The Narwhal
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Our pod of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can’t find anywhere else. Sign up for our newsletter: http://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter
“As we stand outside this courthouse, stepping into five weeks of trial, we know the legitimate right of journalists to do their job, to perform their vital role in our democracy, is at stake.” — Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt on our case against the RCMP: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“As we stand outside this courthouse, stepping into five weeks of trial, we know the legitimate right of journalists to do their job, to perform their vital role in our democracy, is at stake.” — Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt on our case against the RCMP: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
We’re fighting for our right to report — and your right to know. Learn more as our trial against the RCMP begins Monday.
January 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We’re fighting for our right to report — and your right to know. Learn more as our trial against the RCMP begins Monday.
Our trial begins on Jan. 12 and is scheduled to last for five weeks. We’re counting on our readers to spread the word, voice their support and chip in to our legal defence fund. Here’s where you can learn more and get involved: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Our trial begins on Jan. 12 and is scheduled to last for five weeks. We’re counting on our readers to spread the word, voice their support and chip in to our legal defence fund. Here’s where you can learn more and get involved: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
In 2021, photojournalist Amber Bracken was on assignment for The Narwhal documenting tensions over the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in B.C. The RCMP arrested Amber while she was doing her job and held her in a cell for three nights. Learn more here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In 2021, photojournalist Amber Bracken was on assignment for The Narwhal documenting tensions over the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in B.C. The RCMP arrested Amber while she was doing her job and held her in a cell for three nights. Learn more here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
The Narwhal is suing the RCMP to protect press freedom for all Canadians, and our case will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom beginning next week. We’re counting on your support as the case unfolds, so here’s what you need to know. 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The Narwhal is suing the RCMP to protect press freedom for all Canadians, and our case will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom beginning next week. We’re counting on your support as the case unfolds, so here’s what you need to know. 🧵
We’ve got so many big story ideas brewing for 2026, but we need your help to pull them off. A gift today means you’ll get a 2025 charitable receipt *and* lots of love from our Narwhal pod. Help us reach our goal? thenarwhal.ca/double-up
December 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We’ve got so many big story ideas brewing for 2026, but we need your help to pull them off. A gift today means you’ll get a 2025 charitable receipt *and* lots of love from our Narwhal pod. Help us reach our goal? thenarwhal.ca/double-up
More than 1,500 Narwhal readers have put their faith in us by donating what they can this December, bringing us oh-so-close to reaching our goal with just hours to go.
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Here’s a glimpse at what we’ve accomplished in 2025, thanks to our readers:
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Here’s a glimpse at what we’ve accomplished in 2025, thanks to our readers:
December 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
More than 1,500 Narwhal readers have put their faith in us by donating what they can this December, bringing us oh-so-close to reaching our goal with just hours to go.
Will you join them? thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Here’s a glimpse at what we’ve accomplished in 2025, thanks to our readers:
Will you join them? thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Here’s a glimpse at what we’ve accomplished in 2025, thanks to our readers:
Every dollar you give today will be matched, doubling your impact. That means your $5 can buy *two* weeks of coffee for the Vancouver office! (After those late nights watching Heated Rivalry, we need it.)
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Will you join the 1,060 donors who’ve already assisted us this month? thenarwhal.ca/double-up
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Every dollar you give today will be matched, doubling your impact. That means your $5 can buy *two* weeks of coffee for the Vancouver office! (After those late nights watching Heated Rivalry, we need it.)
Will you join the 1,060 donors who’ve already assisted us this month? thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Will you join the 1,060 donors who’ve already assisted us this month? thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Can you help us keep it up in 2026? We’ve set an ambitious new goal to raise $300,000 this month, and we’re so close!
Donate today and your contribution will be matched, making twice the difference:
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Donate today and your contribution will be matched, making twice the difference:
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December 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Can you help us keep it up in 2026? We’ve set an ambitious new goal to raise $300,000 this month, and we’re so close!
Donate today and your contribution will be matched, making twice the difference:
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Donate today and your contribution will be matched, making twice the difference:
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We’ve set a new, ambitious goal to raise $300,000 this month so we can tell more stories like these in the year ahead. Can you help us cross the finish line? Donate today to double your impact:
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December 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
We’ve set a new, ambitious goal to raise $300,000 this month so we can tell more stories like these in the year ahead. Can you help us cross the finish line? Donate today to double your impact:
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As a non-profit, The Narwhal was built differently from the start. In a nutshell: we’re accountable to you, our readers — not advertisers or shareholders.
You can help us keep it up: all donations through Dec. 31 will be matched, doubling the impact!
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You can help us keep it up: all donations through Dec. 31 will be matched, doubling the impact!
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December 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
As a non-profit, The Narwhal was built differently from the start. In a nutshell: we’re accountable to you, our readers — not advertisers or shareholders.
You can help us keep it up: all donations through Dec. 31 will be matched, doubling the impact!
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
You can help us keep it up: all donations through Dec. 31 will be matched, doubling the impact!
