A mine in the middle: travelling through the Nahanni, the ‘Grand Canyon of Canada’
We paddled the Nahanni, where, despite prominent opposition, roads will soon be built to the...
Stories by Sharon J. Riley
Another ‘harvest from hell’: Canada’s farmers forced to acclimatize to weird weather
Several rural counties have declared local agricultural emergencies year after year, as farmers are increasingly...
‘Hidden danger’: Life for farmers atop Alberta’s 400,000 kilometres of pipelines
Don and Marg Wieben have lived side-by-side with the oilpatch for 45 years. “We accepted...
‘Deep state’ lobbying a growing tactic of fossil fuel industry, report finds
Since Justin Trudeau’s government took power in 2015, lobbyists in Ottawa have focused more attention...
After oil and gas: Meet Alberta workers making the switch to solar
Alberta’s oil and gas workers can be underrepresented — or even maligned — in conversations...
Rural Alberta coping with $81-million shortfall in oil and gas taxes. How did we get here?
An analysis by The Narwhal found rural municipalities are deeply reliant on oil and gas...
‘Only reason we exist’: why an energy transition is hard to fathom in parts of Alberta
The Municipal District of Greenview received $77 million in taxes and fees from oil and...
‘Boys don’t cry’: Q&A with Alberta oilpatch worker on industry’s mental health crisis
The Narwhal speaks with Chris Johnson, a subject of the new documentary, Digging in the...
10 things you need to know about the massive new oilsands mine that just got a green light
A review panel found the Frontier Mine would have ‘irreversible’ impacts on the environment and...
