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For months @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has been pouring over documents trying to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Companies are supposed to report rail kills but records she obtained found reporting is inconsistent and incomplete projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
The hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The Narwhal
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For months @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has been pouring over documents trying to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Companies are supposed to report rail kills but records she obtained found reporting is inconsistent and incomplete projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
Major projects? Let’s talk about it!
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Register here:
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Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Register here:
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November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Major projects? Let’s talk about it!
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Register here:
thenarwhal.ca/major-projects-event
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Register here:
thenarwhal.ca/major-projects-event
As B.C.‘s climate changes and wildfires increase, Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist wants to see the practice of prescribed burning expanded in the Interior.
An on-the-ground feature first shared by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social
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An on-the-ground feature first shared by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social
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Cultural burning is ‘a better way’: Secwépemc firekeeper | The Narwhal
As B.C. wildfires worsen, leading Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’
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November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As B.C.‘s climate changes and wildfires increase, Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist wants to see the practice of prescribed burning expanded in the Interior.
An on-the-ground feature first shared by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social
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An on-the-ground feature first shared by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social
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Will you swim against the consumer current this week? Our independent journalism is made possible by people like you — and we need to add 400 members to meet our 2025 goal.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We’ve got a better idea for Black Friday…
Will you swim against the consumer current this week? Our independent journalism is made possible by people like you — and we need to add 400 members to meet our 2025 goal.
Join today and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque!
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Will you swim against the consumer current this week? Our independent journalism is made possible by people like you — and we need to add 400 members to meet our 2025 goal.
Join today and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque!
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Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
syilx children plant shrubs to help salmon | The Narwhal
Elementary students plant native trees and shrubs to help salmon migrate through a new fish passageway at the Okanagan Lake Dam
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
For the Ford government, it seems Ontario’s nature is important — until it gets in the way of development. The government creates new parks while paring back protections for others. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social asks: Why create a park if you won’t properly protect it? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-prov...
Is Doug Ford’s Ontario pro-parks? | The Narwhal
Ford’s Ontario government is creating new categories of provincial parks while dismantling protections elsewhere to ease development
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November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
For the Ford government, it seems Ontario’s nature is important — until it gets in the way of development. The government creates new parks while paring back protections for others. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social asks: Why create a park if you won’t properly protect it? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-prov...
Funded by Canada and philanthropic partners, the SINAA agreement will protect almost 800,000 square kilometres of land and water in the ecologically critical Qikiqtani region while building a strong, Inuit-led conservation economy. thenarwhal.ca/qikiqtani-in...
$270-million SINAA agreement funds Nunavut conservation | The Narwhal
The SINAA agreement aims to protect nearly 800,000 square kilometres and build a conservation economy in the Qikiqtani region
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Funded by Canada and philanthropic partners, the SINAA agreement will protect almost 800,000 square kilometres of land and water in the ecologically critical Qikiqtani region while building a strong, Inuit-led conservation economy. thenarwhal.ca/qikiqtani-in...
Major projects, major problems: anger at Carney’s unclear plans is the real shared national interest, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes:
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The real major project is politics, not pipelines | The Narwhal
Carney’s major projects push has angered many in Alberta over perceived lack of support for a pipeline project that doesn’t exist
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Major projects, major problems: anger at Carney’s unclear plans is the real shared national interest, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes:
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The Carney government wants to pare back aspects of Canada’s anti-greenwashing law, telling @meyer.bsky.social it prevents the fossil fuel industry and other groups from sharing their environmental claims. Critics say the law might be working as intended. thenarwhal.ca/greenwashing...
Canada says anti-greenwashing rules silence industry | The Narwhal
Carney is moving to nix some of Canada’s rules that restrict how oil and gas companies and other industries advertise environmental claims
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November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Carney government wants to pare back aspects of Canada’s anti-greenwashing law, telling @meyer.bsky.social it prevents the fossil fuel industry and other groups from sharing their environmental claims. Critics say the law might be working as intended. thenarwhal.ca/greenwashing...
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Get the details on that, plus more fresh reporting from The Narwhal, in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-r...
RSVP: Unpacking Carney’s major projects push | The Narwhal
Join The Narwhal for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects
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November 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Get the details on that, plus more fresh reporting from The Narwhal, in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-r...
B.C. says 1950s-style clear-cut logging isn’t happening anymore. Is that true? @sobittersosweet.bsky.social explains #clearcutlogging
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
B.C. says 1950s-style clear-cut logging isn’t happening anymore. Is that true? @sobittersosweet.bsky.social explains #clearcutlogging
B.C.’s forests minister says logging practices have improved since the 1950s. But clear-cutting remains common and it's something experts are worried about, @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-m... #bcpoli
Is clear-cutting a thing of the past in B.C. forests? | The Narwhal
Research shows clear-cutting increases the risk of floods and wildfires. B.C.’s Forests ministry says it’s ‘a viable and appropriate’ way to log
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November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
B.C.’s forests minister says logging practices have improved since the 1950s. But clear-cutting remains common and it's something experts are worried about, @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-m... #bcpoli
Ontario’s Bill 27 could allow for geologic carbon storage to reduce the emissions from industrial processes like power generation and steel production — but critics say it’s not a silver bullet. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-carb...
Ontario’s carbon storage law, explained | The Narwhal
Bill 27 could allow for large-scale geologic carbon storage in Ontario to reduce the emissions from industrial processes like power generation and steel production, but critics say it’s not a silver b...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ontario’s Bill 27 could allow for geologic carbon storage to reduce the emissions from industrial processes like power generation and steel production — but critics say it’s not a silver bullet. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-carb...
