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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 17h

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

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Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 2d

A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a speech pointing out how biz and political leaders had no day-to-day incentive to address climate change, yet it was up to governments. Today, Carney is leading one, but finds himself consumed with responding to the many crises of the day thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 7d

Also, according to the draft regulations, everything about a special economic zone will be determined by “the opinion of the minister.” There are no guardrails.

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 7d

First Nations asked the Doug Ford gov't for oversight measures over special economic zones (law-free areas for trusted proponents & designated projects). They asked for a public registry, an appeals process on cabinet decisions and time limits.

The government said no
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Ontario’s draft rules for special economic zones limit oversight | The Narwhal

The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 7d

A large drilling rig near the shore of Georgian Bay has some Meaford, Ont., residents concerned about what’s to come. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social went looking for answers. thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-dr...

Why is there a drilling rig on Georgian Bay? | The Narwhal

TC Energy is drilling into the Georgian Bay lakebed near Meaford, Ontario, as it plans for a $4.5-billion pumped storage energy project

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 8d

ICYMI, read @fatimabsyed.bsky.social on Ford's plans for Wasage Beach Provincial Park

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Sep 3

What’s going on at Wasaga Beach? It’s a question our readers have been asking us to look into for months. So we sent @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @a1please.bsky.social to Wasaga to document a town — and an ecosystem — at a crossroads. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach... (1/6)

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you so much! Sorry I forgot this

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve reported on the Doug Ford gov’t’s environmental record for 7 years and I remain concerned that Ontario’s only climate plan is a 2018 draft the auditor says isn’t evidence-based — and the gov’t now admits it won’t release a new plan or set stronger emissions-reduction targets

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Stefan Hostetter @steho.bsky.social · 17d

Super excited to be a part of this Cited Media panel with the incredible @fatimabsyed.bsky.social next Thursday, October 2nd!

Click the link to grab tickets and to also see a photo of me from 10 years ago: citedpodcast.com/2025/09/19/o...

October 2nd: Green Dreams Live Event - Cited Podcast

We have a live event for our new season, Green Dreams. Toronto-based Cited fans, you should come out. We'll be having a mix-and-mingle, and hosting a climate journalism panel. It is October 2nd, 2025,...

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Sep 9

I have indeed been losing my mind

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Sep 8

Spain’s PM Sánchez has imposed sweeping measures against Israel, including a total arms embargo, to “stop the Gaza genocide” and “support the Palestinian population.”

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/tcopvq

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Sep 3

What’s going on at Wasaga Beach? It’s a question our readers have been asking us to look into for months. So we sent @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @a1please.bsky.social to Wasaga to document a town — and an ecosystem — at a crossroads. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach... (1/6)

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · Aug 30

Take a minute on over your long weekend to read this beautiful story about what exactly is going on at Wasaga Beach and why it's oh, so complicated. #ONpoli

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Aug 30

The Ontario government is giving a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to the town to boost the local economy. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social visited on a late August weekend to understand the precedent this sets and how the piping plover and its summer home might fare.

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The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks so much ❤️❤️

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 30

This long weekend, consider the future of Wasaga Beach: a provincially protected environment, home to the endangered plovers, that the Doug Ford gov't wants to transfer to the town's ownership to boost tourism. It's a complicated and possibly precedent-setting tale.

thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Aug 30

The Ontario government is giving a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to the town to boost the local economy. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social visited on a late August weekend to understand the precedent this sets and how the piping plover and its summer home might fare.

thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yes it's a #longreads but nothing about this story is black and white.

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 30

This long weekend, consider the future of Wasaga Beach: a provincially protected environment, home to the endangered plovers, that the Doug Ford gov't wants to transfer to the town's ownership to boost tourism. It's a complicated and possibly precedent-setting tale.

thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · Aug 25

Genocide news: Israel has assassinated four more journalists, targeting them at Nasser hospital. Meanwhile famine has been declared in Gaza - caused by Israel's denial of humanitarian aid AND destruction of food/water sources. This is the first time famine confirmed outside Africa

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Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Wrote a column thenarwhal.ca/seasonal-dep... and talked to CBC's Allie Jaynes www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb... about how wildfires, smoke, extreme heat and other effects of climate change are making summer a bummer, and why I'm trying to push past my sadness about it to tap into my anger, and love.

I have seasonal depression in the summer now | The Narwhal

Extreme heat, wildfires and pests — fuelled by climate change — threaten to make summer the worst season in Canada. It’s time to talk about it

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 15

Here are some honest reflections on the challenges of being an energy reporter in Ontario.

There is a deep fear in the industry about the repercussions of having frank conversations about what it would take to move away from fossil fuels. But we need to

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Aug 15

“The hardest part about being an energy reporter in Ontario is that very few people in the industry actually want to talk to me,” @fatimabsyed.bsky.social writes.

Get the inside scoop on new reporting from The Narwhal in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-e...

Inside The Narwhal’s reporting on Enbridge in Ontario

Building trust with people in power is the hardest part of reporting on Enbridge in Ontario, writes Fatima Syed, energy reporter for The Narwhal

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 14

They're delegitimizing journalism and everyone is letting them.

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Israeli military has a special unit called the “Legitimization Cell" assigned to identify Gaza-based journalists it could portray as undercover Hamas operatives, in an effort to blunt growing global outrage over Israel’s killing of reporters.

I'm going to be sick
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Israeli army unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas

Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian r...

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · Aug 14

"It was a moment when I hated everything. I hated journalism – now a lie for a world that does not hear us or see us, a world that waits for our deaths, waits for us to become the news instead of delivering it."

www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

‘I knew these giants, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas al-Sharif’

I met Mohammed and Anas during our coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, and we were all in awe of them.

www.aljazeera.com

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · Aug 14

Buildings contribute 24% of Ontario’s emissions. Enbridge, with a near-monopoly on gas distribution here, is shuttering its clean energy arm for developers. Sources told @fatimabsyed.bsky.social Enbridge Sustain could have had a massive impact on building greener homes: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr...

Enbridge Sustain shuttering commercial business | The Narwhal

Enbridge Sustain, the fossil fuel giant’s foray into clean technology in Ontario, is reducing low-emissions offerings and, sources say, laying off workers

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