Denise Balkissoon
@balkissoon.bsky.social
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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!)
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I am better than you cause I'm reading books instead
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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
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I just put your book on hold at the library, it's an important topic that could genuinely use an old-fashioned service journalism approach, thanks for writing it.
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I'd like to thank whoever did this for the CPR they're giving political satire
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A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein frolicking and holding hands appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 23.

A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."
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On the @heavyweight.bsky.social podcast, host Jonathan Goldstein helps his guests process big emotions. But this self-described “city guy” has his own complicated feelings about Canada’s natural world — and he shared them when he took our Moose Questionnaire. thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
Heavyweight's Jonathan Goldstein is ready to camp — kind of | The Narwhal
The Montreal-raised host of the Heavyweight podcast is back with a new season and many feelings about salmon
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It's 9 pm, you get to pay attention to ice cream only
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There are tens of thousands of old gas wells across Ontario. Despite disasters like the Wheatley explosion, the province still doesn’t have the funds to safely remediate them, and isn’t asking companies for enough money should it have to plug new ones. thenarwhal.ca/old-gas-well...
Ontario can’t afford to plug its old gas wells | The Narwhal
Ontario doesn’t have the funds to plug old gas wells — and isn’t collecting enough from operators should it need to cap new ones
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A group of six whistleblowers allege Meta deleted or doctored internal safety research that showed children being exposed to grooming, sexual harassment and violence on its virtual reality devices and apps. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Thanks for listening ♥️
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Will the rest of Ontario ever tire of Doug Ford spending their money on toronto pet projects? He has an entire Lawyer economic stimulus package going here.
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By 7:30 a.m., 60+ harbour seal pups are wriggling in tubs at this Vancouver rescue centre — mewing, splashing and learning to eat fish. Meet Lily, Proteus, Truffles and Crinkle, each with their own story of survival. thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-aq...
Inside the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre | The Narwhal
Dozens of harbour seals, many less than five days hold, are rehabilitated at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in B.C. each year
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Wait, they've tried with flavoured chips?
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Because you're eating bribery chips? No judgment
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Summer used to be the season we waited all year for, but this year Canada has faced drought, extreme heat and wildfire from coast to coast. Sadness at what's lost is understandable, @balkissoon.bsky.social writes. But what if we tapped into our rage — or love — instead? thenarwhal.ca/seasonal-dep...
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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It's a minimum cry of 12 times a day
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Listen to the episode if you want to join our club, Crying Moms for Climate Action