The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Disaster response is straining Canada’s military. Training citizens might be the solution https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-disaster-military/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:33:13 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=72331 As extreme weather events eat up military budgets and time, there are calls to train more residents to do emergency response Haley Ritchie In-Depth News climate adaptation climate change solutions Photo: Cpl Gabrielle DesRochers / Canadian Forces Combat Camera In 2017, Quebec called in the highest level of support to deal with floods in 261 municipalities: 2,200 members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) arrived with military boats, helicopters, armoured vehicles and engineering equipment. Photo: Cpl Gabrielle DesRochers / Canadian Forces Combat Camera How logging left Atlantic Canada’s trees vulnerable to Hurricane Fiona https://thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-fiona-logging-atlantic-canada/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=64313 A century of overplanting money-making species helped Fiona ravage east coast forests. Can woodlots bring back biodiversity while also turning a profit? Haley Ritchie In-Depth forestry New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia P.E.I. Photo: Darren Calabrese / The Canadian Press Apples lay scattered as a downed apple tree is seen near Lower Barneys River in Pictou County, N.S. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 following significant damage brought by post tropical storm Fiona.