Denise Balkissoon
@balkissoon.bsky.social
Executive editor @thenarwhal.ca. Still hate gum. The lakes, they are Great.
(Illo by Andrea Bell, from The Leak, a kid's graphic novel about a girl that does environmental journalism!)
(Illo by Andrea Bell, from The Leak, a kid's graphic novel about a girl that does environmental journalism!)
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Interesting sponsored content from Meta in Canada
omg.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Interesting sponsored content from Meta in Canada
Just used my $45 Ticketmaster class action credit to bring the cost of four 300-level Raptors tickets to under $500
I think I still lost
I think I still lost
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Just used my $45 Ticketmaster class action credit to bring the cost of four 300-level Raptors tickets to under $500
I think I still lost
I think I still lost
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Hurricane Melissa's destruction has the Jamaican diaspora mobilizing to send money and aid. The effects of climate change are hitting developing countries hardest, putting pressure on immigrants in Canada to increase the billions they already send home every year. thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
Disasters like Hurricane Melissa put pressure on immigrants | The Narwhal
Immigrants in Canada send billions home every year. Climate disasters like Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica, add to the pressure
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hurricane Melissa's destruction has the Jamaican diaspora mobilizing to send money and aid. The effects of climate change are hitting developing countries hardest, putting pressure on immigrants in Canada to increase the billions they already send home every year. thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
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Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
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Reporter @writermjs.bsky.social would love to talk to anyone else who has received an offer like this from LNG Canada or another fossil fuel company, or has any interesting tips at all! You can talk to him anonymously on Signal at writermjs.08 , or email us at editor@thenarwhal.ca .
LNG Canada offered thousands of dollars to a Kitimat, B.C., resident to temporarily “relocate” due to flaring and noise from the company's gas liquefaction and export facility. The resident would also have to agree not to bring future legal claims about property damage.
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-k...
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-k...
LNG Canada offered Kitimat residents money — if they stay quiet | The Narwhal
Neighbours of LNG Canada’s Kitimat plant were offered thousands to compensate for noise and smoke, if they promise not to complain
thenarwhal.ca
November 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reporter @writermjs.bsky.social would love to talk to anyone else who has received an offer like this from LNG Canada or another fossil fuel company, or has any interesting tips at all! You can talk to him anonymously on Signal at writermjs.08 , or email us at editor@thenarwhal.ca .
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We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
Uh isn't it 8:45 pm there? Not the main point but
Los Angeles, CA -
LAPD has commanded The Douglas, the nearest bar to Dodger Stadium to turn off the televisions. They are now calling unlawful assembly, though as far as I can tell the only signs of anything are people on the sidewalk. It is the 9th inning.
LAPD has commanded The Douglas, the nearest bar to Dodger Stadium to turn off the televisions. They are now calling unlawful assembly, though as far as I can tell the only signs of anything are people on the sidewalk. It is the 9th inning.
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Uh isn't it 8:45 pm there? Not the main point but
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i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
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A North Dakota judge dramatically reduced the amount of $$ that @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social has to pay Energy Transfer over its alleged role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests nearly a decade ago
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
Judge Cuts Greenpeace Pipeline Protest Award Nearly in Half
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A North Dakota judge dramatically reduced the amount of $$ that @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social has to pay Energy Transfer over its alleged role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests nearly a decade ago
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
Ontario is using misleading imagery in the Ring of Fire ads running during the World Series. Kinda like @elaineanselmi.bsky.social using a pic of the Jays in this column about why the govt might want people to think mining in Treaty 9 is farther along than it really is. thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...
Don’t be fooled by the Ontario Ring of Fire ads aired during Blue Jays games | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s ads during Blue Jays World Series games suggest mines are up and running in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, but that’s not true
thenarwhal.ca
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Ontario is using misleading imagery in the Ring of Fire ads running during the World Series. Kinda like @elaineanselmi.bsky.social using a pic of the Jays in this column about why the govt might want people to think mining in Treaty 9 is farther along than it really is. thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...
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Those Ring of Fire ads during World Series broadcasts might have you thinking mines are up and running in the remote region in northern Ontario, but that's not the case and the Ford government should be upfront about it, writes @elaineanselmi.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...
Don’t be fooled by the Ontario Ring of Fire ads aired during Blue Jays games | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s ads during Blue Jays World Series games suggest mines are up and running in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, but that’s not true
thenarwhal.ca
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Those Ring of Fire ads during World Series broadcasts might have you thinking mines are up and running in the remote region in northern Ontario, but that's not the case and the Ford government should be upfront about it, writes @elaineanselmi.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...
