The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Meet Santana Dreaver, The Narwhal’s 2026 Indigenous Journalism Fellow https://thenarwhal.ca/santana-dreaver-indigenous-journalism-fellow/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156935 With a background in emergency management and youth advocacy as well as journalism, Santana is spending a year at The Narwhal reporting all across B.C. Michelle Cyca and Isabella Falsetti Inside The Narwhal B.C. Indigenous Rights Spirits of Place A woman wearing a brown jacket, white t-shirt and black hat with The Narwhal on it stands in front of a colourful building Alberta let an oil and gas company ‘in survival mode’ take over 170 wells. Now it’s not paying its bills https://thenarwhal.ca/maga-energy-alberta-unpaid-bills/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:11:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=148151 In an email obtained by The Narwhal, MAGA Energy recommended landowners ask the government for reimbursement of its outstanding lease payments Drew Anderson and Isabella Falsetti Investigation Alberta oil and gas Rusted oil well piping with a sign at the bottom reading "MAGA Energy." ‘By the wayside’: rural Albertans are angry at companies not paying their bills https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-landowners-maga-energy/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=148061 Landowners ring alarm bells about the Alberta government paying them on behalf of delinquent oil and gas companies Drew Anderson and Isabella Falsetti On the ground Alberta oil and gas oil and gas influence A woman looks off into the distance with an oil and gas rig in a field behind her. ‘Broken’ trust: senior political staffers met by jeers at meeting with rural Albertans https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-and-gas-meeting-warburg/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:39:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=144936 Alberta’s oil and gas well problem is a ‘giant stinking pile of shit,’ according to the premier’s special advisor, who wrote the province’s strategy to address the issue and is on the Alberta Energy Regulator board Drew Anderson and Isabella Falsetti News Alberta oil and gas oil and gas influence A man pointing his finger and speaking angrily at a surface rights meeting in Warburg, Alta. How Wade Grant, Musqueam member of parliament in Vancouver, plans to face divisive times https://thenarwhal.ca/wade-grant-vancouver-quadra-mp/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=138455 The new Liberal MP thinks he has what it takes to bring people together as he faces climate change, housing, Indigenous rights challenges and threats from the south Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Isabella Falsetti Profile B.C. climate change Federal Election 2025 federal politics Indigenous Rights Wade Grant stands on the beach near the Fraser River, an overcast sky above him and grasses and pebbles behind him. He wears a black jacket and looks into the distance with a small smile 86 per cent of a river gone: First Nation calls on BC Hydro to let more water through https://thenarwhal.ca/katzie-first-nation-alouette-dam/ Thu, 15 May 2025 17:45:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=136942 Katzie First Nation wants BC Hydro to let more water into the Fraser region's Alouette River, as it faces pollution, drought and decreased salmon Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Isabella Falsetti On the ground B.C. climate change freshwater Indigenous guardians Indigenous Rights Spirits of Place Katzie councillor Rick Bailey stands on the bank of the Alouette River, looking off camera to the left, wearing a green coat. Behind him, the river water is low, slow and green. Mist hangs over the trees extending behind him.