The Tyee Podcast: We Have Got to Stop Talking About Alberta Separatism | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Jacob Boon21 Aug 2026
This October, Albertans will make a choice about their future. Either they’ll vote to stay a part of Canada or they’ll vote to leave.
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Stories Archives - Nature Canadaby Amy VanTorre20 Aug 2026
Meet Kenneth: Guardian of Nature Monthly Donor and Legacy Donor I grew up in Niagara Falls, right near the river, and I spent most days as a kid along the shores and in the river valley.
Smith Reveals Plans for a Binding Separation Referendum | The Tyee
The Tyeeby David Climenhaga20 Aug 2026
If Alberta separatists manage to eke out a victory in Danielle Smith’s Oct. 19 referendum, she says she’ll “have to” move quickly to a binding referendum before voters have a chance to pass...
Announcing the 2026 Charles Labatiuk Scholarship Award Winner: Mandy Gibson | Nature Canada
Stories Archives - Nature Canadaby Amy VanTorre20 Aug 2026
Announcing the 2026 Charles Labatiuk Scholarship Award Winner: Mandy Gibson The following winning essay was written by Mandy Gibson, the 2026 Charles Labatiuk Scholarship Award Winner.
What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world
The Conversation Canadaby Louise Zimanyi, PhD Candidate, Doctor of Social Sciences, Royal Roads University20 Aug 2026
In spring, on the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, young children, Anishinaabe storytellers and educators walk together with Aki (Land) and Nibi (Water).
France’s nuclear reactors are running hot and still keeping the lights on
The Conversation Canadaby Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University20 Aug 2026
Much of western Europe has endured long stretches of hot weather and heatwaves this summer. France recently experienced the hottest day in its recorded history and placed 54 of its 96 departments...
Book Talk: Q&A with a scholar on how everyday objects help fight gender-based violence
The Conversation Canadaby The Conversation Canada, The Conversation20 Aug 2026
Nicolette Little’s From Red Dresses to Memory Stones: Multimedia Activism and Gender-Based Violence in Canada looks at five projects — the REDress Project, the Disposable Red Woman, the digital...
What cannabis use really tells us about university students’ eating habits
The Conversation Canadaby Rawan Alfares, Master of Science student, Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Western University20 Aug 2026
Cannabis has a reputation for making people hungry. Popular culture has long joked about the “munchies,” and many people assume that students who use cannabis naturally have poorer diets than those...
Ontario’s AI data centre plan, explained | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Fatima Syed20 Aug 2026
This story is part of a series called Shockwave: Rising energy demand and the future of the Great Lakes.
The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement | The Walrus
The Walrusby Jessica Davis20 Aug 2026
In the lead-up to the 2024 United States presidential election, the same claims kept cropping up on social media.
Shocked, Then Trucked. Why BC Arranges Road Trips for Live Fish | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Sarah Cox20 Aug 2026
In a scenario that sounds like something in a Dr. Seuss book, bull trout and other fish are travelling past the Site C dam on the back of a Ford pickup truck as part of an elaborate plan to save...
Why Do We Feed Wildlife? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage20 Aug 2026
As British Columbians flock to outdoor spaces it’s important to remember that feeding wildlife is bad for them, say experts. As in, really bad for them.
The UCP’s Phoney Claim About Alberta’s ‘Distinct Legal Tradition’ | The Tyee
The Tyeeby David Climenhaga20 Aug 2026
Sorry, folks, but encouraging lawyers to dress up in cowboy hats and Cuban heels like extras on the set of Yellowstone for the Calgary Stampede’s 10 days every July does not a distinct society...
Alberta’s Stealth Plan to Bring in Two-Tier Health Care | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Andrew Longhurst19 Aug 2026
As premiers and the prime minister gathered in Charlottetown last month to discuss public health care at the Council of the Federation, the Alberta government was quietly working to further its...
Homebuyers are choosing homes with much higher carbon footprints than they realize
The Conversation Canadaby Pedram Nojedehi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Building Performance Research Centre, Carleton University19 Aug 2026
When people shop for a home, they tend to focus on the information listings put front and centre: price, floor area, number of bedrooms and location.
The Great Egret: A Bird of Grace, a History of Harm and What Its Return Teaches Us | Nature Canada
Stories Archives - Nature Canadaby Jamieson Findlay19 Aug 2026
The Great Egret: A Bird of Grace, a History of Harm and What Its Return Teaches Us Thanks to Meredith Blunt of Bird Friendly Kitchener for providing this month’s blog.
No Quebec Referendum Until Trump Is Gone, PQ Leader Says | The Walrus
The Walrusby Philippe J. Fournier19 Aug 2026
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose promise to hold a third referendum on Quebec’s secession from Canada “before the decade is out” has been a defining feature of his leadership...
How we found a new transmissible cancer in bullhead catfish
The Conversation Canadaby Julie Dragon, Associate Professor, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont19 Aug 2026
For more than a decade, anglers on Lake Memphremagog — which straddles the Québec-Vermont border — have been catching brown bullhead catfish marked with distinctive black lesions.
Is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand starting to wane? Blame brand politics if so
The Conversation Canadaby Richard Nimijean, Associate Professor (Teaching Stream) in the School of Canadian Studies, Carleton University19 Aug 2026
In March 2025, a month before Canada’s federal election, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Mark Carney of plagiarizing his policy ideas.
An Elder’s fight to protect Goldstream Park in B.C. | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Julie Chadwick19 Aug 2026
The sound of cars passing is a constant hum, so constant it’s almost meditative. Every so often one bleats out a honk of support.