B.C.'s Gulf Islands are beautiful, full of meadows, sheltered bays— and so many deer that their fragile ecosystems are "highly degraded." A new study suggests Indigenous-led hunting has the best chance of restoring balance, @sevawood.bsky.social writes: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Indigenous deer hunt could restore B.C. Gulf Islands | The Narwhal
Research suggests Indigenous-led hunts may be the best way to reduce deer populations, restore ecosystems and support communities on the Gulf Islands
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November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
B.C.'s Gulf Islands are beautiful, full of meadows, sheltered bays— and so many deer that their fragile ecosystems are "highly degraded." A new study suggests Indigenous-led hunting has the best chance of restoring balance, @sevawood.bsky.social writes: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Two of northwestern B.C.'s biggest economic projects just got added to Carney's fast-tracked list. But details on their impacts and operations are limited, as @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/north-coast-...
B.C.’s North Coast transmission line: big claims, few details | The Narwhal
B.C. says the North Coast transmission line would create 10,000 jobs and billions in economic activity, but hasn’t shown its work
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November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Two of northwestern B.C.'s biggest economic projects just got added to Carney's fast-tracked list. But details on their impacts and operations are limited, as @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/north-coast-...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You might have noticed our website is currently down, like many others, hold tight and we hope to be back up soon!
As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, Nova Scotia residents hope it will bring economic opportunity — but some worry about the unknown environmental impacts. New from @moiradonovan.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/offshore-win...
The risk and promise of offshore wind energy in Nova Scotia | The Narwhal
The feds are considering Wind West Atlantic Energy, an offshore wind proposal in Nova Scotia, as a potential project of national interest
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November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, Nova Scotia residents hope it will bring economic opportunity — but some worry about the unknown environmental impacts. New from @moiradonovan.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/offshore-win...
While Alberta considers how to allow oilsands companies to release treated wastewater into the Athabasca River, the federal government has yet to table its own law around clean drinking water for First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oils...
‘Unacceptable’: Alberta wants to treat and release oilsands waste | The Narwhal
Alberta is working on plans to treat and release oilsands wastewater into the Athabasca River. First Nations downstream don’t want that to happen
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November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
While Alberta considers how to allow oilsands companies to release treated wastewater into the Athabasca River, the federal government has yet to table its own law around clean drinking water for First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oils...
The Doug Ford government is setting its sites on conservation authorities for the fifth time, merging the watershed protection agencies. Staff tell @fatimabsyed.bsky.social it may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ — not to mention it's leaving them with ‘whiplash.’ thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
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November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Doug Ford government is setting its sites on conservation authorities for the fifth time, merging the watershed protection agencies. Staff tell @fatimabsyed.bsky.social it may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ — not to mention it's leaving them with ‘whiplash.’ thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
As the federal government signals support for LNG exports, residents of Kitimat, B.C., live alongside Canada’s first major liquefaction facility — and its flaring activities. Latest by @writermjs.bsky.social and photographer Marty Clemens thenarwhal.ca/kitimat-lng-... #bcpoli
LNG Canada lights up the night sky in Kitimat, B.C. | The Narwhal
As Canada’s Prime Minister signals support for LNG exports, Kitimat residents learn to live with flaring
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November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As the federal government signals support for LNG exports, residents of Kitimat, B.C., live alongside Canada’s first major liquefaction facility — and its flaring activities. Latest by @writermjs.bsky.social and photographer Marty Clemens thenarwhal.ca/kitimat-lng-... #bcpoli
Manitoba is aiming to become the next big thing when it comes to AI data centres. What are politicians saying? And what does it mean for the province? @jsrutgers.bsky.social breaks it all down:
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Manitoba’s AI data centre push, explained | The Narwhal
Manitoba wants to get in on the AI data centre boom. Here’s what that means for the province’s electricity, water and more
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November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Manitoba is aiming to become the next big thing when it comes to AI data centres. What are politicians saying? And what does it mean for the province? @jsrutgers.bsky.social breaks it all down:
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Are Mark Carney’s nation-building projects really on the fast-track — or just the fake-track? @meyer.bsky.social sorts hype from reality in today’s newsletter:
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The hype and reality of Carney’s nation-building wish list | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s list of nation-building projects just got longer — but the federal fast-track isn’t everything it might seem
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November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Are Mark Carney’s nation-building projects really on the fast-track — or just the fake-track? @meyer.bsky.social sorts hype from reality in today’s newsletter:
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Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Ksi Lisims LNG and North Coast transmission line have been referred to the Major Projects Office for review, sending a signal to potential investors in B.C.'s burgeoning LNG industry, @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports:
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Ksi Lisims LNG facility added to federal fast-tracking list | The Narwhal
Ksi Lisims, backed by the Nisg̱a’a Nation, will be Canada’s second-largest LNG facility
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Ksi Lisims LNG and North Coast transmission line have been referred to the Major Projects Office for review, sending a signal to potential investors in B.C.'s burgeoning LNG industry, @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports:
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Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals?
We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
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We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
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Pipelines in Canada, explained | The Narwhal
Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals? We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to t...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals?
We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/video-pipeli...
We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/video-pipeli...
Summer 2025 was marked by extreme heat and wildfires across the country. On Nov. 26, executive editor @balkissoon.bsky.social and a bunch of smart folks will talk about what that meant personally and politically at York U's Glendon campus. Sign up: IRL or online! www.eventbrite.ca/e/up-in-smok...
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Summer 2025 was marked by extreme heat and wildfires across the country. On Nov. 26, executive editor @balkissoon.bsky.social and a bunch of smart folks will talk about what that meant personally and politically at York U's Glendon campus. Sign up: IRL or online! www.eventbrite.ca/e/up-in-smok...