Post-Canadian celebs making bank doing commercials for monopolized products and services they are not beholden to is an f u on so many levels
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Post-Canadian celebs making bank doing commercials for monopolized products and services they are not beholden to is an f u on so many levels
Hello! The Narwhal is looking to talk to people in Canada who regularly send money home to Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti or the Bahamas and might increase it in the wake of Melissa. I am at denise@thenarwhal.ca 💚
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hello! The Narwhal is looking to talk to people in Canada who regularly send money home to Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti or the Bahamas and might increase it in the wake of Melissa. I am at denise@thenarwhal.ca 💚
@momofukugoods.bsky.social hi, someone has spoofed your Canadian site. And tbh it's annoying I can't email you about it without a bar code ca.moomkufu.cyou/terms-and-co...
Terms and Conditions – Momofuku | Homepage
ca.moomkufu.cyou
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@momofukugoods.bsky.social hi, someone has spoofed your Canadian site. And tbh it's annoying I can't email you about it without a bar code ca.moomkufu.cyou/terms-and-co...
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The Ontario government plans to change the Clean Water Act, put in place after contaminated water in Walkerton killed seven people in 2000. It says the goal is to support “housing and infrastructure development” while keeping “strong protections" for drinking water. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
Ford plans changes to Ontario's Clean Water Act | The Narwhal
Ontario’s Clean Water Act was a response to the deadly Walkerton tragedy. Bill 56 proposes changes that would centralize provincial powers
thenarwhal.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Ontario government plans to change the Clean Water Act, put in place after contaminated water in Walkerton killed seven people in 2000. It says the goal is to support “housing and infrastructure development” while keeping “strong protections" for drinking water. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
Accessible and actually quite engaging given the subject matter. Ignore goofy cover and focus on the specific anxiety of being a parent in the year 2025!
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Accessible and actually quite engaging given the subject matter. Ignore goofy cover and focus on the specific anxiety of being a parent in the year 2025!
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October 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with October 5 data
- Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, NB, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
- Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, NB, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
October 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with October 5 data
- Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, NB, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
- Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, NB, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
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Water-hungry data centres are planned for drought-stricken regions across Canada. What will the AI data centre boom mean for communities? By @savannahridley.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/ai-data-cent...
What will the AI data centre boom mean for Canada? | The Narwhal
Sprawling AI data centres — hungry for land, water and power — are coming. Plans the world’s largest, called Wonder Valley, are underway in Alberta
thenarwhal.ca
October 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Water-hungry data centres are planned for drought-stricken regions across Canada. What will the AI data centre boom mean for communities? By @savannahridley.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/ai-data-cent...
The Narwhal's very first story translated into French! It's about one of the Carney government's "nation-building projects," which threatens an endangered fish found only in Quebec - the English version is here: thenarwhal.ca/copper-redho...
L’expansion du Port de Montréal — un projet sur la liste de grands projets de Mark Carney — pourrait dégrader sévèrement l’habitat du chevalier cuivré, un poisson menacé qui ne se trouve qu’au Québec. thenarwhal.ca/chevalier-cu...
L’expansion du Port de Montréal met en péril un poisson québécois | The Narwhal
Un agrandissement prévu du Port de Montréal à Contrecoeur, un des projets prioritaires de Mark Carney, met en péril le chevalier cuivré
thenarwhal.ca
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Narwhal's very first story translated into French! It's about one of the Carney government's "nation-building projects," which threatens an endangered fish found only in Quebec - the English version is here: thenarwhal.ca/copper-redho...
Good morning, reproductive rights are human rights and the idea that an abandoned newborn is a "fun thing" is sickening time.com/7299476/baby...
Why Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere
Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emotions and debate.
time.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Good morning, reproductive rights are human rights and the idea that an abandoned newborn is a "fun thing" is sickening time.com/7299476/baby...
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“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”
Hibiscus + citrus + clove by any other name = sorrel
It can be difficult to find a nonalcoholic version of the classic Negroni that captures the complex flavor notes without involving the use of pricy nonalcoholic spirits. This recipe cracks the code.
Nonalcoholic Negroni Recipe
It can be difficult to find a nonalcoholic version of the classic Negroni that captures the complex flavor notes without involving the use of pricy nonalcoholic spirits This recipe, adapted from my cookbook “Let’s Party” (Union Square & Co., 2025), cracks the code by using a common pantry ingredient: hibiscus tea It features grapefruit juice for bitterness, tea for floral and tannic notes, a little sugar for sweetness and black peppercorns for that subtle, satisfying tingle.
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October 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hibiscus + citrus + clove by any other name = sorrel
I'd never heard of this person and now she's my favourite.
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
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September 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I'd never heard of this person and now she's my favourite.
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The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...
What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal
Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land
thenarwhal.ca
September 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...