643 freedom of information requests: The Narwhal’s year of fighting for transparency
Governments continue to put up roadblocks that promote secrecy, flying in the face of the...
Stories by Mike De Souza
Danielle Smith’s government is under investigation for its secrecy. Here’s what you need to know
Imagine if a senior operative working behind the scenes of Premier Danielle Smith’s government scheduled...
In this Rocky Mountain wildlife corridor, a luxury development forges ahead despite fierce opposition
As a few hundred people applauded in support of a 10-year old girl at a...
The Narwhal, editor-in-chief Emma Gilchrist honoured at National Newspaper Awards
Gilchrist took home the award for best long feature, while The Narwhal was honoured with...
Is Alberta stifling free speech to protect the oilpatch?
Alberta ministries undertook a co-ordinated effort to shut down my freedom of information requests. As...
Alberta kept oil lobbying records secret for 799 days. That’s bad for democracy — and against the law
Alberta Energy terminated the contract of the person preparing the release of records of its...
Alberta officials withholding list of hundreds of dangerous oil and gas sites from public
Newly obtained documents reveal the Alberta Energy Regulator has kept a confidential list of ‘potentially...
Meet Julia-Simone Rutgers, The Narwhal’s new Manitoba reporter in collaboration with the Winnipeg Free Press
From a young age, Julia-Simone Rutgers knew she wanted to be a journalist. Now she...
Emails reveal how the RCMP changed its story about arresting journalists in Wet’suwet’en raid
An RCMP commander assigned to work with fossil fuel and other resource companies told Commissioner...
