The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 New ‘mosaic’ of national and provincial parks proposed in Manitoba https://thenarwhal.ca/seal-river-watershed-protection-proposal/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:15:18 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158760 Julia-Simone Rutgers News Photo: Supplied by Jordan Melograna / Seal River Watershed Alliance An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-long-run-exploration-liabilities/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:09:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158553 Sharon J. Riley News Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Malfunctioning Canadian LNG terminal burned more gas than estimated 2024 global record https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-burned-gas/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:25:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158558 Matt Simmons and Wil Crisp Investigation, News Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal Government emails, text messages could be shielded by federal transparency law changes https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-access-to-information-changes/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158427 Carl Meyer News Photo: Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press Ontario’s drinking water is protected by little-known committees, tied up in conservation authority changes https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-source-protection-conservation-authorities/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:41:14 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158393 Fatima Syed and Matt McIntosh Investigation Photo: Laura Proctor / The Narwhal Can one of the most endangered grizzly bear populations on the continent be brought back? https://thenarwhal.ca/north-cascades-grizzly-recovery/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158366 Cameron Fenton and Karlene Harvey In-Depth Alberta’s got a new law to fast-track all-season resorts. In the Rockies, that’s causing concern https://thenarwhal.ca/all-season-resorts-explainer-alberta/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158289 Sara King-Abadi Explainer Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Can the Rockies handle 10,000 more daily visitors? A proposed ski resort could bring them https://thenarwhal.ca/fortress-mountain-resort-expansion-alberta/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157949 Sara King-Abadi In-Depth Illustration: Simone Williamson ‘Largest single transfer in history’: 4,000 oil and gas wells just became orphans — nearly doubling Alberta’s total https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orphan-wells-increase/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:57:27 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158313 Sharon J. Riley Explainer, News Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Interior Salish women are reclaiming fire — and protecting their homelands https://thenarwhal.ca/salish-women-reclaiming-fire/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:23:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158240 Santana Dreaver and Aaron Hemens On the ground Photo: Aaron Hemens / IndigiNews