As wildfires rage on across Canada, misinformation rages on social media — and AI and American politics are making it worse. @michellecyca.com explains why: thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-mis...

With AI slop, wildfire misinformation is mutating online | The Narwhal

How conspiracy theories, misinformation and AI-generated images anchored by social media engagement are playing out during Canada’s 2026 wildfires

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Polling shows Canadians support a new pipeline from Alberta to B.C. — if they don’t have to pay for it. Companies aren’t lining up to shell out, either. Here's a look at the economics of pipelines in Canada, including the cost of fossil fuel emissions and climate change thenarwhal.ca/canadian-pip...

The cost breakdown of a new Canadian pipeline | The Narwhal

Canadians aren’t sure they want to pay for a new pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast. We break down the basic costs of building and operating them

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How to make a $60 air purifier as wildfires rage in Canada, Vancouver’s abandoned boats problem and more: July in review Here’s a highlight of some of our stories from last month at The Narwhal.

As southern Ontario faced extreme heat and smoke from wildfires, migrant workers and allies rallied in Toronto, calling for the provincial and federal governments to better protect labourers on the frontlines of a changing climate. thenarwhal.ca/migrant-work...

‘Working past exhaustion’: migrant workers rally over Ontario’s extreme heat | The Narwhal

About 50 migrant workers and allies gathered in Toronto, calling on the Doug Ford government to better protect labourers as the climate changes

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The federal government has approved the Crawford nickel-cobalt mine north of Timmins, Ont., having concluded that the proposed mine’s “adverse effects” are “justified in the public interest.” Here’s our earlier story on the mine — and what it might mean for Timmins.

Massive nickel mine planned north of Timmins, Ontario | The Narwhal

Amid a critical minerals rush, Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine project offers risks and opportunities for Timmins, in northern Ontario.

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It's getting harder and harder to tell well-informed stories across Canada, but patience and persistence still pay off. In this week's newsletter, a behind-the-scenes look at how @fatimabsyed.bsky.social's latest scoop came about ⤵️

Getting the story, when governments won't talk

It’s increasingly difficult to tell well-informed stories across Canada. But a recent Narwhal investigation shows patience and persistence still pay off

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🍑 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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LNG Canada’s original plans for its Kitimat, B.C, plant included a commitment to operate "without routine flaring." That commitment was later removed from submissions to the BC Energy Regulator, and in 2025, almost 10 per cent of all gas transported to the terminal was burned off.

LNG Canada dropped commitments to operate ‘without routine flaring’: docs | The Narwhal

For years, LNG Canada made environmental commitments in documents submitted to BC Energy Regulator (BCER). It removed them before the Kitimat facility launched

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In the Inuit community of Nain, thawing permafrost is shifting the ground beneath everyone's feet. As the Arctic warms, permafrost is thawing faster — and threatening to accelerate climate change, reports Frey Blake-Pijogge thenarwhal.ca/nain-permafr...

Permafrost thaw is transforming northern communities | The Narwhal

In the rapidly warming Arctic, permafrost thaw is transforming the landscape in unpredictable and challenging ways

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BC Parks calls Carmanah Walbran Park "one of the most remarkable wild places on Vancouver Island.” But for months, it has been nearly inaccessible, as a logging company has gated one entrance and left landslide debris blocking the other, @camfenton.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/bc-carmanah-...

Logging company closes access to B.C. provincial park | The Narwhal

Many B.C. parks are accessible only by resource roads controlled by private companies. The Carmanah Walbran closure raises questions about access to public land

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Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park was nearly levelled in a 2025 summer storm. Now visitors have been welcomed back and thousands of new trees have been planted with the changing climate in mind. thenarwhal.ca/rebuilding-s...

Replanting a northern Ontario forest for climate change | The Narwhal

Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park was destroyed in a storm in 2025. Visitors are back this summer, and thousands of trees are being planted

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“This is a dream that could truly change the world. Friends, the era of empty rhetoric on the environment is over. We’re taking real action that will produce real, tangible results.” — Stephen Harper, 2007 @meyer.bsky.social on 19 years of carbon capture promises: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-c...

Canada’s carbon capture chronicle | The Narwhal

To catalogue Canadian leaders’ promises on carbon capture, I had to go through national archives. The story is one of big dreams, with little results

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This is a wonderful piece by @trinamoyles.bsky.social in @thenarwhal.ca, accompanied by amazing photos. I once had a close encounter with a grizzly near Haines Junction. Fortunately, I was in a car and it was not, so we were both completely safe. They are such beautiful creatures.

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What is it like to live with grizzly bears? Reporter Trina Moyles travelled to Haines Junction, Yukon, to find out. It has one of the highest concentrations of grizzlies in the territory. Here's her story about coexistence, with incredible photos by Sonny Parker thenarwhal.ca/grizzly-bear...

Thanks to @thebigstory.bsky.social for having @michellecyca.com on to discuss her piece on exotic cats!

