https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-guardian-investment/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=159933 The federal government recently announced $230M for Indigenous Guardians — but there is little information about how or when the money will be spent Santana Dreaver Analysis Who Pays? B.C. Indigenous guardians solutions Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal The back of a man's jacket has the word guardian printed on it with white lettering as he looks into a crowd. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-declaration-act-rushed-amendments/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:26:14 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157889 First Nations rejected the B.C. government’s plan to permanently change the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. Now, Premier David Eby is proposing to suspend parts of it instead Shannon Waters Analysis B.C. Indigenous Rights Photo: Province of B.C. / Flickr Premier David Eby at a press conference. A blurred silhouette of a camera and its operator are in the foreground of the photo and Eby is standing in front of a TV screen and several flags https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-lobbying-bc-conservation-targets/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157647 Following lobbying by a mining group, B.C. is reviewing how it defines conservation across the province — raising concerns about weaker protections and stalled new protected areas Cameron Fenton Analysis News B.C. biodiversity Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights mining Spirits of Place Photo: Lenard Sanders / Conservation North https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-waste-heat-clean-energy/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:46:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157185 Using waste heat from sewers, data centres and power plants could cut costs and reduce the impacts of climate change in a growing region Brett Walton Analysis electricity Great Lakes nature-based climate solutions Ontario renewable energy solutions Photo: Supplied by Ever-Green Energy An industrial energy plant with steam blowing out of its main smokestack. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-mining-push-2026/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154507 Premier David Eby wants to fast-track projects and amend Indigenous Rights legislation, raising questions about environmental oversight and who benefits from B.C.’s critical minerals agenda Santana Dreaver Analysis B.C. Canada-U.S. relations Indigenous Rights mining Photo: Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press British Columbia Premier David Eby wears a safety vest and hard hat and holds a shovel. https://thenarwhal.ca/energy-boom-great-lakes-water/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154517 How Ontario, Quebec and six U.S. states power their growth will determine the future of the freshwater reserves Brett Walton Analysis freshwater Great Lakes nuclear energy oil and gas Ontario Photo: J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Power lines are silhouetted against a twilight sky. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-environment-roundup-2026/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154004 One month into the year and the Alberta government has been busy. From nuclear power to hunting, here’s what you need to know, environmentally speaking Drew Anderson Analysis Alberta Democracy oil and gas renewable energy Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal Wheat fields with hay bails in the foreground, with wind turbines on a rise and mountains in the background. https://thenarwhal.ca/environment-economy-north-coast-bc/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153718 Job creation, tax revenue, small business support: why don’t politicians value the economic benefits of environmental protection? Michelle Cyca Analysis B.C. biodiversity federal politics Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal Mist hangs over trees in the southern range of the Great Bear Rainforest. Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/build-canada-list-requests-carney/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153247 With a host of announcements and agreements last year, the Carney government is working its way through a public list of requests from fossil fuel industry lobbyists and execs Carl Meyer Analysis climate change Corporate Influence federal politics oil and gas oil and gas influence Photo: Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney sit with pens in their hands, smiling, in front of Canadian and Albertan flags. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-public-service-office-commute/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152052 Doug Ford is bringing bureaucrats back to the office in January, but can transit and traffic across the Greater Toronto Area contend with tens of thousands more commuters? Fatima Syed Analysis air pollution Highway 413 Ontario Toronto transit Photo: Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail A six lane expressway is packed with vehicles with a skyline in the background https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-northwest-critical-conservation-corridor/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:45:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=150227 The federal government says both extraction and conservation are key to the B.C. “corridor” it’s focused on. But the scarce information provided focuses on minerals and energy, not wildlife or Indigenous-led protection plans Matt Simmons Analysis Explainer B.C. LNG Major projects mining Spirits of Place wildlife Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal caribou silhouetted against volcanic mountain and blue sky in Mount Edziza Provincial Park