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The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
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October 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
📣 Job alert! 📣
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
Piping plovers — tiny, lively and endangered birds — have visited Wasaga Beach every summer since 2007.
But things may be changing — and what happens here could be a sign of what’s to come elsewhere in Ontario.
#endangeredspecies #wasagabeach
But things may be changing — and what happens here could be a sign of what’s to come elsewhere in Ontario.
#endangeredspecies #wasagabeach
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Piping plovers — tiny, lively and endangered birds — have visited Wasaga Beach every summer since 2007.
But things may be changing — and what happens here could be a sign of what’s to come elsewhere in Ontario.
#endangeredspecies #wasagabeach
But things may be changing — and what happens here could be a sign of what’s to come elsewhere in Ontario.
#endangeredspecies #wasagabeach
Any Ontario minister in Doug Ford’s government could soon have the power to create law-free zones — and decide what gets built there.
Ontario reporter @fatimabsyed.bsky.social explains:
Ontario reporter @fatimabsyed.bsky.social explains:
October 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Any Ontario minister in Doug Ford’s government could soon have the power to create law-free zones — and decide what gets built there.
Ontario reporter @fatimabsyed.bsky.social explains:
Ontario reporter @fatimabsyed.bsky.social explains:
It’s lucky that Ontario reporter @meyer.bsky.social grabbed a souvenir from the Shania Twain Centre in Timmins while he could. The money-losing attraction was demolished in 2014 to make room for the gold mine next door:
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September 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It’s lucky that Ontario reporter @meyer.bsky.social grabbed a souvenir from the Shania Twain Centre in Timmins while he could. The money-losing attraction was demolished in 2014 to make room for the gold mine next door:
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September 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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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.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
That’s only possible because people like you continue to donate to support journalism that makes a difference. We need 150 new members by the end of the month — can we count you in? Join now and get a snazzy Narwhal tote! thenarwhal.ca/member-totes
Check out this government document, which Matt accessed through a freedom of information request. It outlines how the BC Energy Regulator is beefing up its inspections and compliance processes in response to the investigation.
September 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Check out this government document, which Matt accessed through a freedom of information request. It outlines how the BC Energy Regulator is beefing up its inspections and compliance processes in response to the investigation.
Northwest B.C. reporter Matt Simmons investigated the issue for months. The outcome: two bombshell stories — and real change in how the regulator inspects oil and gas companies and shares information with the public.
September 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Northwest B.C. reporter Matt Simmons investigated the issue for months. The outcome: two bombshell stories — and real change in how the regulator inspects oil and gas companies and shares information with the public.
Indigenous leaders and youth took the stage at Neil Young’s concert in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday to oppose the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline. #neilyoung #prgt #bcpoli
September 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Indigenous leaders and youth took the stage at Neil Young’s concert in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday to oppose the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline. #neilyoung #prgt #bcpoli
Chef Michael Smith once saw “organic” as the shining light on the hill, but now he says it is barely a starting line.
Have you read our Moose Questionnaire with Smith yet? Check out the full convo here: thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
Have you read our Moose Questionnaire with Smith yet? Check out the full convo here: thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
September 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Chef Michael Smith once saw “organic” as the shining light on the hill, but now he says it is barely a starting line.
Have you read our Moose Questionnaire with Smith yet? Check out the full convo here: thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
Have you read our Moose Questionnaire with Smith yet? Check out the full convo here: thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
What’s going on at Wasaga Beach is a complicated moment in the history of “Ontario’s summer playground,” and the outcome could set a precedent for how provincial parks are protected in the future. Get up to speed here: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach... (6/6)
September 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What’s going on at Wasaga Beach is a complicated moment in the history of “Ontario’s summer playground,” and the outcome could set a precedent for how provincial parks are protected in the future. Get up to speed here: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach... (6/6)
But change is coming. The town has long alleged having a provincial park inside its boundaries impedes economic growth, and Premier Doug Ford is listening. In May he announced a plan to remove more than half the beach — and all of the plover habitat — from the park and transfer it to the town. (4/6)
September 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
But change is coming. The town has long alleged having a provincial park inside its boundaries impedes economic growth, and Premier Doug Ford is listening. In May he announced a plan to remove more than half the beach — and all of the plover habitat — from the park and transfer it to the town. (4/6)
As a provincial park, Wasaga Beach and its plovers currently enjoy a protected status. Ontario Parks collaborates with Birds Canada to monitor and protect plover nests, and park staff refrain from raking the beach where plovers are known to be. (3/6)
September 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
As a provincial park, Wasaga Beach and its plovers currently enjoy a protected status. Ontario Parks collaborates with Birds Canada to monitor and protect plover nests, and park staff refrain from raking the beach where plovers are known to be. (3/6)
This 14-kilometre shoreline draws over a million annual visitors, a tourism boon that underpins the Town of Wasaga Beach’s local economy. But sharing space with all those beachgoers? Piping plovers, an endangered bird that relies on Wasaga’s sand dunes as summer nesting habitat. (2/6)
September 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This 14-kilometre shoreline draws over a million annual visitors, a tourism boon that underpins the Town of Wasaga Beach’s local economy. But sharing space with all those beachgoers? Piping plovers, an endangered bird that relies on Wasaga’s sand dunes as summer nesting habitat. (2/6)
Chef Michael Smith keeps coming back home to P.E.I. — a place that he finds awe-inspiring not just for its beautiful patchwork quilt, but “through coming to understand the communities within it.”
