Uncovering the history of Nova Scotia’s Black miners
A researcher in Canada's Atlantic region uncovers ‘striking’ similarities between the historic treatment of Black...
Stories by Francesca Fionda
The little fern that could move a mine
A federal emergency order could stop a proposed open-pit mine near Rossland, B.C., but the...
A mineral rush and a hiring crisis: Canadian mining’s ‘dirty’ image is scaring off recruits
Pick axes and coal dust aren’t selling a new generation on jobs in mining. Can...
Costs to clean up Teck’s B.C. coal mines are billions higher than previously thought: report
A new report finds the price tag to treat water contaminated with selenium in the...
Collab alert: behind our mining investigation with The Globe and Mail
In this week’s newsletter, mining reporter Francesca Fionda talks about a story idea that brought...
British Columbia’s multimillion-dollar mining problem
The true cost of cleaning up mine pollution in B.C. is growing, an investigation by...
Access denied: trying to get into Canada’s ‘premier’ pro-coal gathering
The Narwhal was not given a media pass to the Coal Association of Canada's conference,...
What will B.C. do when disaster strikes again?
Experts weigh in on proposed changes to province's decades-old emergency legislation
Mineral claims require First Nations consultation, B.C. Supreme Court rules
The decision transforms the province’s mineral rights regime, which previously allowed almost anyone to stake...
