https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/space-junk-falling-50th-parallel/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158852 As space junk accumulates, astronomer Sam Lawler explains why we should be concerned about the rapid proliferation of private satellites in low orbit Michelle Cyca Explainer federal politics prairies Photo: Jeanine Holowatuik / Northern Escape Photography The northern lights and stars light up the night sky, with a quiet lake in the foreground. https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-access-to-information-changes/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158427 Fearing a Carney government proposal will erode the public’s right to know, opponents have asked a parliamentary committee to ‘urgently’ consider access to Information law Carl Meyer News federal politics Photo: Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is surrounded by construction cranes and silhouetted against a blue sky. Constructions cranes https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-water-agency-budget-cuts/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:45:06 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158015 A $5-million budget cut meaning the loss of about 13 jobs comes right as the agency takes on creating Canada’s first National Water Security Strategy Carl Meyer News federal politics freshwater Great Lakes Ontario Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Narwhal Two people swim in Lake Superior, with a sandy shoreline in the background. https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-arctic-science-budget-cuts/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156477 Research teams at Environment and Climate Change Canada are being dismantled as the federal government reduces the size of the public service Patricia Hania and Roxana Suehring Opinion arctic environmental law federal politics Science Photo: Gavin John / The Narwhal An aerial view of a handful of people dwarfed by a vast Arctic landscape dominated by sea ice. https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-export-project-baie-comeau-quebec/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156286 The federal government is talking to a Norwegian company about a large LNG export facility in Baie-Comeau, Que. Residents and advocates say they’re being left in the dark Sarah Cox Explainer federal politics LNG Major projects Photo: Pernelle Voyage / Alamy An aerial iew from St. Pancrace Belvedere near Baie Comeau, Que. https://thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-federal-coal-phase-out/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:39:30 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155415 Federal rules require provinces to shift away from coal-fired power plants by 2030, but the Prairie province is putting millions into extending the life of its fossil fuel fleet Carl Meyer News coal electricity federal politics Saskatchewan Photo: Larry MacDougal / The Canadian Press Transmission power lines behind a large coal-powered dam. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-caribou-habitat-lawsuit/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:09:56 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154444 Conservation groups warn ‘extinction is not accidental; it is a political choice’ as they ask the Federal Court to rule on delayed critical habitat mapping Ainslie Cruickshank News B.C. biodiversity caribou Endangered Species federal politics Photo: Ryan Dickie / The Narwhal a mother and baby caribou are seen in a forested area https://thenarwhal.ca/crawford-nickel-carbon-storage/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:27:26 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154097 The proposed Crawford Nickel mine outside Timmins, Ont., is receiving millions of public dollars to figure out how to decarbonize its operations, and those of others Carl Meyer Explainer federal politics mining Ontario solutions Photo: Supplied by Ian Power Two men stand on a grey waste rock pile in the Yukon under cloudy skies https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-agricultural-science-cuts/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154040 Canada’s farmers rely on federal research to help them overcome drought and pests. Now, Agriculture Canada is closing facilities and cutting 12 per cent of its workforce, while climate pressures mount Delaney Seiferling In-Depth News Alberta B.C. farming federal politics Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan Photo: Tim Smith / The Narwhal A sprayer applies fungicide and insecticide to a crop of lentils in Saskatchewan. https://thenarwhal.ca/environment-economy-north-coast-bc/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153718 Job creation, tax revenue, small business support: why don’t politicians value the economic benefits of environmental protection? Michelle Cyca Analysis B.C. biodiversity federal politics Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal Mist hangs over trees in the southern range of the Great Bear Rainforest. Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-misses-2025-conservation-target/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:04:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153436 Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production Ainslie Cruickshank News biodiversity climate change Critical Minerals federal politics Indigenous protected areas mining Photo: Jeremy Koreski / The Narwhal three caribou run in the snowy mountains of northern bc