https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/cfb-moose-jaw-contamination-study/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=145982 The base is one of many across Canada dealing with contamination issues. Internal studies obtained by The Narwhal reveal an apparent discrepancy as the federal government maintains the site is safe for employees Leah Borts-Kuperman News contaminated sites Saskatchewan Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Personnel attend a secure area at 15 Wing Moose Jaw as seen through a chainlink fence https://thenarwhal.ca/national-defence-contaminated-sites-housing/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=141676 As Canada pledges to increase military might, National Defence says it can clean up and repurpose sites that contain PFAS, PCBs and other toxins Leah Borts-Kuperman In-Depth contaminated sites federal politics Illustration: Jarett Sitter / The Narwhal A comic-book style illustration of a family having a picnic, with one spouse wearing military fatigues and a child playing with a toy airplane. The ground underneath them has various symbols and molecule diagrams to show that it is contaminated. https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-armed-forces-moose-jaw-explainer/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=140948 From cancers to neurological disorders, veterans and employees working on a Canadian Armed Forces base are ringing alarm bells Leah Borts-Kuperman Explainer contaminated sites Saskatchewan Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Two military personnel in uniform walk past a plane on display https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-armed-forces-contamination-moose-jaw/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:12:39 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=140380 ‘I took an oath that I would risk my life for what Canada stood for’: members of Canada’s military say they didn’t expect that risk would be carcinogenic environmental contaminants in their offices Leah Borts-Kuperman and Amber Bracken Investigation On the ground contaminated sites Saskatchewan Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal. Photos: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A collage of obituaries with notes. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-regulator-cnrl-delay-deactivating-pipelines/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=140284 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. failed to deliver on a promise to deactivate thousands of inactive pipelines under a special deal with B.C.’s energy regulator Matt Simmons and Zak Vescera Investigation B.C. contaminated sites foi oil and gas oil and gas influence Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A gas pipeline station at sunset https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-pulp-mill-blackbird-creek/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:03:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=130753 For a half-century, a pulp mill in Terrace Bay, Ont., has used a tributary of Lake Superior to dispose of its wastewater. With the mill shuttered, the polluted creek is bouncing back, but it’s been through this before David Jackson Photo Essay contaminated sites freshwater Great Lakes Ontario water Two men bend down taking samples at the shore of Blackbird Creek, next to a black pipe pouring into the water where foam and bubbles coat the surface https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=117709 Akwesasne citizens disagree with elected leaders' choice to accept US$70M payout, saying island is less contaminated by former GM, Reynolds Metals and Alcoa sites than the rest of their territory Brandi Morin On the ground contaminated sites environmental racism Indigenous Rights Ontario Quebec https://thenarwhal.ca/ont-three-canadian-gfl-locations/ Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=110827 An unbearable stench in Hamilton, dead fish elsewhere in Ontario and conflicting stories in B.C. Wency Leung Analysis B.C. contaminated sites environmental law Ontario The Green Economy Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Local / The Narwhal The sign outside GFL's Stoney Creek landfill in Hamilton, Ont. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-green-for-life-waste-management/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=110097 Ontario-based GFL projects a green image. But a history of fires, water contamination, regulatory violations and neighbour complaints from North Carolina to Hamilton tell another story Wency Leung Investigation contaminated sites environmental law environmental racism greenwashing methane Ontario The Green Economy Photos: Andrew Clark / The Local / The Narwhal Landfill near Roseboro, N.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-environmental-racism-bill-c-226/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 22:19:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=107526 For nearly a decade, Ingrid Waldron has pushed for a federal bill to address the racial inequities of environmental harm in Canada. It finally passed Denise Balkissoon Explainer contaminated sites environmental law environmental racism Indigenous Rights solutions Photo: Darren Calabrese / The Narwhal McMaster University professor Ingrid Waldron has been trying to get Canada to launch a federal strategy to tackle environmental racism since 2015. https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-emerging-contaminants/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=108846 Scientists studying unregulated “emerging contaminants” say Ontario and the federal government need a co-ordinated plan to protect our water and health Fatima Syed In-Depth contaminated sites freshwater Great Lakes Ontario Illustration: Simone Williamson / The Narwhal An illustration of streams carrying plastic waste, pharmaceuticals and other garbage into the Great Lakes.