‘Treated like machines’: wildfire fighters describe a mental health crisis on the frontlines
Extreme working conditions, low pay and high turnover are leading to a crisis exacerbated by...
Climate strikes are back — has anything changed?
After four quiet years, the first global climate strike since 2019 just happened. From the...
Slow and steady: the exciting world of slug racing
On this island in British Columbia, a longstanding tradition of slug races highlights life in...
Working to feed the future
Amid the hottest summer ever, our B.C. team set out to get a first-hand look...
The Narwhal picks up three 2023 Webster Awards nominations
From invasive species to tensions between communities and extractive industries, our B.C. bureau’s dogged reporting...
Fighting for food sovereignty amid worsening wildfires
Major efforts to rebuild food systems, gone in an instant as a wildfire tore through...
‘Frustrating as hell’: advocates say old-growth still being cut years after B.C. promised protections
The province promised to implement more than a dozen recommendations made by an independent review....
B.C. has tools to protect at-risk species from logging. Why isn’t it using them?
B.C. hasn’t updated its legal list of at-risk species in 17 years — which is...
Two reasons to celebrate
This week, we give thanks to all our newest members. Plus, northwest B.C. reporter Matt...