We spoke to him about this and more for our latest Moose Questionnaire!
We spoke to him about this and more for our latest Moose Questionnaire!
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Chef Michael Smith keeps coming back home to P.E.I. — a place that he finds awe-inspiring not just for its beautiful patchwork quilt, but “through coming to understand the communities within it.”
We spoke to him about this and more for our latest Moose Questionnaire!
We spoke to him about this and more for our latest Moose Questionnaire!
For decades, Gwich’in on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border have worked together to defend the herd and lobby U.S. policymakers against drilling. Now, they’re vowing to do it again. An emergency meeting to explore options is scheduled in Alaska on Sept. 4, 2025. (5/6)
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For decades, Gwich’in on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border have worked together to defend the herd and lobby U.S. policymakers against drilling. Now, they’re vowing to do it again. An emergency meeting to explore options is scheduled in Alaska on Sept. 4, 2025. (5/6)
This year, Caribou Days’ festive atmosphere gave way to sober discussions of new threats facing the herd. U.S. president Donald Trump has ordered increased oil and gas drilling in its Alaskan calving grounds, which the Gwich’in — and Western science — say would be devastating to the herd. (4/6)
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This year, Caribou Days’ festive atmosphere gave way to sober discussions of new threats facing the herd. U.S. president Donald Trump has ordered increased oil and gas drilling in its Alaskan calving grounds, which the Gwich’in — and Western science — say would be devastating to the herd. (4/6)
Each spring, Gwich’in people celebrate their bond with the caribou during Vadzaih Choo Drin, or “Big Caribou Days,” in Old Crow, Yukon. Hundreds of people attend from across the North for games and festivities as the herd’s migration passes through Old Crow. (3/6)
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Each spring, Gwich’in people celebrate their bond with the caribou during Vadzaih Choo Drin, or “Big Caribou Days,” in Old Crow, Yukon. Hundreds of people attend from across the North for games and festivities as the herd’s migration passes through Old Crow. (3/6)
For thousands of years, the Gwich’in in Yukon and Alaska have lived alongside the Porcupine caribou herd, whose approximately 200,000 animals migrate through Gwich’in territory every spring and fall. (2/6)
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For thousands of years, the Gwich’in in Yukon and Alaska have lived alongside the Porcupine caribou herd, whose approximately 200,000 animals migrate through Gwich’in territory every spring and fall. (2/6)
At The Narwhal, we read every email sent our way — so you might have already met our new assistant editors, Will and Paloma, who monitor our inbox and respond to readers! They recently joined The Narwhal to ensure our stories are accurate, typo-free and beautiful to look at. Get to know them: (1/3)
August 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
At The Narwhal, we read every email sent our way — so you might have already met our new assistant editors, Will and Paloma, who monitor our inbox and respond to readers! They recently joined The Narwhal to ensure our stories are accurate, typo-free and beautiful to look at. Get to know them: (1/3)
In May, we headed to Cambridge Bay, Nvt., to speak with community members and researchers from the company Real Ice.
The big idea: to drill holes into Arctic ice and pump seawater to the surface to make the sea ice thicker and potentially combat the effects of global warming.
The big idea: to drill holes into Arctic ice and pump seawater to the surface to make the sea ice thicker and potentially combat the effects of global warming.
August 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In May, we headed to Cambridge Bay, Nvt., to speak with community members and researchers from the company Real Ice.
The big idea: to drill holes into Arctic ice and pump seawater to the surface to make the sea ice thicker and potentially combat the effects of global warming.
The big idea: to drill holes into Arctic ice and pump seawater to the surface to make the sea ice thicker and potentially combat the effects of global warming.
The federal government has been tight-lipped about what initiatives it wants to fast-track, but pipeline projects are expected to be among them. Mikisew’s chief, Billy-Joe Tuccaro, said he worries fossil fuel expansion will expose his people to more harm. (6/9)
August 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The federal government has been tight-lipped about what initiatives it wants to fast-track, but pipeline projects are expected to be among them. Mikisew’s chief, Billy-Joe Tuccaro, said he worries fossil fuel expansion will expose his people to more harm. (6/9)
The federal government says there is “no possibility” of First Nations’ constitutional rights being overridden as a result of C-5’s passage. But several experts warned a botched rollout could trash years of hard-won trust between Indigenous leadership and the Crown. (4/9)
August 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The federal government says there is “no possibility” of First Nations’ constitutional rights being overridden as a result of C-5’s passage. But several experts warned a botched rollout could trash years of hard-won trust between Indigenous leadership and the Crown. (4/9)
Every single degree Celsius of increased global temperature is associated with a 4.7% increase in domestic violence, the UN found. When wildfires — like those raging across Canada for months now — cut off roads and communication, it “prevents any kind of escape or intervention,” a B.C. expert said.
August 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Every single degree Celsius of increased global temperature is associated with a 4.7% increase in domestic violence, the UN found. When wildfires — like those raging across Canada for months now — cut off roads and communication, it “prevents any kind of escape or intervention,” a B.C. expert said.