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Company Tells Employees: Work ‘Voluntary’ Overtime or Go to Jail
After workers organized to refuse voluntary overtime shifts, the employer filed a labor complaint that resulted in the action being labeled an illegal strike.
Mining Companies Keep Drawing Water from Canada's Athabasca River as It Runs Dry
This has made life difficult for First Nations people, who are already struggling with the other consequences of a series of droughts.
Energy and Forestry Firms Say Indigenous People Should Have Power to Nix Projects in Canada
“Canada will never realize its full economic potential unless it tackles the question of how to work with First Nations to obtain consent for resource development," said a representative of the BC First Nations Energy & Mining Council.
Tim Hortons Stops Running Enbridge's Ads Following Public Backlash
Canadians want their corporate coffee to be energy-company-free, eh?
Enbridge Bailed On Its Own Open House in Aamjiwnaang
But they still gave out some environmental Starter Emergency Kits that are really only useful if you get lost in the woods.
2015 Will Be a Terrible Year for Alberta Oil
Banks, think tanks, governments, and oil companies are all predicting Alberta's economy is in for a long, painful hangover thanks to weak global oil prices.
What Happens in Quebec This Year May Foreshadow the Future of Canada's Oil and Gas Industry
Despite oil and natural gas prices hitting rock bottom, the fossil fuels industry still has big plans for Quebec.
The Harper Government Is Derailing a NAFTA Investigation into Tar Sands Pollution
If this is Environment Canada's attempt to deflect attention away from Alberta's pollution record, um, it's not working.
Activists Across Ontario Are Targeting Enbridge’s Associates
On Monday, activists delivered a blow to oil pipeline giant Enbridge by locking employees out of affiliated banks, political offices, and other businesses.
I Planted Trees in the Canadian Tarsands
A longtime tree planter observes the intersection of the oil and reforestation industries. It's not pretty.
A Train Full of Flammable Chemicals Quietly Derailed in Sarnia Last Month
Four Suncor supported tanks cars loaded with a flammable and explosive oil product derailed in Sarnia, and the company provided no explanation of the accident to the local community. The incident left residents of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation again...
Ontario Community Groups Are Still Fighting with Energy Companies Over Wind Turbines
Bigwig human-rights lawyer Julian Falconer is challenging all three political parties in Canada to step in and stop Suncor's plans to build 46 new wind turbines in the area until a comprehensive study can be done.