The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Broken trust and Bill 5: First Nations rally against Doug Ford’s controversial mining bill https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-5-indigenous-backlash/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=138222 First Nations across Ontario promise ‘a long and very unnecessary fight' over attempt to accelerate Ring of Fire development and limit endangered species protections Fatima Syed In-Depth Bill 5 development Ontario ring of fire Five First Nations leaders stand at a podium with the sign "Our rights are not for sale Stop Bill 5" Ontario assembling farmland in Waterloo meant for possible Toyota site https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-wilmot-land-assembly-toyota/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=132133 Controversial project that has seen farmers in Waterloo Region warned of expropriation is aimed at attracting new investment from the Japanese automaker Fatima Syed and Terry Pender and Carrie Davis News On the ground development farming Ontario Ontario Election 2025 Aerial photo of a road cutting straight through farmland on either side These Ontario farmers are losing the land they own to industry. But that’s all anyone will tell them https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-wilmot-farmland-expropriation/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:07:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=115402 In Waterloo, the regional government is threatening to expropriate over 320 hectares of farmland to meet the province’s call for shovel-ready land Fatima Syed On the ground Photo Essay development farmland Ontario An aerial view of a rural intersection in The Township of Wilmot in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Also visible are farmlands that the government is looking to expropriate for industrial use. The Oilsands Cancer Story Part 2: Deformed Fish, Dying Muskrats Cause Doctor To Sound Alarm https://thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-cancer-story-2-deformed-fish-cause-doctor-sound-alarm/ Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:05:26 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/04/oilsands-cancer-story-2-deformed-fish-cause-doctor-sound-alarm/ Carol Linnitt News Alberta bile duct cancer Canada Cancer contaminants deformed fish development Disease Dr. John O'Connor Fort Chipewyan Fort MacKay Fort McMurray Interview muskrats oilsands tar sands Robert Grandjambe Jr. fish Fort Chipewyan oilsands