On the ground

‘An intense conflict’: Canadian outdoor guides juggle safety, grief and joy as the climate changes

Guides in British Columbia and Alberta describe what it’s like to build a life in the mountains as climate change makes the terrain more unpredictable and the moral questions harder to ignore

By Sara King-Abadi

Jan. 13, 2026 9 min. read

It’s the second day of our trial against the RCMP

In November 2021, photojournalist Amber Bracken was arrested by the RCMP while on assignment for The Narwhal. So we launched a lawsuit to take a stand for press freedom. Today, our five-week trial continues in Vancouver.

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An RCMP officer aims a rifle into a one-room wooden home on Wet’suwet’en territory where land defenders gathered in November 2021 in opposition to construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Natural gas pipeline markers and vent pipes stick out of a snowy ground.

News

Ontario to keep forcing municipalities to give Enbridge Gas free access to public land

By Fatima Syed

Jan. 13, 2026 3 min. read

Guelph and Waterloo Region have refused to renew agreements giving the fossil fuel giant free...

Two people stand with a tripod wearing helmets and headlamps inside of a glacier

Photo Essay

Inside a melting glacier, photographers race to capture what remains

By Sara King-Abadi and Amber Bracken

Jan. 12, 2026 7 min. read

For the last four years, Jim Elzinga and Roger Vernon have ventured into the Columbia...

A lone green tree seen through the silhouettes of tallgrass at the Alderville Black Oak Savanna during Prairie Day on October 3, 2025.

On the ground

Southern Ontario prairies need fire to flourish, and a place to grow

By Gabrielle McMann

Jan. 12, 2026 15 min. read

Alderville First Nation’s Black Oak Savanna is a pocket of a rare ecosystem that was...

Photo Essay

Portrait of a bee

By Tim Smith

Jan. 9, 2026 6 min. read

A Manitoba photojournalist reflects on an unusual summer spent at an apiary, up close with...

Journalists with The Narwhal gather around a table, talking and smiling

Newsletter

What’s in the mix for 2026?

By Jacqueline Ronson

Jan. 9, 2026

In our first newsletter of the year, reporters share what’s on their radar in the...

An illustration of commodity prices on a screen, similar to what you'd see at a stock market.

Explainer

Alberta produces a lot of oil. So does Venezuela. How does it all fit together?

By Drew Anderson

Jan. 8, 2026 8 min. read

As the U.S. asserts control over Venezuelan oil, we dig into the potential consequences for...

A collage of several Indigenous small business owners, in black and white, against a red-tinted backdrop of a grocery store shelf. In the front, Rye and Shyra Barberstock smile at each other holding mugs. In the back, from left to right, Sarah Meconse Mierau, Jordan Hocking, Kelsey Coutts and Destiny Houshte smile, some looking towards the lens and others looking away.

Explainer

Why aren’t there more Indigenous foods in Canadian grocery stores?

By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood

Jan. 7, 2026 10 min. read

Indigenous foods are varied, delicious and plentiful — but getting them to customers can be...

A man in an orange hard hat and shirt wearing a piss pack for fire suppression stands in a forest

Opinion

Climate misinformation is threatening Canada’s national security

By Sadaf Mehrabi

Jan. 7, 2026 4 min. read

With wildfire season only months away, the time to prepare our lines of communication is...

Illustration of red llines being drawn on a map.

In-Depth

What’s scarier for Canadian communities — floods, or flood maps?

By Xavi Richer Vis

Jan. 6, 2026 12 min. read

When maps showing areas most likely to flood are outdated, it puts people and property...

A photo illustration showing Mark Carney in the foreground, with various industrial-style projects in the background.

Carney’s major projects

Explore our reporting about projects on the federal government’s radar.

Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal. Mark Carney photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Canadian Press

Featured story

A massive nickel mine, and the community that wants to love it

By Leah Borts-Kuperman

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Pipelines in Canada, explained

On the frontlines of an effort to save Arctic ice … by drilling into the ocean

Shorts

Carol Linnitt is the co-founder of The Narwhal. The Narwhal is suing the RCMP.

We’re fighting for our right to report — and your right to know

B.C. is flooding, again. We explain

B.C. says 1950s-style clear-cut logging isn’t happening anymore. Is that true?

Animals are getting killed on Canada’s railways

Piping Plovers on Wasaga Beach, in Ontario

Endangered plovers love this Ontario beach. Is the feeling mutual?

Any Ontario minister could soon have the power to create law-free zones — and decide what gets built there

POV: a reporting trip to Heiltsuk territory

Pipeline opposition took centre stage at Neil Young’s Burnaby, B.C., concert

Organic is barely a starting line, chef Michael Smith says

Chef Michael Smith keeps coming back home to P.E.I.

Could refreezing the Arctic help save its melting ice?

A screenshot of a video call for a Moose Questionnaire with ShawtyAstrology.

How do you reach people who don’t believe in climate change?

A beaver lodge animation and illustration. One beaver is inside of the lodge.

Two families of beavers live in Stanley Park…

Michelle Cyca talked about Indigenous sovereignty

Some people say Indigenous Rights are “racist,” but that’s not true

A screenshot of a video call for a Moose Questionnaire, with ShawtyAstrology in the top half and Narwhal editor Denise Balkissoon below.

“Ducks are very cute,” ShawtyAstrology says

Video thumbnail featuring Patrick Johnson, a Guardian Watchman.

Canada’s conservation goals depend on this

What’s going on around Grand Forks, B.C.?

How do you undo over 100 years of pollution?

Why are we seeing wildfires already? What causes them?

Here’s how cities can prevent flooding

North of North’s Anna Lambe is open to people growing

Here’s how one Mohawk community is dealing with a hungry beetle

There’s nothing inherently “critical” about critical minerals

Marrying a polar bear seems totally reasonable

What is the carbon tax?

Watch our in-depth explainer for more on the carbon tax

Anna Lambe has been pretty far north

Six dead birds? In this economy?

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We’re suing the RCMP to take a stand for press freedom.

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We’re suing the RCMP to take a stand for press freedom.

All journalists in Canada should be able to do their work without risk of police interference. Help us defend the right to a free press by making a donation to The Narwhal’s legal fund today.

YES, I’LL PITCH IN