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thepointer.com > article > 2026-09-07 > as-canada-slides-on-conservation-targets-one-ontario-group-s-latest-acquisition-is-moving-the-needle

As Canada slides on conservation targets, one Ontario group’s latest acquisition is moving the needle

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1348+ words) Two days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially renaming (for Americans) Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, Ontario Premier Doug Ford spent $25,000 in taxpayer money to answer with a billboard declaring: “Lake Ontario now and always”. Mirroring the…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-09-05 > if-climate-plan-is-credible-defend-it-youth-push-back-against-carney-government-s-bid-to-strike-lawsuit

‘If climate plan is credible, defend it’: Youth push back against Carney government’s bid to strike lawsuit

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1404+ words) Three young Canadians are fighting to keep their climate lawsuit alive after the Mark Carney government made attempts to toss it out without a full hearing, contending that Ottawa cannot simply leave a five-year-old climate plan on the shelf after…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-30 > greenwashing-by-governments-more-harmful-who-is-holding-ottawa-and-queen-s-park-accountable

‘Greenwashing by governments more harmful’: Who is holding Ottawa and Queen’s Park accountable?

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1635+ words) When the federal and provincial governments promote themselves as friends of the environment, while pushing legislation and projects that will devastate landscapes and impact our well being, who holds them accountable for the blatant greenwashing? “There's little greenwashing specific laws…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-30 > treacherous-and-unsafe-st-catharines-firefighters-have-documented-the-dangers-of-the-former-gm-site-for-years-the-city-has-failed-to-act

‘Treacherous and unsafe’: St. Catharines firefighters have documented the dangers of the former GM site for years—the City has failed to act

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1340+ words) For years, St. Catharines firefighters have answered call after call about the former General Motors property on Ontario Street, responding to fires, signs of smoke and medical emergencies at the deteriorating industrial site in the heart of the city. Numerous…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-28 > we-re-not-alone-from-st-catharines-to-ottawa-ontario-floods-prompt-ndp-calls-for-ford-to-boost-disaster-relief

‘We’re not alone’: From St. Catharines to Ottawa, Ontario floods prompt NDP calls for Ford to boost disaster relief

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1718+ words) “With climate change, weather events are becoming more violent…Develop communities, get to know your street, your city block, your neighbours; in a crisis, the government won’t be able to get to you with help as quickly as you might…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-22 > attawapiskat-group-taking-feds-to-court-over-ring-of-fire-road-that-will-cause-irreversible-harm-to-environment-and-indigenous-way-of-life

Attawapiskat group taking feds to court over Ring of Fire road that will cause irreversible harm to environment and Indigenous way of life

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1620+ words) That’s what Michel Koostachin, founder of grassroots group, the Friends of the Attawapiskat River, declared as he launched the first legal challenge against a Ring of Fire access road, days after the federal government approved the project in the “public…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-16 > canada-s-young-people-will-feel-the-brunt-of-climate-change-the-carney-government-is-cutting-them-out-of-the-process-to-help-prevent-it

Canada’s young people will feel the brunt of climate change, the Carney government is cutting them out of the process to help prevent it

4+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1506+ words) Mississauga-born Bushra Asghar, Executive Director of the national campaign for Youth Climate Corps, thought years of advocacy had finally paid off when she stood before provincial leaders and climate activists at Queen's Park on Earth Day, celebrating Ottawa’s $40 million commitment…...