderville First Nation shares her thoughts on water and life — and what...

On the ground

How plans for a sprawling subdivision near Ottawa’s Greenbelt are dividing the city

By Carl Meyer and Spencer Colby

Oct. 20, 2025 15 min. read

The Tewin housing megaproject, backed by major developer Taggart Group, has city councillors and residents...

Investigation

Who gets to talk to Carney? Natural resource lobbyists, not environmentalists

By Xavi Richer Vis

Oct. 16, 2025 7 min. read

New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first 100 days show oil and gas, mining...

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Appeal of Ontario nuclear waste site ruling will test the limits of First Nations consent

By Natasha Bulowski (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

Oct. 17, 2025 5 min. read

A federal court judge found consultation was inadequate on plans for an Ontario nuclear waste...

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On the ground

‘It’s not even close to equitable’: B.C. First Nations push to reshape forestry

By Zoë Yunker

Oct. 15, 2025 12 min. read

Nations across B.C. are buying into forestry tenures once controlled by multinational companies. But with...

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The crisis — and opportunity — in Canadian forests

By Jacqueline Ronson

Oct. 17, 2025

Dwindling old-growth trees in British Columbia and devastating wildfires in Manitoba highlight the urgency of...

Investigation

Ontario is subsidizing an energy project in Georgian Bay despite expert advice

By Fatima Syed

Oct. 14, 2025 5 min. read

An internal memo from Ontario’s electricity system operator outlines concerns with TC Energy’s large pumped...

The Moose Questionnaire

Basia Bulat sings the western chorus frog’s praises

By Paloma Pacheco

Oct. 14, 2025 10 min. read

The Montreal-based musician talks about her latest album, becoming a mother and the tiny endangered...

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On the frontlines of an effort to save Arctic ice … by drilling into the ocean

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Piping Plovers on Wasaga Beach, in Ontario

Endangered plovers love this Ontario beach. Is the feeling mutual?

Any Ontario minister could soon have the power to create law-free zones — and decide what gets built there

POV: a reporting trip to Heiltsuk territory

Pipeline opposition took centre stage at Neil Young’s Burnaby, B.C., concert

Organic is barely a starting line, chef Michael Smith says

Chef Michael Smith keeps coming back home to P.E.I.

Could refreezing the Arctic help save its melting ice?

A screenshot of a video call for a Moose Questionnaire with ShawtyAstrology.

How do you reach people who don’t believe in climate change?

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Two families of beavers live in Stanley Park…

Michelle Cyca talked about Indigenous sovereignty

Some people say Indigenous Rights are “racist,” but that’s not true

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“Ducks are very cute,” ShawtyAstrology says

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Canada’s conservation goals depend on this

What’s going on around Grand Forks, B.C.?

How do you undo over 100 years of pollution?

Why are we seeing wildfires already? What causes them?

Here’s how cities can prevent flooding

North of North’s Anna Lambe is open to people growing

Here’s how one Mohawk community is dealing with a hungry beetle

There’s nothing inherently “critical” about critical minerals

Marrying a polar bear seems totally reasonable

What is the carbon tax?

Watch our in-depth explainer for more on the carbon tax

Anna Lambe has been pretty far north

Six dead birds? In this economy?

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