Paige Taylor White won Photo of the Year at the 2026 Webster Awards for this photograph captured at Joffre Lakes Park. See more.

Cement, concrete and wood from the century-old Arlington bridge is finding new life — and setting an example for keeping construction materials out of landfills
Enoch Cree Nation says it has been left with tens of millions in liabilities after the regulator approved MAGA’s takeover of oil and gas wells it couldn’t afford to care for
Buying out mineral claims in proposed Indigenous protected areas could cost millions, a data analysis from The Narwhal reveals
A snapshot of our latest reporting.
In northern B.C., a giant open-pit copper mine is proposed in the wilderness headwaters of key salmon spawning grounds.
An Indigenous-led LNG project wants to ship Western Canadian gas to Europe via a new cross-Quebec pipeline.
Politicians from across the political spectrum have suggested building more oil refineries could boost Canada’s energy sovereignty — but experts aren’t so sure.
If passed, Ontario’s Bill 140 would remove several legal mechanisms that currently allow citizens to raise environmental concerns with the government.
At the headwaters of the Morice watershed’s most important salmon spawning rivers, a proposed copper mine is prompting questions about economic opportunity, salmon recovery and the future of northern B.C.
Pesticides with environmental risks Health Canada considers unacceptable could still be authorized for use, if the federal government deems them necessary for economic or food security
Over the last year, The Narwhal’s senior Prairies reporter Drew Anderson has followed the story of MAGA Energy. Drew’s reporting highlights the cost to taxpayers when Alberta oil and gas companies don’t pay their debts — and raises serious questions about the provincial government’s ability to regulate the industry.






















































Our weekly nature-forward quiz. Five hints that range from macro to micro. Three tries. Fewer hints, fewer tries: higher score.
Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal. From A glimpse inside an active Alberta coal mine
Paige Taylor White won Photo of the Year at the 2026 Webster Awards for this photograph captured at Joffre Lakes Park. See more.

Our status as an independent non-profit means we put people over profit — and pay attention to how our reporting ripples out into the real world.
Shockwaves followed our reporting on a leaked document laying out a plan for Alberta to boost oil and gas production and AI data centres.
Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi immediately called a press conference, while Premier Danielle Smith addressed it at the top of her radio show.
The reporting received coverage across media, from The Globe and Mail and CBC to the Calgary Herald and Canadian Press.
Webster Award for Excellence in Business Reporting, 2026, Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations
Webster Award for Photo of the Year, 2026, ‘Nature needs a rest’
Webster Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting, 2026, Trouble in the Headwaters












