Photo Essay

From an island in the middle of the Ottawa River, a city gets its clean water

Safe drinking water doesn’t happen by accident. A look at the intricate process of pumps and pipes that brings millions of litres of water to Ottawa residents every day

By Carl Meyer

Photography by Kamara Morozuk

Oct. 2, 2026 9 min. read

Truth and Reconciliation: Read a selection of our reporting on the natural world in Canada that explores links between residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonization for Indigenous Peoples.

Photo: Darren Calabrese / The Narwhal

An aerial view of the Ross Dam on the Skagit River. The massive dam is holding back an artificial reservoir behind it.

On the ground

Seattle’s dams cut off Canada’s salmon. A century later, they may be coming back

By David Moskowitz

Oct. 1, 2026 11 min. read

After U.S. Tribes won a hard-fought agreement to restore fish passage around Seattle's dams, First...

People pay respects at a memorial during an Orange Shirt Day event at the Brandon Residential School site in Brandon, Man., in 2026. They are standing in a field where rows of orange hearts bear the names of children who died.

News

Manitoba acquiring campground near former residential school to keep ‘truth alive’: Kinew

By Connor McDowell and Morgan Modjeski

Oct. 1, 2026 5 min. read

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a former Brandon-area campground acquired by the province will help...

In-Depth

Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women think survivors should have a choice

By Michelle Cyca

Sept. 28, 2026 7 min. read

The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions....

An aerial view of the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, B.C. It is a sprawling industrial site nestled in a mountain landscape.

News

LNG Canada’s massive expansion is a go. Here’s what it means

By Matt Simmons

Sept. 29, 2026 6 min. read

A planned $33 billion investment in the second phase will double LNG Canada’s export capacity,...

Two men stand in a farm field under cloudy sky

On the ground

Ontario farmers are finding ways to help the environment — and it starts with a pair of underwear

By Matt McIntosh and Bryan Dickie

Sept. 29, 2026 16 min. read

By incorporating new methods of planting, fertilizing and generally operating, farmers are reducing their negative...

An orange boat sits in an industrial harbour with an LNG plant surrounded by trees and mountains in the background

News

LNG Canada poised to decide on expansion as flaring challenges continue

By Matt Simmons and Marty Clemens

Sept. 25, 2026 9 min. read

The Kitimat, B.C., liquefaction and export facility has exceeded permitted emissions levels since starting operations...

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Shorts

How Ottawa’s drinking water gets clean: a story gone right

What can we do in a world on fire? Wildfire scientist on Canada’s 2026 blazes

What changed for Ontario’s environment after Premier Doug Ford’s third election victory?

How to make a $60 air purifier as wildfires rage in Canada, Vancouver’s abandoned boats problem and more: July in review

These photos of grizzly bears are real!

The $24 billion health care cost of Canada’s wildfires

Living with wildfire: a new normal for many B.C. communities

B.C. banned all exotic cats as pets. Where will they go?

Sexy tick checks, a push for gold near Tofino, and more: June in review

Would you swim at a beach if authorities didn’t test the water quality?

Guilbeault on Carney’s climate plan: ‘He thinks that the markets are going to do it’

Inside the push to mine gold near Tofino, B.C.

DRIPA, Indigenous Guardians, the second-sunniest province and more: May in review

A bee is photographed against a coloured backdrop.

Nature’s hardest working insects – bees – are under threat

A malfunctioning LNG terminal, orphan wells, Who Pays? and more: April in review

Fire for good: First Nations are bringing back cultural burns

Floods, renewables, endangered species and more: March in review

Ontario’s FOI plans threaten your right to know

Drew Anderson explains how AI Data Centres are building built by developers in Alberta thanks to a big push in funding.

Alberta’s $100-billion AI dreams

What do fluctuating oil prices mean for Canada?

AI, the Ring of Fire and more: February in review

LNG Canada burned 1.7 million cubic metres of gas on a single day in September

An update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP

Why Ontario is dealing with more traffic — and emissions

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 fight for press freedom

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. The trial recently concluded. Learn more.