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Canada's National Observer

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Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/14/2026 > news > alberta-public-natural-gas-infrastructure-plan

Alberta could spend billions on public gas pipelines to fuel data centre boom, leaked document suggests

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (820+ words) The Alberta government is planning to take over the province's natural gas pipeline system to ensure tech companies and oil majors will have enough natural gas for their operations — even if it makes gas more expensive for Albertans, a leaked…...

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nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > building-ferries-bc-would-help-battle-against-us-tariffs-report

Building ferries in BC would help in battle against US tariffs: report

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (914+ words) Building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic winds coming from the United States, said a labour economist and co-author of a new report that calls for a reboot of domestic shipbuilding. "We need to…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > carneys-cabinet-huddles-banff-amid-trade-war-alberta-separatism-push

Carney's cabinet huddles in Banff amid trade war, Alberta separatism push

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (641+ words) As President Donald Trump's trade war intensifies and Alberta barrels toward a separation referendum on Oct. 19, Prime Minister Carney's cabinet gathered for two days of closed-door meetings set against a crisp alpine backdrop in the resort town of Banff. Carney…...

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nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > ford-announces-expansion-tariff-relief-frames-cabinet-shuffle-around-trade-war

Ford announces expansion of tariff relief, frames cabinet shuffle around trade war

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (454+ words) The Ontario government announced an expansion of its tariff relief program Thursday after US President Donald Trump banned imports of alcoholic drinks, dairy products and motorcycles from Canada. Trump also announced new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian products such as…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > new-tariffs-hitting-canadian-cleantech-quickly-very-different-ways-poll

New tariffs hitting Canadian cleantech 'quickly – and in very different ways': poll

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (639+ words) The fresh wave of US tariffs rippling rapidly through Canada’s cleantech sector is compounding 18 months of trade war “uncertainty shock” and hitting start-ups and smaller companies hardest, according to a new survey. The poll of 128 cleantech firms, conducted by the…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > carneys-cabinet-meets-banff-trade-war-intensifies

Carney's cabinet meets in Banff as trade war intensifies

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (149+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for closed-door meetings as President Donald Trump's trade war intensifies. Trump lashed out again Tuesday by signing executive orders to ban…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > calgary-tariff-relief-mayor

Calgary mayor calls on Ottawa for rapid tariff relief for municipalities

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (545+ words) Calgary’s mayor is calling on the federal government to help offset the costs of the trade war as Alberta’s biggest city stares down close to half a billion in tariff-related expenses. After a special council meeting Tuesday, Mayor Jeromy Farkas…...

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nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > quebec-survey-polluter-pay-climate-damage

Quebecers want major polluters to pay for climate damages | Canada's National Observer: Climate News

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (561+ words) Regardless of political affiliation, a strong majority of voters agree on one thing: Quebec’s next government should require the province’s largest polluters to pay for the damage caused by climate change. That is the finding of a Léger poll commissioned…...

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nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > carney-government-oilsands-gas-projects-impact-assessments

Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments | Canada's National Observer: Climate News

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (609+ words) The federal government has quietly stopped evaluating whether new gas power plants and oilsand facilities will damage Canada's rivers and lakes, air quality and species on the edge of extinction. The change comes as part of a suite of amendments…...

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nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > eu-envoy-says-unique-new-partnership-canada-forming-ahead-carneys-speech

EU envoy says a 'unique' new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney's speech

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (780+ words) The European Union's ambassador to Canada says the bloc is crafting a new partnership with Ottawa unlike anything that currently exists. "What we have in mind is something different from what we have with other countries," Geneviève Tuts said in…...