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April 9, 2026

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NSDF: A modern solution to an old problem

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is proposing the construction of an engineered facility for the permanent disposal of low-level waste at Chalk River Laboratories. The proposal is

Yes, Prime Minister

An imagined conversation behind the Liberal reversal on electoral reform The abandonment by the Liberals of their 2015 campaign promise to reform Canada’s electoral system

Opinion – Ole Hendrickson

Plans to dump nuclear waste along the Ottawa River must be halted. Many Ottawa Valley residents have heard about the proposed giant mound of radioactive

NSDF: A modern solution to an old problem

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is proposing the construction of an engineered facility for the permanent disposal of low-level waste at Chalk River Laboratories. The proposal is now before Canada’s nuclear regulator, which will make a final decision following public hearings that

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Yes, Prime Minister

An imagined conversation behind the Liberal reversal on electoral reform The abandonment by the Liberals of their 2015 campaign promise to reform Canada’s electoral system left many Canadians gobsmacked. Among the musings over possible explanations for the abrupt reversal, the

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Opinion – Ole Hendrickson

Plans to dump nuclear waste along the Ottawa River must be halted. Many Ottawa Valley residents have heard about the proposed giant mound of radioactive waste at Chalk River Laboratories. Fewer residents know about another plan to ‘entomb’ old reactors,

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