Shawn Parkinson
@shawnparkinson.bsky.social
designer / filmmaker / jester
creative director @thenarwhal.ca
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creative director @thenarwhal.ca
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Here's a read for the 42 million Canadians googling “lodged ball” tonight. 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
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November 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Here's a read for the 42 million Canadians googling “lodged ball” tonight. thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...
I guess advertising still works?
October 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I guess advertising still works?
Proud to work with this bunch.
Our B.C. team has netted four nominations for the Webster Awards! We're honoured to be recognized among the best in the province for our features, news reporting and analysis: thenarwhal.ca/narwhal-webs...
The Narwhal nabs four Webster award nominations | The Narwhal
The Jack Webster Awards recognize the top journalists in B.C. The Narwhal’s team is among them
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September 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Proud to work with this bunch.
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Join @sevawood.bsky.social reporting in the field from Bella Bella, a #Heiltsuk village on the central coast of British Columbia.
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Join @sevawood.bsky.social reporting in the field from Bella Bella, a #Heiltsuk village on the central coast of British Columbia.
An important story. So important I made 6 illustrations and 5 graphs for it. Go read!
Across Canada, extreme heat causes physical and mental stresses that lead to a documented rise in violence. That includes intimate partner violence, @rebeccaga0.bsky.social reports, which threatens women, girls and vulnerable communities the most.
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In Canada, heat increases domestic violence | The Narwhal
Excessive heat stresses both the body and mind. That leads to a rise in aggression — which harms women, girls and vulnerable communities the most
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August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An important story. So important I made 6 illustrations and 5 graphs for it. Go read!
Click for the excellent Jarett Sitter illustration. Stay for the fine reporting by @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social !!
Facing a housing crunch, National Defence plans to build on bases across Canada. But, @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social reports, every one is contaminated with chemicals linked to cancer, heart issues and more. Can they be cleaned up enough to keep military families safe?
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National Defence plans housing on contaminated sites | The Narwhal
As Canada increases military might, National Defence aims to solve its housing crunch by cleaning up sites containing PFAS, PCBs and other toxins
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July 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Click for the excellent Jarett Sitter illustration. Stay for the fine reporting by @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social !!
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People claim oil and gas in Canada isn't subsidized, but that's not true. Governments give away billions each year to hugely profitable companies through direct funds, tax breaks, preferential financing and more (including a pipeline). An explainer. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/oil-and-gas-...
Oil and gas subsidies in Canada, explained | The Narwhal
Oil and gas subsidies in Canada amount to billions each year, including loans, tax breaks and other incentives
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July 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
People claim oil and gas in Canada isn't subsidized, but that's not true. Governments give away billions each year to hugely profitable companies through direct funds, tax breaks, preferential financing and more (including a pipeline). An explainer. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/oil-and-gas-...
Our readers are the absolute best.
Fantastic news: more than 1,100 people stepped up this week to support The Narwhal’s lawsuit against the RCMP, donating $108,000 — and counting — to defend press freedom in Canada! 🎉🎉🎉 thenarwhal.ca/support-press-freedom
July 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Our readers are the absolute best.
We are suing the RCMP for unlawfully arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken while reporting in Wetʼsuwetʼen territory. The Narwhal is doing this for all Canadian journalists' right to do their job without being arrested. Our readers are showing up in a big way for us and donating, will you?
Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal, flew to Vancouver in April, took a glass elevator up a glimmering skyscraper and entered a boardroom full of lawyers. There she was grilled, for hours, about details of The Narwhal’s press freedom lawsuit against the RCMP.
July 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We are suing the RCMP for unlawfully arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken while reporting in Wetʼsuwetʼen territory. The Narwhal is doing this for all Canadian journalists' right to do their job without being arrested. Our readers are showing up in a big way for us and donating, will you?
Go read this.
Military vets and civil servants say contamination at CFB Moose Jaw, home of the Snowbirds, have led to cancers, neurological disorders and more. @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social spent eight months on an investigation into PFAS (forever chemicals) and more on the base thenarwhal.ca/canadian-arm...
Staff at Canadian Armed Forces base say contamination made them sick | The Narwhal
CFB Moose Jaw is contaminated with forever chemicals (PFAS). Employees say toxins at the Canadian Armed Forces base caused cancers, neurological disorders and other illnesses
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July 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Go read this.
We are making videos! You should watch them!
Canada pledged to protect 30 per cent of lands and waters by 2030. Indigenous-led conservation is key to meeting that goal — here’s how #indigenousconservation #indigenoussovereignty
July 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We are making videos! You should watch them!
Send this to your uncle. You know the one. 😉
Why are we seeing wildfires already? What causes them? @drewanderson.bsky.social explains:
May 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Send this to your uncle. You know the one. 😉
I’m happy to announce that there a an official sequel to the poopmoji gif. Shout out to @jsrutgers.bsky.social for doing the hard reporting work so I can make silly things like this animation.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I’m happy to announce that there a an official sequel to the poopmoji gif. Shout out to @jsrutgers.bsky.social for doing the hard reporting work so I can make silly things like this animation.
thenarwhal.ca/winnipeg-sew...
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This needs to be sorted out. Why can't a new process to fund journalism be changed when it's clearly not fair and equitable?
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
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As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com/first-person...
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This needs to be sorted out. Why can't a new process to fund journalism be changed when it's clearly not fair and equitable?
Well this is fun to have my work highlighted!