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Fewer and fewer media outlets are putting resources toward the slow, expensive work of dragging government secrets into the light. Will you help us raise $200,000 to keep digging?
All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
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All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
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December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Fewer and fewer media outlets are putting resources toward the slow, expensive work of dragging government secrets into the light. Will you help us raise $200,000 to keep digging?
All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
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All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
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How do we know? Because Matt filed an FOI request to access internal records related to the regulator’s response to his investigations — of course!
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
How do we know? Because Matt filed an FOI request to access internal records related to the regulator’s response to his investigations — of course!
It’s not easy to access documents that governments would prefer to keep out of the public eye. But reporters at The Narwhal love a challenge — and filed 218 freedom of information requests this year.
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It’s not easy to access documents that governments would prefer to keep out of the public eye. But reporters at The Narwhal love a challenge — and filed 218 freedom of information requests this year.
B.C. is flooding, again. We explain #bcflooding #floods
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
B.C. is flooding, again. We explain #bcflooding #floods
Luckily, @drewanderson.bsky.social is pretty stubborn. He’ll keep pushing through roadblocks to expose facts that governments might prefer to keep secret.
You can help Drew keep digging: all donations to The Narwhal will be matched, dollar for dollar, through Dec. 31!
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You can help Drew keep digging: all donations to The Narwhal will be matched, dollar for dollar, through Dec. 31!
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December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Luckily, @drewanderson.bsky.social is pretty stubborn. He’ll keep pushing through roadblocks to expose facts that governments might prefer to keep secret.
You can help Drew keep digging: all donations to The Narwhal will be matched, dollar for dollar, through Dec. 31!
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
You can help Drew keep digging: all donations to The Narwhal will be matched, dollar for dollar, through Dec. 31!
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
The Narwhal has become a leading publication covering energy and environment issues in Canada — thanks to the nearly 10,000 extraordinary people who give each year.
Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
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Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Narwhal has become a leading publication covering energy and environment issues in Canada — thanks to the nearly 10,000 extraordinary people who give each year.
Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Thousands of supporters make big collaborations like this possible. And a special group of donors has stepped up to match every dollar you give this month!
Will you double your impact with a tax-deductible donation to The Narwhal today?
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Will you double your impact with a tax-deductible donation to The Narwhal today?
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December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Thousands of supporters make big collaborations like this possible. And a special group of donors has stepped up to match every dollar you give this month!
Will you double your impact with a tax-deductible donation to The Narwhal today?
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Will you double your impact with a tax-deductible donation to The Narwhal today?
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
“I hope you prove me wrong.”
Those words are underlined in one of Carol Linnitt’s notebooks from 2018, quoting an influential pessimist in her life who said launching The Narwhal was a bad idea.
She and co-founder Emma Gilchrist faced their share of naysayers — but much has changed since then.
Those words are underlined in one of Carol Linnitt’s notebooks from 2018, quoting an influential pessimist in her life who said launching The Narwhal was a bad idea.
She and co-founder Emma Gilchrist faced their share of naysayers — but much has changed since then.
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“I hope you prove me wrong.”
Those words are underlined in one of Carol Linnitt’s notebooks from 2018, quoting an influential pessimist in her life who said launching The Narwhal was a bad idea.
She and co-founder Emma Gilchrist faced their share of naysayers — but much has changed since then.
Those words are underlined in one of Carol Linnitt’s notebooks from 2018, quoting an influential pessimist in her life who said launching The Narwhal was a bad idea.
She and co-founder Emma Gilchrist faced their share of naysayers — but much has changed since then.
Trying to make sense of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects push?
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Trying to make sense of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects push?
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On Dec. 2 at 12 p.m. ET, they’ll be part of a live team, with @sobittersosweet.bsky.social and @fatimabsyed.bsky.social, discussing Carney’s major projects push. thenarwhal.ca/major-projec...
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
On Dec. 2 at 12 p.m. ET, they’ll be part of a live team, with @sobittersosweet.bsky.social and @fatimabsyed.bsky.social, discussing Carney’s major projects push. thenarwhal.ca/major-projec...
We've received 100+ questions about Carney's major projects push. Can @fatimabsyed.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social @drewanderson.bsky.social & @meyer.bsky.social answer them all in an hour? Find out Tuesday at a free Narwhal webinar on fast-tracking: thenarwhal.ca/major-projects-event
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We've received 100+ questions about Carney's major projects push. Can @fatimabsyed.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social @drewanderson.bsky.social & @meyer.bsky.social answer them all in an hour? Find out Tuesday at a free Narwhal webinar on fast-tracking: thenarwhal.ca/major-projects-event
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife across Canada. How big of a problem is it? @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social explains what the data does — and doesn’t — tell us. #wildlife
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife across Canada. How big of a problem is it? @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social explains what the data does — and doesn’t — tell us. #wildlife
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
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
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!
thenarwhal.ca/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!
thenarwhal.ca/black-friday/
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!
thenarwhal.ca/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!
thenarwhal.ca/black-friday/