🍑 It's peach season! 🍑 And just like the rest of us, the tender fruit is coping with the many challenges of climate change. Scientist Jay Subramanian talks to @balkissoon.bsky.social about his work as Canada's last peach breeder, designing climate-resilient fruit for the future.

He's protecting Ontario peaches from climate change | The Narwhal

In Niagara, fruit breeder Jay Subramanian is designing a peach that will reduce food waste, allow workers to avoid heat waves — and taste delicious

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SCOOP: The Doug Ford government received 98.98% opposition to its plan to replace Ontario’s Endangered Species Act with weaker legislation, according to an internal analysis viewed by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social. The bill passed anyway. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...

98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed | The Narwhal

Internal Ministry of Environment analysis shows ‘confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity’ raised over the Species Conservation Act, under Bill 5

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Three chiefs from evacuated First Nations, along w 6 others representing communities impacted by wildfires in northern Ontario, said they haven't been contacted by Premier Ford, Indigenous Services Minister Rickford or Minister of Natural Resources Harris. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-igno...

First Nations gave Doug Ford a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it | The Narwhal

Indigenous leaders and the auditor general gave Ontario several emergency management recommendations over the years. Little progress was made

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Friend: Anthropic settlement has been approved. Amount per work = $3,127.28 Nnedi: I had 11 works in the settlement. I filled out their stupid forms, sure. But I don't want their damn money. I want them to go back in time and not have used my work to train their AI.

Five million reptiles and amphibians have been relocated in B.C., most commonly for pipeline and culvert developments. B.C. has the largest proportion of at-risk amphibians in the county, but the province doesn't track whether species survive. thenarwhal.ca/bc-frog-tran...

5 million frogs displaced by industry in B.C. How many survived? | The Narwhal

Displacing animals in B.C. is legal with a permit, with no data or tracking measures to see if the animals survive

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With smoke blanketing much of Ontario, @meyer.bsky.social reports on the $24 billion annual cost of health issues related to wildfires in Canada. That includes asthma attacks and emergency room visits today — and possible cancers, heart conditions and other issues in years to come.

Yesterday it felt like 40+ C in Toronto. Today it's cooler... because smoke from the wildfire that has obliterated Collins First Nation in northern Ontario is blocking the sun. Seems like time to re-up my column from last year on the summertime blues. 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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Hunter and trapper organizations in Inuit communities have raised concerns about a proposed expansion of the Baffinland mine, which will increase shipping traffic along narwhal migration routes, Meral Jamal reports: thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-n...

Baffinland expansion in Arctic challenged by Nunavut hunters | The Narwhal

Mary River expansion could increase mine’s production five-fold. Inuit communities are concerned about wildlife, food system impacts

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I actually do make this one a lot

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4w ago

It’s just as good for breakfast, topped with cream cheese or cottage cheese, as it is for an afternoon snack with tea. And it’s perfect to bake as zucchini season rolls in. nyti.ms/4vlpp9c

Alberta is betting its AI future on natural gas-powered data centres. But a global shortage of gas turbines could delay projects, drive up costs and complicate the province’s $100-billion ambitions. @drewanderson.bsky.social explains: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-d...

Alberta’s data centre dreams face headwinds | The Narwhal

A global shortage of gas turbines means long wait-lists and higher prices for Alberta to build AI data centres

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Frank Ocean come back

"The campaign against Bhuiyan is being led by John Mutton, who was mayor of Clarington from 2000 to 2006 and is a municipal planning consultant dubbed “Mr. X” and accused of unethical lobbying in Greenbelt scandal."

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This Muslim family in rural Ontario fears for their safety, as an online conspiracy theory turns into real-world threats: ‘We are terrified’

LAST CALL: if you’d like to support Canadian reporting on our biggest asset — the environment — for any recurring amount (even just $5/month!), now’s the time to do it. The next 44 people to sign up get special Narwhal socks in the mail! 🧦 Offer expires midnight: thenarwhal.ca/socks-for-me...

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Join the readers who power The Narwhal’s ad-free, non-profit journalism about Canada’s natural world.

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It's so messed to think this deadly heat is human caused, and we know it, and we know what to do, and we just don't

“I knew that trip would be difficult. I had no idea it would end with me staring down the barrel of a police gun, let alone being arrested and kept in custody for four days ...” — @amberbracken.bsky.social on her arrest, and support from readers of The Narwhal: thenarwhal.ca/bracken-rcmp...

I was arrested for doing my job | The Narwhal

RCMP arrested me while on a photojournalism assignment in northern B.C. I was so lucky to have readers like you, and The Narwhal, at my back

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While ‘forever chemicals’ have been making global headlines, this small northern Ontario city knows the issue intimately; citizens fear for their water as politicians try to clean up the mess. Here's everything you need to know about PFAS in North Bay: thenarwhal.ca/north-bay-pf...

5 things to know about PFAS "forever chemicals" in North Bay | The Narwhal

Citizens launch a class-action lawsuit over decades-old legacy PFAS pollution, as the feds and city, meanwhile, plan a $120-million clean-up

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Not all old mine sites get to sashay into a new life. Nestled into coastal mountains just north of Vancouver, the former Britannia Mine is now a museum, a clean-up site — and a stage for Pride. 🌈 thenarwhal.ca/britannia-mi...

