Explainer

Wildfire misinformation is mutating online, thanks to AI slop

How conspiracy theories and AI-generated images are playing out during Canada’s 2026 wildfires — and how every social media user chasing engagement is to blame

By Michelle Cyca

Aug. 5, 2026 11 min. read

An aerial view of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion under construction.

Explainer

(Almost) everybody in Canada wants a pipeline. Nobody wants to pay for it

By Sharon J. Riley

Aug. 5, 2026 9 min. read

More than half of Canadians support new pipelines, mostly for economic reasons. But no company...

News

‘Working past exhaustion in extreme heat’: migrant farm workers rally in Toronto

By Rajpreet Sahota and Sid Naidu

Aug. 4, 2026 9 min. read

About 50 temporary foreign workers and allies gathered outside Ontario’s Labour Ministry, calling for better...

A photo of a yellow, pink and red Harrow Beauty peach on a tree in Ontario.

Interview

Canada’s last peach breeder is growing fruit for the future

By Denise Balkissoon

July 31, 2026 8 min. read

As you bite into a juicy peach this summer, thank Niagara. The southern Ontario region...

A caribou bull looks directly into the camera as it swims through a channel in Lake Superior

Newsletter

When governments won’t talk, here’s how we get the story

By Fatima Syed

July 31, 2026

It’s increasingly difficult to tell well-informed stories across Canada. But a recent Narwhal investigation shows...

Two men stand behind a lectern that says "Protect Ontario" on it in English and French.

Investigation

Leaked analysis shows 98.98% opposition to Ontario’s new at-risk species law

By Fatima Syed

July 30, 2026 6 min. read

‘Confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity and ecological integrity’ revealed in comments...

A blue tanker with the words LNG energy for life sits at a dock in Kitimat.

Investigation

LNG Canada dropped commitments to operate ‘without routine flaring,’ docs reveal

By Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter), Wil Crisp and Marty Clemens

July 29, 2026 10 min. read

For years, LNG Canada made environmental commitments in documents submitted to B.C.’s energy regulator. It...

A sign welcomes people to the Inuit community of Nain in Labrador.

On the ground

For residents of Nain, permafrost thaw is shifting the ground beneath their feet

By Frey Blake-Pijogge

July 28, 2026 11 min. read

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

An aerial view of a mountain landscape that is mostly forested, except for areas that have been logged.

In-Depth

BC Parks calls it ‘a luxuriously forested sanctuary.’ Just don’t try to visit

By Cameron Fenton

July 28, 2026 13 min. read

Carmanah Walbran Park is inaccessible to visitors, as B.C. approves logging company’s decision to gate...

"Back Roads Bill" Steer, general manager of the Canadian Ecology Centre, stands in front of the storm damage at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.

In-Depth

Rebuilding a northern Ontario forest with climate change in mind

By Leah Borts-Kuperman (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

July 27, 2026 9 min. read

Nearly four decades ago, Bill Steer — or Back Roads Bill, as he’s known locally...

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Shorts

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’

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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How do you undo over 100 years of pollution?

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There’s nothing inherently “critical” about critical minerals

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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.