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Staffing Canada’s lighthouses a costly anachronism
BY Nick Coghlan - August 13, 2026
The lights themselves were long ago automated and do not require a human for operation despite the 51 locations in question. They are powered by low-maintenance solar panels, like the thousands of other navigational aids maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard along our coastlines. Read full story
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NRCan workforce cuts raise questions about Canada’s future wildfire-mapping capacity, union says: ‘climate resilience is not built at an emergency press conference when the fires are out there’
BY Mzwandile Poncana - July 22, 2026
More than 200 PIPSC members are affected at each of NRCan, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, PIPSC vice-president Stéphanie Fréchette said. Across government, the union says more than 6,500 members have been impacted. Read full story
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A 55 per cent jump in the northern cod catch rate is not gradual  
BY Michael Harris - June 22, 2026
The government and the minister deserve credit for setting the quota numbers at low levels compared to the bad old days where gross overfishing was officially endorsed. Given the history here, caution should remain the watch word on this sensitive file. Increase the quota if the evidence supports it. Read full story
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Plastic sunset: Canada has a generational chance to protect the oceans while boosting the economy
BY Samantha Blackwell, Chloë Chang, Kevin Landrini, and Clare Price,Kai Chan - June 4, 2026
Today’s solution is for this country to mandate that laundry appliances include a built-in microfiber filter—like a lint trap for your washer that captures up to 90 per cent of fibers at the source. Oregon, California, and Ontario have proposed such legislation, and it's already law in France. Read full story
Opinion
Untangle fisheries policy from the nets of old political debates
BY Sylvie Lapointe - June 3, 2026
The feds have an opportunity to increase the northern cod quota in a meaningful way while remaining firmly within a science-based approach. Read full story
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Feds’ ‘radio silence’ on fish-farm ban undermining trust, economic reconciliation, say wild salmon and aquaculture advocates
BY Stuart Benson - May 6, 2026
Both sides of B.C.'s salmon aquaculture dispute are demanding answers from Ottawa about Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment to his predecessor's 2029 open-net pen farming ban. Read full story
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‘It’s reconciliation’: Green Leader May endorses feds’ agreement with Musqueam Nation as minister clarifies private property concerns
BY Eleanor Wand - March 9, 2026
The Musqueam Nation and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty have both issued statements following the agreements’ signing that the documents do not impact private property rights. Read full story
Opinion
Defending Canada, where ocean capability runs deep 
BY Kendra MacDonald - March 5, 2026
Marine sensing systems, Arctic surveillance infrastructure, autonomous vessels, AI-enabled maritime platforms, and shipbuilding capacity are foundational to Canada’s sovereignty and economic resilience. Read full story
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Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows
BY Marlo Glass - January 8, 2026
The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all departments will achieve the projected $60-billion in spending cuts by the end of the decade. Read full story
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Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries
BY Josh Laughren - December 10, 2025
When wild fish populations are abundant, they support employment, export diversification, food security, and stable regional economies. Read full story
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