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

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
Seeking truth when reporting in Indigenous communities sometimes means abandoning the idea of journalism as ‘observation at a distance’ — and embracing reciprocity
A snapshot of our latest reporting.
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.
A steel-maker in Hamilton has missed several of its proposed deadlines for cleaning up contamination in Lake Ontario.
Atikamekw Nation is at the helm of a proposal to ship Western Canadian gas to Europe through Quebec. It would require new LNG pipelines, and local Innu and Anishinaabeg nations aren’t convinced
The Narwhal’s contributors were recognized for photography, environmental reporting and investigative work at the B.C. journalism gala
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.

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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.

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