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Online petitions call for stop to Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project

The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline would endanger the Great Bear rainforest, home to wildlife such as the iconic Spirit Bear, said the creator of a new anti-pipeline petition.

Enbridge Northern Gateway oil tanker route approved

Transport Canada issued a review today approving the supertanker route for the controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline. The review stated that oil tankers can safely access a...

Oilsands protest: activists greet Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver at business event

Protesters portray Natural Resources Minister Oliver as a puppet for foreign corporations, while voicing their concerns over the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline.