The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Shoal Lake First Nation gets clean water after 24-year wait https://thenarwhal.ca/shoal-lake-first-nation-drinking-water/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:26:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=35220 Shoal Lake 40, a community on the Manitoba-Ontario border, has been under a drinking water advisory since 1997, one of 51 such long-term advisories across the country Leyland Cecco News environmental racism Indigenous water Photo: John Woods / The Canadian Press Indigenous leaders launch $2.1 billion class-action lawsuits against Canada over lack of drinking water https://thenarwhal.ca/first-nation-class-action-lawsuit-canada-drinking-water/ Tue, 04 May 2021 19:21:14 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=28136 The claimants argue the federal government failed to provide clean water and forced First Nations communities to live in a manner 'consistent with life in developing countries' Leyland Cecco News federal politics Indigenous water Photo: Allan Lissner