The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Canada’s largest pension fund retreats from climate, but other funds show leadership https://thenarwhal.ca/cpp-fossil-fuel-investments/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154213 Canada Pension Plan invested at least $7.1 billion in new fossil fuel and pipeline assets over a recent 12-month period, report says Natasha Bulowski News climate change oil and gas Photo: Colin N. Perkel / The Canadian Press Buildings in downtown Toronto glow after sunset in spring 2025. Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power https://thenarwhal.ca/court-denies-saskatchewan-coal-power-challenge/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:52:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153877 SaskPower plans to spend $900 million to extend the life of coal-fired power plants, in spite of federal plans to stop burning coal for electricity by 2030 Natasha Bulowski News climate change coal electricity Saskatchewan Photo: Larry MacDougal / The Canadian Press The SaskPower Boundary Dam coal-fired power plant — a large industrial building with four tall smokestacks Appeal of Ontario nuclear waste site ruling will test the limits of First Nations consent https://thenarwhal.ca/chalk-river-nuclear-waste-appeal/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147066 A federal court judge found consultation was inadequate on plans for an Ontario nuclear waste site near Chalk River. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories wants the ruling overturned Natasha Bulowski News Indigenous Rights nuclear energy Ontario Photo: Natasha Bulowski / Canada's National Observer Kebaowek First Nation Chief Lance Haymond stands in front of a microphone during a rally. Behind him are people holding signs with slogans such as: “Protégeons La Rivière.” Majority of Canada’s big pension funds share board members with fossil fuel companies https://thenarwhal.ca/majority-of-canadas-big-pension-funds-share-board-members-with-fossil-fuel-companies/ Mon, 16 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=50203 Six out of 10 of the country’s pension plans have made net-zero emissions pledges, but will the duelling priorities of their directors get in the way? Natasha Bulowski News climate change Corporate Influence federal politics oil and gas Photo: Trans Mountain TransMountain pipeline Lac du Bois Trudeau’s Trans Mountain pipeline investment ‘clearly’ not profitable: watchdog https://thenarwhal.ca/trans-mountain-trudeau-pbo/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:42:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=44673 Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says the Trudeau government is ‘very unlikely’ to recoup its multibillion-dollar investment in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project Natasha Bulowski News climate change federal politics Fossil Fuel Subsidies oil and gas Trans Mountain Pipeline Photo: Trans Mountain Trans Mountain pipeline crews work along the project route in Chilliwack, B.C. Canadian oil and gas isn’t the solution to Europe’s energy problems, Steven Guilbeault says https://thenarwhal.ca/guilbeault-europe-energy-crisis/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:03:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=44542 Sanctions over oil-rich Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have left many nations short on fossil fuel supplies, prompting Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to make a pitch for pipelines. Canada's environment minister says Europe should be focusing on renewables instead Natasha Bulowski News Alberta federal politics oil and gas Photo: Selena Phillips-Boyle / The Narwhal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault