In-Depth| The Narwhal

Alberta’s ‘back door’ plan to free up billions of litres of water for coal mines raises alarm

Sharon J. Riley

Feb 1, 2021 20 min read

Amid concerns about droughts, selenium pollution, at-risk species and Indigenous consultation, the Alberta government is...

Placer mining along the Indian River, near Quartz Creek

In-Depth

Independent panel contends Yukoners, First Nations aren’t benefiting enough from mining royalties

Julien Gignac

Jan 26, 2021 11 min read

While the underground minerals in Yukon are owned by the public, a review of the...

In-Depth

‘Transparency is critical’: buried report raises questions about oilsands bird monitoring program

Sharon J. Riley

Jan 21, 2021 13 min read

A previously undisclosed expert analysis, obtained through a freedom of information request, details how Alberta’s...

In-Depth

After the fire: the long road to recovery

Stephanie Wood

Jan 19, 2021 15 min read

A B.C. Indigenous group has been working to bring its territory back to life and...

In-Depth

Crisis at the camps: B.C.’s COVID rules for industrial sites too little, too late, critics say

Matt Simmons

Jan 8, 2021 18 min read

After 250 cases, several complaints from workers and six open letters calling for projects to...

In-Depth

Want to save B.C. salmon? Bring back Indigenous fishing systems, study says

Stephanie Wood

Jan 6, 2021 13 min read

Traditional technologies, harvesting practices and management systems could bring endangered populations back from the brink,...

BC Salmon Farming Transition The Narwhal

In-Depth

Fish out of water: How B.C.’s salmon farmers fell behind the curve of sustainable, land-based aquaculture

Sarah Cox

Dec 28, 2020 18 min read

Public and political pressure to remove open net pens from the province’s coastal waters has...

In-Depth

Frankenfish or food of the future? The risks and rewards of Canada’s genetically engineered salmon

Sarah Cox

Dec 22, 2020 18 min read

Some Canadians with an appetite for salmon may have already consumed the world’s first genetically...

In-Depth

The rise of the land salmon

Sarah Cox

Dec 19, 2020 22 min read

A U.S. farm is raising market-ready salmon that have never dipped a fin into the...

In-Depth

The delicate art of stabilizing Yukon’s Fortymile caribou herd

Julien Gignac

Dec 17, 2020 9 min read

Once considered to be in dire straits, Yukon’s Fortymile caribou herd is now on the...

Explainer

It’s official: Alberta’s oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. Now what?

Sharon J. Riley

Dec 14, 2020 16 min read

There are more than a trillion litres of toxic oilsands waste stored in tailings ponds...

In-Depth

‘There were some dark nights’: Alberta’s oilfield workers fight for jobs and hope as industry flounders

Jennifer Henderson

Nov 29, 2020 12 min read

“Our industry is so volatile. You’ve got your peaks and you got your lows, and...

Backcountry skiing Zincton David Moskowitz

Explainer

Why B.C.’s Zincton resort, the proposed ‘Tesla of ski villages,’ is worrying conservationists

Paul Fischer

Nov 27, 2020 9 min read

Proponents of the eco-village, pitched by the founder of outdoor retailer Valhalla Pure, are at...

The Oktwanch River and upper Muchalat River

In-Depth

‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river

Stephanie Wood

Nov 26, 2020 12 min read

When zero fish showed up for a winter count in the Gold River on Vancouver...

In-Depth

B.C. argues Nuchatlaht Nation ‘abandoned’ its territory. Lawyer reminds court ‘land was stolen’

Judith Lavoie

Nov 25, 2020 10 min read

In the first-ever title case argued in B.C. since the province introduced UNDRIP legislation, Crown...

Mary-River_OceansNorth_BuildFilms-1480x834

In-Depth

Nunavut ‘repeatedly refused’ to disclose impacts of Baffinland’s Mary River mine expansion on caribou: mayor

Julien Gignac

Nov 24, 2020 6 min read

A plan to double production at one of the world’s northernmost mines involves building a...

In-Depth

The watershed watchers: in conversation with the International Joint Commission

Carol Linnitt

Nov 23, 2020 14 min read

Canada and the U.S. are bound together by waterways that transcend political borders. But what...

In-Depth

‘Put away your power saws’: First Nations leaders, conservationists have a new plan to protect old-growth

Sarah Cox

Nov 21, 2020 14 min read

Ancient forest advocates are weary of political promises that have so far been unable to...

Explore

Trending Topics

In-Depth

Alberta’s ‘back door’ plan to free up billions of litres of water for coal mines raises alarm

Independent panel contends Yukoners, First Nations aren’t benefiting enough from mining royalties

‘Transparency is critical’: buried report raises questions about oilsands bird monitoring program

After the fire: the long road to recovery

Crisis at the camps: B.C.’s COVID rules for industrial sites too little, too late, critics say

Want to save B.C. salmon? Bring back Indigenous fishing systems, study says

Fish out of water: How B.C.’s salmon farmers fell behind the curve of sustainable, land-based aquaculture

Frankenfish or food of the future? The risks and rewards of Canada’s genetically engineered salmon

The rise of the land salmon

The delicate art of stabilizing Yukon’s Fortymile caribou herd

It’s official: Alberta’s oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. Now what?

‘There were some dark nights’: Alberta’s oilfield workers fight for jobs and hope as industry flounders

Why B.C.’s Zincton resort, the proposed ‘Tesla of ski villages,’ is worrying conservationists

‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river

B.C. argues Nuchatlaht Nation ‘abandoned’ its territory. Lawyer reminds court ‘land was stolen’

Nunavut ‘repeatedly refused’ to disclose impacts of Baffinland’s Mary River mine expansion on caribou: mayor

The watershed watchers: in conversation with the International Joint Commission

‘Put away your power saws’: First Nations leaders, conservationists have a new plan to protect old-growth