Jake Bleiberg
There's a Fight Brewing Over a Really Important Forest in Canada
A longstanding dispute over the largest undisturbed boreal forest on earth began to heat up this week when 13 American environmental groups wrote the governments of Ontario and Quebec urging them to support new conservation efforts.
That Lake That Was Going to Fall Off a Cliff in Canada Actually Did
In a video released by the government of the Northwest Territories, the lake can be seen breaching a retaining wall weakened by thawing permafrost and dumping half its contents in a waterfall nearly five stories tall.
From 'Raving Maniacs' to the 'Prince of Pot': A History of Weed in Canada
Canada has had a complicated relationship with marijuana over the years.
'It Galvanized a Generation:' These Women Were Slaughtered in Montreal Because One Man Hated Feminists
Twenty-six years to the day after Marc Lepine strolled into Quebec’s largest engineering school with a hunting rifle and opened fire on women he accused of feminism, many who gathered to remember their lives wore the label proudly.
Canada Is Having a Big Green Rebranding — And That Could Help the Oil Sands
The Alberta tar sands have made Canada’s energy industry a pariah among environmentalists, but at the Paris climate talks some politicians hope that a shift in Canadian policy will help get the country’s “heavy oil” to market.
The Dubious Environmental Science Behind a $36B Energy Project in British Columbia
Petronas' proposal to ship gas out of a terminal off the coast of British Columbia has been touted as a massive job creator, but First Nations, environmental groups, and scientists insist its true environmental impact is being obscured.
Jubilation in Montreal as Trudeau Ushers in 'New Generation' of Leadership
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau defied early critics and polls to lead his party to a shockingly strong win in the longest Canadian election in over 100 years.
Liberals and NDP Wage Bitter Battles to Unseat Each Other's Leader in Montreal
With less than 24 hours until ballots are cast, as pundits speculate about the possibility of a Liberal-NDP coalition against a Conservative minority, the two parties continue to fight hard ground wars.
Hells Angels Biker Trial Comes to Stunning End as Judge Accuses Prosecutor of ‘Abuses’
Five alleged Hells Angels charged with murder, criminal conspiracy and more in Quebec will walk free. They were among only a handful of the 156 people arrested in 2009 to ever face trial.
Canadian Academics Accuse Harper Campaign of ‘Vicious Propaganda’
“By conjuring up a phantom menace to the country and implying that some immigrants and religious minorities are enemies, the Conservatives hope to pit Canadians against one another," the letter, signed by more than 600 professors, states.
Quebec Separatism Isn't Dead — But It's Fighting for Relevance
As the Canadian campaign has worn on the crowds have thinned and the rhetoric has thickened for the Bloc Quebecois, a separatist party that was virtually wiped out in the last federal election.
Fresh Calls for Inquiry Into Allegations Canada Was Complicit in Torture of Afghan Prisoners
A new report attempts to draw attention to allegations, dating back to 2007, that stirred a national controversy that nearly toppled the Conservative government.