The Big Story@thebigstory.bsky.social · 2w ago

In #BC it is illegal to own a large exotic cat but there is a middle ground of cat, breeds much bigger than domestic cats but smaller than cheetahs and tigers, that has remained largely unregulated. Until now. Journalist @michellecyca.com who covered this for @thenarwhal.ca joins us lnk.to/bigstory

What is it like to live with grizzly bears? Reporter Trina Moyles travelled to Haines Junction, Yukon, to find out. It has one of the highest concentrations of grizzlies in the territory. Here's her story about coexistence, with incredible photos by Sonny Parker thenarwhal.ca/grizzly-bear...

How a Yukon town lives alongside grizzly bears | The Narwhal

Haines Junction sits in one of Yukon’s densest grizzly bear corridors. Indigenous Knowledge and decades of prevention are helping people and bears coexist

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Can confirm, not AI! Sonny Parker is the photographer behind our latest story featuring some incredible pictures of grizzly bears in Haines Junction. Editor Lindsay Sample spoke to him about how he manages to take intimate pictures of the massive mammals.

Canadian politicians have for two decades promised carbon capture technology would slow industrial emissions that drive global warming. @meyer.bsky.social dug into those promises, as a deadly wildfire season — made worse by climate change — ravages the country. thenarwhal.ca/wildfires-ca...

A glance at Canada’s carbon capture promises as wildfires burn | The Narwhal

As wildfires driven by climate change rage on, Canadian politicians from Harper to Carney have for two decades promised to use unproven technology to abate industrial carbon pollution

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In 2021, Premier Doug Ford was personally presented with 20 recommendations to improve emergency management in northern Ontario. The auditor general later offered another 30. Little progress was made before the deadliest wildfire season on record. 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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Some of you might have heard about stickers in Saint John that link to a recent Narwhal story (🔗 below). We’re glad people find our stories informative, but we’d like to make it clear we had nothing to do with these stickers being made or being put up around the city. thenarwhal.ca/lorneville-a...

New Brunswick residents battle an AI data centre | The Narwhal

The proposed data centre and its on-site gas plant in Lorneville, N.B., would raze wetlands and forest and be one of the province’s largest greenhouse gas emitters

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It was March 2007. Apple had just debuted the iPhone. The Iraq War was raging. Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth had won two Oscars. And the prime minister of Canada was talking about “the exciting new technology called carbon capture and storage.” by @meyer.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...

For 20 years, Canada’s leaders have promised a carbon capture fix | The Narwhal

It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered

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It was nice to break from my usual politics and policy stories to cover a community event aimed at empowering and protecting people from wildfire smoke These simple air cleaners can be as effective as commercial models at removing pollutants from the air They take less than 30 min and ~$60 to make

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Three-quarters of Canadians are worried about poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. In B.C., people are learning to build effective, low-cost air purifiers. @sobittersosweet.bsky.social's latest: thenarwhal.ca/diy-air-puri...

It is 2006. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...

Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal

It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered

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Rajpreet Sahota has joined The Narwhal as our first-ever community and policy reporting fellow. During a ten-month fellowship, Rajpreet will report on Ontario environmental policy, with a focus on how it impacts racialized communities. Welcome, Rajpreet! 🎉 thenarwhal.ca/rajpreet-sah...

Meet Rajpreet Sahota, The Narwhal’s new reporting fellow | The Narwhal

From her home in downtown Toronto, Rajpreet will be reporting on how environmental policy impacts racialized communities in Ontario

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Take a minute to read @meyer.bsky.social's definitive account of Canadian politicians' promises to lower industrial emissions with carbon capture technology. It's been 20 years and seven elections, and they're singing much the same tune. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...

For 20 years, Canada’s leaders have promised a carbon capture fix | The Narwhal

It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered

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Three-quarters of Canadians are worried about poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. In B.C., people are learning to build effective, low-cost air purifiers. @sobittersosweet.bsky.social's latest: thenarwhal.ca/diy-air-puri...

How to make a $60 air purifier, as Canada’s wildfires rage on | The Narwhal

Air purifiers can help protect your lungs from wildfire smoke. In B.C., volunteers are teaching people how to build low-cost ones

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@meyer.bsky.social dug deep into the archives to lay out nearly two decades of Canadian politicians' big promises on carbon capture. Spoiler: they sound a bit like a broken record. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...

Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal

It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered

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"Enough is enough": after decades of diesel contamination at the heart of their community, Attawapiskat First Nation is suing Ontario and the federal government over failing to remediate land urgently needed for housing, Rajpreet Sahota reports. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-atta...

Attawapiskat First Nation sues over diesel contamination | The Narwhal

‘Enough is enough’: Attawapiskat First Nation is taking Ontario and Canada to court over remediation after decades of inaction

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The FIFA World Cup temporarily transformed Vancouver, including False Creek, which was cleared of the abandoned boats that often sink or crash ashore. As Anjini Snape reports, derelict vessels are a surprisingly complex jurisdictional and environmental challenge: thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-ab...

Vancouver’s abandoned boats have become everybody’s problem | The Narwhal

The FIFA World Cup temporarily reshaped False Creek, but the city’s abandoned boats continue to pose environmental risks and reflect Vancouver’s housing crisis

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We’re having a great time meeting new and longtime fans of The Narwhal at @vanfolkfest.bsky.social! Stop by our table this weekend to say hi and get the chance to win a stand-up paddleboard 🏄