Brand and design is a team sport though, it has to be a priority through your entire organization from top to bottom. I’m so thankful for our team at @thenarwhal.ca where the everyone recognizes the power of telling ugly stories beautifully.
Brand and design is a team sport though, it has to be a priority through your entire organization from top to bottom. I’m so thankful for our team at @thenarwhal.ca where the everyone recognizes the power of telling ugly stories beautifully.
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Finalist for Best Digital Design at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
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#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
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Finalist for Best Digital Design at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
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#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Well this is fun to have my work highlighted!
Brand and design is a team sport though, it has to be a priority through your entire organization from top to bottom. I’m so thankful for our team at @thenarwhal.ca where the everyone recognizes the power of telling ugly stories beautifully.
Brand and design is a team sport though, it has to be a priority through your entire organization from top to bottom. I’m so thankful for our team at @thenarwhal.ca where the everyone recognizes the power of telling ugly stories beautifully.
Go! Read!
A beetle, ash trees and basketmaking.
We partnered with @duncanmccue.bsky.social's Reporting in Indigenous Communities class at Carleton University for a story about one Mohawk community’s fight to protect black ash trees and a long tradition of basketmaking from the invasive emerald ash borer.
We partnered with @duncanmccue.bsky.social's Reporting in Indigenous Communities class at Carleton University for a story about one Mohawk community’s fight to protect black ash trees and a long tradition of basketmaking from the invasive emerald ash borer.
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Go! Read!
Yeah @amberbracken.bsky.social !!
Photojournalist @amberbracken.bsky.social has earned a National Magazine Award nomination for these intimate portraits of residents of Fort Chipewyan, Alta., who told her about their experiences — and fears — downstream from toxic oilsands tailings ponds.
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The Narwhal’s oilsands portraits nominated for magazine award
Photojournalist Ambera Bracken recognized for intimate images of residents of Fort Chipewyan, Alta., who told her about living downstream from trillion-litre tailings ponds of toxic byproducts
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May 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Yeah @amberbracken.bsky.social !!
okay okay I know it's over now and we've moved on but I'd like a moment for my platform explainer header before we never see it again...
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Canada federal election 2025 party platforms on environment, natural resources | The Narwhal
From critical minerals to pipelines, here’s what the Liberals, Conservatives and others are saying on the 2025 federal election campaign trail
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April 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
okay okay I know it's over now and we've moved on but I'd like a moment for my platform explainer header before we never see it again...
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April 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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We are hiring 📣📣📣
The Narwhal needs an assistant editor, someone to keep our copy tight, our layouts fresh and our reader inbox somewhere closer to zero than where mine is rn 🫣 thenarwhal.ca/hiring-an-as...
The Narwhal needs an assistant editor, someone to keep our copy tight, our layouts fresh and our reader inbox somewhere closer to zero than where mine is rn 🫣 thenarwhal.ca/hiring-an-as...
We’re hiring an assistant editor | The Narwhal
We are searching for an Assistant Editor who is keen to jump in and help get things done. If you identify as a word nerd who loves copy-editing and story layout and is excited to make our journalism s...
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April 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We are hiring 📣📣📣
The Narwhal needs an assistant editor, someone to keep our copy tight, our layouts fresh and our reader inbox somewhere closer to zero than where mine is rn 🫣 thenarwhal.ca/hiring-an-as...
The Narwhal needs an assistant editor, someone to keep our copy tight, our layouts fresh and our reader inbox somewhere closer to zero than where mine is rn 🫣 thenarwhal.ca/hiring-an-as...
New interactive page for party platforms! 😄
The federal election in Canada is just around the corner. What does that mean for the environment? We have a voter’s guide that has you covered — detailing federal party platforms from critical minerals to pipelines: thenarwhal.ca/2025-federal...
Canada election 2025 party platforms on environment, natural resources | The Narwhal
From critical minerals to pipelines, here’s what the Liberals, Conservatives and others are saying on the 2025 election campaign trail
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April 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New interactive page for party platforms! 😄
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We’ve long been told our award-winning visual journalism should include videos that make the conversation around climate change accessible to even more people. Meet @lmbaechlin.bsky.social, the person who’ll do exactly that — and make some darn good videos. thenarwhal.ca/manuel-baech...
Meet Manuel Baechlin, The Narwhal’s video producer
We’ve long been told our award-winning visual journalism should include videos that reach even more people. Meet the person who’ll do exactly that
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April 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We’ve long been told our award-winning visual journalism should include videos that make the conversation around climate change accessible to even more people. Meet @lmbaechlin.bsky.social, the person who’ll do exactly that — and make some darn good videos. thenarwhal.ca/manuel-baech...
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Here’s what happens when there’s 6 dead birds at an oil and gas site #investigation #BritishColumbia #oilandgas
March 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Here’s what happens when there’s 6 dead birds at an oil and gas site #investigation #BritishColumbia #oilandgas
Drew just won the Hillman Prize a few days ago and then delivers another banger of a story! Go @drewanderson.bsky.social !!!!
I spent months (and thousands of The Narwhal's dollars) digging into who actually owns the many small companies which the Alberta Energy Regulator says aren't paying their orphan well levies or minimum cleanup quotas. Some of the names might surprise you. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...
The prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies | The Narwhal
A former prime minister, a major philanthropist and a host of developers emerge from a tangled web of corporate ownership in the oilpatch
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March 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Drew just won the Hillman Prize a few days ago and then delivers another banger of a story! Go @drewanderson.bsky.social !!!!