CRTC Denies Sun News Mandatory Spot on Basic Cable TV
The Canadian Radio-television and Communications Commission (CRTC) has ruled against Sun News Network’s application for...
Stories by Indra Das
Harper Government Took Industry Advice, Ignored Environmental Groups, on Controversial Fisheries Act Changes
The Harper government followed the advice of industry associations when making controversial changes to the...
Estimated 6.5 Million Litres of Crude Oil Spilled at Lac-Mégantic, Cleanup To Take Months, Cost Millions
As the death toll of the tragic Lac-Mégantic derailment rises to 28, with another 22...
Rail Safety Concerns Incite Criminal Probe As Lac-Mégantic Derailment Death Toll Climbs
The death toll from the tragic Lac-Mégantic train derailment has risen to 15* following the...
TSB PHOTOS: Search Continues After Quebec Tanker Train Explosion, With 5 Reported Dead and Many Missing
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released harrowing photos of the train derailment disaster in...
Harper Government ‘Extrapolated’ Public Reaction Before Cutting Millions From Environment Canada Budget
Instead of consulting with the Canadian public before cutting millions in green spending at Environment...
Government Report Confirms ‘Unprecedented’ Ocean Acidification From Greenhouse Gases Threatens Canadian Atlantic Waters
A 2012 government report from scientists at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans warns that...
500 Activists Stand Strong Against “Tar Sands Destruction” at Global Power Shift Summit in Istanbul
Last week, 500 activists from 133 nations gathered in Istanbul to send a message for...
Environment Canada Considers Geo-engineering as Climate Change Fix in ‘Secret’ Meeting, Documents Reveal
In July 2012 Paul Boothe, former deputy minister at Environment Canada, called a meeting to...
