https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 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/canada-doctor-shortage-environment/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=150644 In Canada and globally, doctors are weighing factors such as air pollution, wildfires and industrial activity as they decide where to live and work Annie Burns-Pieper In-Depth air pollution Alberta B.C. climate change Ontario Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Julia Sawatzky is one of several doctors weighing whether to continue practising in Canada’s northern oilsands regions. https://thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-benzene-pollution-numbers/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=140166 See how high levels of benzene have been around Aamjiwnaang First Nation — and how much higher the province told industry they could go Jacqueline Ronson Explainer air pollution environmental law environmental racism Photo: Carlos Osorio / The Narwhal Emissions vent from stacks beside holding tanks in Sarnia, Ontario https://thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontario-chemical-valley-documents/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139288 Aamjiwnaang First Nation has spent decades battling Sarnia’s industrial emissions. Documents show the Ontario government knew stricter pollution rules were needed long before it acted Emma McIntosh Investigation air pollution environmental law environmental racism Ontario A blue and green swingset in front of a small building, with smokestacks in the background https://thenarwhal.ca/aamjiwnaang-sarnia-environmental-racism-pilot/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:32:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=131054 After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ont., Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy Emma McIntosh News air pollution environmental racism Indigenous Rights Ontario solutions Photo: Carlos Osorio / The Narwhal Smoke billows from refineries in the distance with trees, roads and houses in front of it https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-schools-indoor-air-quality/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:06:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=130653 The Ford government touted its efforts to keep COVID-19 from spreading in classrooms. Those same investments could protect students from increasing environmental pollution, but there’s little evidence of whether they worked Flannery Dean In-Depth air pollution Ontario A child's hand holds up an air monitor https://thenarwhal.ca/ethylene-oxide-carcinogen-rules-canada/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=130424 Health Canada documents show big information gaps about ethylene oxide use and disposal across the country Leah Borts-Kuperman In-Depth air pollution Alberta environmental law Ontario Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A stylized image of an ethylene oxide molecule, made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-air-pollution-rules/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=116209 ‘Broken’ environmental permit system often cuts the public out of decision-making and allows industry to monitor itself, experts say Leah Borts-Kuperman Explainer air pollution Corporate Influence environmental law Ontario Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Narwhal The Algoma steel plant photographed from across the St. Mary's river in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The plant has a site-specific exemption from the province's air pollution rules. https://thenarwhal.ca/sterigenics-mississauga-scarborough-factory/ Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=105337 High levels of ethylene oxide were detected near a now-closed Scarborough plant owned by Sterigenics, which has agreed to pay over US$400 million to claimants alleging cancer in the U.S. The company has since moved to Mississauga Leah Borts-Kuperman and Urbi Khan Investigation On the ground air pollution environmental law environmental racism Ontario A nighttime photo of the outside of the Sterigenics factory in Mississauga, Ont. https://thenarwhal.ca/edmonton-air-quality-oil-refineries/ Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=49479 The city, like many, deals with a complex blend of pollutants, but science is just starting to unravel what that means for our health Drew Anderson On the ground Photo Essay air pollution Alberta oil and gas The Imperial Oil refinery near Edmonton, with residential homes in the foreground. https://thenarwhal.ca/when-coal-companies-fund-public-health-research-case-transalta-and-university-alberta/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 19:00:25 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/11/08/when-coal-companies-fund-public-health-research-case-transalta-and-university-alberta/ Carol Linnitt In-Depth air pollution coal Corporate Influence Edmonton Freedom of Information Funding human health TransAlta University of Alberta Warren Kindzierski