The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 From $25 an hour to $4,995: salaries on either side of the climate crisis https://thenarwhal.ca/video-who-pays-climate-change/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:07:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=159731 A changing climate tends to leave behind a big mess. Those who sweep up after it are usually paid far less than those whose work creates heat-trapping emissions. From forest firefighters to respiratory therapists to oil giant CEOs, here’s a look at how salaries stack up Denise Balkissoon and L. Manuel Baechlin and Jarett Sitter Video Who Pays? climate change oil and gas Wildfire Ontario is returning to the office. What does that mean for traffic and emissions? https://thenarwhal.ca/video-ontario-office-return/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:42:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153417 The Doug Ford government has sent public workers back to the office five days a week. In our latest video, we explain what that means for commuters around Toronto and beyond L. Manuel Baechlin Video Highway 413 Ontario Toronto transit Watch: Fast track? Unpacking Carney’s major projects push https://thenarwhal.ca/major-projects-webinar/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:55:49 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=150244 Reporters for The Narwhal discuss the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects The Narwhal Inside The Narwhal Video Alberta B.C. federal politics Major projects Ontario Collage of images including Mark Carney, dirt bikers, wind turbines and power plants Pipelines in Canada, explained https://thenarwhal.ca/video-pipelines-canada/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:16:27 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147406 Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals? We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions L. Manuel Baechlin Video Alberta B.C. oilsands pipelines On the frontlines of an effort to save Arctic ice … by drilling into the ocean https://thenarwhal.ca/video-arctic-real-ice/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:07:59 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=142067 A project in this small Nunavut community aims to restore sea ice impacted by global warming. We explain in our latest video L. Manuel Baechlin Explainer Video arctic climate adaptation climate change solutions Here’s what you need to know about Indigenous sovereignty https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-sovereignty-video-explainer/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:20:30 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139703 Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous-led conservation are both crucial to Canada’s future — but they’re also widely misunderstood. We explain in our latest video L. Manuel Baechlin Explainer Video climate change Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Trouble in the Headwaters: the hidden impacts of clear-cut logging in B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-the-headwaters-documentary/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:47:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139344 We’re thrilled to present a new documentary that follows a scientist on a mission to prove industrial forestry is implicated in a cycle of flooding, landslides and drought Jacqueline Ronson News Video B.C. drought flooding forestry logging A vast, sprawling clearcut on a hillside, lightly covered in snow Why Ontario is experiencing more floods — and what we can do about it https://thenarwhal.ca/understanding-toronto-floods-video-explainer/ Fri, 09 May 2025 14:45:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=136900 How can we limit damage from disasters like the 2024 Toronto floods? In this explainer video, we highlight some pretty useful solutions to our water problems L. Manuel Baechlin Video flooding floods Toronto An illustration of flooding maps and illustrations from the explainer video, with a play button in the middle. The rise and fall of the carbon tax, explained https://thenarwhal.ca/video-carbon-tax-explained/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:14:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=134541 We’re launching The Narwhal’s video work in 2025 with a deep dive into a tax — err, price — that was supposed to be here to stay L. Manuel Baechlin Video carbon pricing Federal Election 2025 federal politics Mark Carney Pierre Poilievre An illustration of the how the consumer carbon tax affects people of different incomes, with a play button in the middle. Watch: why we’re standing up for press freedom in Canada https://thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom-webinar/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 01:31:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=71132 We hosted a live event to answer questions about our lawsuit against the RCMP. Watch it below The Narwhal Video Photo: Jimmy Jeong / The Narwhal Legal counsel Sean Hern, photojournalist Amber Bracken, Narwhal editor-in-chief Emma Gilchrist and Narwhal executive editor Carol Linnitt walk out of the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver after filing a lawsuit against the RCMP. Watch: everything you need to know about Ontario’s environmental cuts https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill23-greenbelt-event/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:40:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=68924 There’s been a lot happening in Ontario these days. Thankfully, our journalists are here to break it all down for you The Narwhal Video Bill 23 Greenbelt Ontario Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Narwhal A photo of a highway sign that reads "Entering the Greenbelt"