The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Will Canada protect the piping plover before it returns to Wasaga Beach? https://thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach-plover-court-case/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:41:47 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158970 The stretch of the popular southern Ontario beach used by the endangered bird is no longer provincially protected. Environmental groups are taking the federal government to court over delays in stepping in Fatima Syed and Will Pearson News Bill 5 biodiversity Great Lakes Ontario Photo: Carlos Osorio / The Narwhal A double rainbow stretches across the sky at Wasaga Beach in Ontario. The Narwhal celebrates a slew of spring award nominations and honours https://thenarwhal.ca/spring-2026-awards-roundup/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:05:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158808 The Canadian Journalism Foundation, Society of Environmental Journalists and Institute for Nonprofit News have all recognized our reporting in recent weeks Will Pearson Inside The Narwhal media Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal A man walks through a stream, dwarfed by an expansive landscape. The Narwhal’s investigation into contaminated military sites is a finalist for the National Newspaper Awards https://thenarwhal.ca/2026-nna-nomination/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:47:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157432 Reporter Leah Borts-Kuperman dug deep to shine a light on the health risks many military members worry are caused by their contaminated workplace Will Pearson Inside The Narwhal media Reporter Leah Borts-Kuperman sits cross-legged in front of a field of wild rice. Can Canada capture enough carbon to make a difference? https://thenarwhal.ca/carbon-capture-in-canada-explained/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153006 Technology that stops industrial carbon emissions at the source, known as carbon capture, could play a role in slowing global warming. Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies want public money to put it in place Will Pearson Explainer Alberta carbon pricing climate adaptation federal politics oil and gas solutions Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A red-and-white striped smokestack emits a grey cloud a smoke into the air wintry air. ‘The Great Lakes made me,’ says scholar, poet and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson https://thenarwhal.ca/moose-questionnaire-leanne-betasamosake-simpson/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147107 The member of Alderville First Nation shares her thoughts on water and life — and what she keeps in her ‘emotional support backpack’ Will Pearson The Moose Questionnaire Great Lakes Ontario The Moose Questionnaire water Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A photo of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson set against a dark purple background with her name in white font and a white, pixelated moose icon overlaid. The former head of Canada’s busiest national park reflects on ‘dark times’ and what to do about them https://thenarwhal.ca/moose-questionnaire-kevin-van-tighem/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=145838 ‘When people organize their lives around matters of principle, they become unstoppable,’ Alberta nature writer Kevin Van Tighem says Sharon J. Riley and Will Pearson The Moose Questionnaire Alberta Moose Questionnaire protected areas Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A graphic featuring a photo of Alberta nature writer Kevin Van Tighem inside a dark yellow banner, with a pixelated moose and his Van Tighem's name spelled out in front.