A Pride drag show gives new life to an old B.C. mine | The Narwhal

North of Vancouver, the former Britannia Mine is now a museum, a clean-up site — and a Pride stage

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PM Mark Carney's potential corporate conflicts have prevented him from participating in at least 17 "situations" involving his own government ... including the nuclear energy strategy, nbd. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Mark Carney sidelined from at least 17 government deliberations because of corporate conflicts

The revelation is contained in letters that the Privy Council Office sent to a parliamentary committee that probed the ‘screens’ that Carney set up last year to protect himself from conflicts of inter...

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Would you swim at a beach if public health authorities stopped testing the water quality? Beachgoers in North Bay, Ont., are left assessing the risk themselves. @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social reports.

Wow: Members of Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government posted what appear to be edited photos of the crowd from Ford Fest. Hundreds of OPSEU workers protesting in purple in Star photos are wearing blue shirts in politicos' posts. www.thestar.com/news/gta/pc-...

PC government officials post photo of Ford Fest crowd that appears to have been edited to make protesters look like supporters

In social media posts, Attorney General Doug Downey and MPP David Smith uploaded a birds-eye-view image depicting nearly the whole crowd in blue shirts. As documented by the Star, most of the crowd by...

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The Doug Ford government sold Crown land in Muskoka with the promise of a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, to see a massive resort built. Critics are calling foul as the Cliff’s Bay project moves ahead. thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...

Lake Muskoka’s first MZO ushers in a massive resort | The Narwhal

The Ontario government sold land on Lake Muskoka with a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, as part of the deal, allowing a massive resort to be built

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Vancouver Island's Clayoquot Sound is a key refuge for massive red cedars, orcas and Pacific salmon. Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation has long stewarded and protected the region, and is now fighting the prospect of resumed gold exploration within the territory. Read here: thenarwhal.ca/tofino-gold-...

An Ontario government ministry sold land on Lake Muskoka to a developer. The agreement promised another ministry would issue an MZO. The controversial zoning order would nullify local planning rules for the huge resort project, set to affect the lakebed and shoreline. thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...

Lake Muskoka’s first MZO ushers in a massive resort | The Narwhal

The Ontario government sold land on Lake Muskoka with a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, as part of the deal, allowing a massive resort to be built

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Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation has long opposed a gold mine in Clayoquot Sound. After Imperial Metals received an exploration permit for a site near Tofino, we sent @zoeyunker.bsky.social via helicopter to see it. Here’s her comprehensive report: thenarwhal.ca/tofino-gold-... #bcpoli

Gold mining near Tofino? Inside Imperial Metals' controversial exploration permit | The Narwhal

A five-year exploration permit allows Imperial Metals to drill for gold in the Tranquil Creek watershed, prompting concerns about acid mine drainage, salmon habitat and consent if the project goes ahe...

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At what point is the good affordable wine being mislabeled and unsearchable on the LCBO website a thing that's happening on purpose so insiders can hog it

The Narwhal and Amber Bracken sued the RCMP in hope of clearing a path for all journalists in Canada to do their work without risk of police interference. The trial wraps up this week. Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal, offered these reflections: thenarwhal.ca/support-fear...

Fearless journalism and The Narwhal’s fight for press freedom

As The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s trial against the RCMP nears its end, I’m constantly reminded why independent journalism is worth fighting for

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After a long delay, Canada has finally reintroduced a federal water bill — which stops short of recognizing clean drinking water as a human right. Ontario First Nations say they weren't consulted. @meyer.bsky.social & @fatimabsyed.bsky.social have the story: thenarwhal.ca/canada-first...

Canada’s First Nations water bill C-37 faces criticism | The Narwhal

‘I wish one of Canada’s major projects were to provide us clean drinking water’: Canada’s new bill stops short of recognizing First Nations right to clean water

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Two former advisors to the federal government called out Prime Minister Mark Carney for slashing environmental rules and ignoring experts in climate science and policy. thenarwhal.ca/carney-canad...

Carney is ‘shredding’ environmental rules, ‘misleading’ the public: experts | The Narwhal

The government shut out its own climate science and policy advisors, they say, while gutting Canada’s environmental protections in favour of oil and gas

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As well as Oracle (MySQL, Sun, Java, Peoplesoft) which runs TikTok and powers Anduril and much of the worst tech behind the Israeli genocide.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What the Ellison family would own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.

Up in Cambridge Bay, Nvt., scientists and Inuit are experimenting with re-freezing Arctic ice. @thenarwhal.ca's extremely gorgeous story about it just won two awards for climate journalism, from the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Digital Publishing Awards. thenarwhal.ca/real-ice-cam...

Real Ice: the plan to refreeze the Arctic | The Narwhal

U.K. company Real Ice is refreezing sea ice in Cambridge Bay, Nvt., in a bold experiment to mitigate climate change and help preserve Inuit traditions

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