https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/alaska-bc-fisheries-stores-sustainability/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156916 Many critics argue Alaska takes too many salmon and is harming populations — but it’s easier to find Alaska-caught fish in B.C. stores and Alaskan salmon fisheries have global sustainability certification that B.C. salmon fisheries don’t. What gives? Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Matt Simmons Explainer B.C. biodiversity climate change fisheries food security Salmon in the Babine River https://thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly-geothermal-power-greenhouse/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:02:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155841 A first-of-its-kind project by West Moberly First Nations looks deep underground for clean energy solutions Zoë Yunker Generating Futures In-Depth B.C. electricity food security Indigenous Rights solutions Spirits of Place Photo: Ryan Dickie / The Narwhal Workers in a greenhouse https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-black-farmers-african-foods/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:45:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154702 People said he was crazy to start a farm based in African foods. ‘It’s good to be crazy in a good way,’ Canadian Black Farmers Association founder Toyin Kayo-Ajayi says Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Jimmy Jeong Profile B.C. biodiversity Black history farming food security Toyin Kayo-Ajayi at his farm, feeding goats in a tent, looking over his shoulder at the camera. He wears a yellow jacket and holds a white bucket. https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-foods-grocery-stores/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152406 Indigenous foods are varied, delicious and plentiful — but getting them to customers can be a challenge for small producers Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Explainer B.C. food security solutions Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal. Photos: Supplied A collage of several Indigenous small business owners, in black and white, against a red-tinted backdrop of a grocery store shelf. In the front, Rye and Shyra Barberstock smile at each other holding mugs. In the back, from left to right, Sarah Meconse Mierau, Jordan Hocking, Kelsey Coutts and Destiny Houshte smile, some looking towards the lens and others looking away. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-family-farmers-trump-trade-war/ Mon, 05 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=136394 A trade war could help remake B.C.’s food system, but will small-scale farmers be left behind? Paloma Pacheco In-Depth News B.C. Canada-U.S. relations climate change farming food security Photo: Aaron Hemens / The Narwhal A woman with a long braid stands among apple trees in an orchard https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-farmers-trump-tariffs/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:41:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=130306 Agricultural trade between Canada and the U.S. is worth more than US$70 billion. As tariff threats fly, here’s what’s at stake for farmers in Manitoba and Minnesota Julia-Simone Rutgers Analysis Canada-U.S. relations farming federal politics food security Manitoba transboundary Photo: Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Colin Penner, wearing a grey t-shirt and orange cap, walks across his field during planting season. A large farm machine and truck sit on the field in the background https://thenarwhal.ca/nipissing-first-nation-greenhouse/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:57:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=122880 Growing hydroponic spinach ‘bigger than my head’ is an effort to combat chronic illness and high produce prices Leah Borts-Kuperman In-Depth climate adaptation farming food security Ontario Photo: Mnogin Greenhouse A grower tends to plants at Mnogin Greenhouse on Nipissing First Nation. https://thenarwhal.ca/tea-creek-food-sovereignty-funding/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=123164 The program in northern B.C. has trained hundreds of Indigenous people, and fed thousands more. But to thrive, they need more reliable funding Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News B.C. farming food security Indigenous Rights Truth and Reconciliation Photo: Ryan Dickie A portrait of Jacob Beaton at Tea Creek, facing the soft light of sunset or sunrise. He wears a black sweater and looks into the distance, with mountains and a blue sky with wispy white clouds in the background. Jacob Beaton is pursuing Indigenous food soveeignty at his farm, Tea Creek. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-apples-co-op-closure/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=121438 One B.C. apple farmer is ripping out an orchard as his industry faces rising costs, extreme weather and the sudden loss of storage, marketing and buyers Paloma Pacheco In-Depth B.C. climate change extreme heat farming food security Illustration: Kevin Ilango / The Narwhal A two colour illustration of apples on a branch with a basket and tractor in the background. https://thenarwhal.ca/crop-breeding-climate-change-resilience/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:03:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=115387 Bioengineering can help protect crops from extreme weather and pests. Climate change is making this more important than ever, but controversy and underfunding make crop-breeding a challenge Matt McIntosh Analysis climate adaptation climate change farming food security solutions Photo: Matt McIntosh Flat grey stones are stacked in long lines delineating homes long ago abandoned, on a grassy field under foggy skies https://thenarwhal.ca/first-nations-chronic-wasting-disease-threat/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=100357 Two deer in B.C. recently tested positive for the incurable neurological disease, sparking concern for those who hunt for their food Rochelle Baker News B.C. food security Indigenous Rights wildlife Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal a group of deer in a field against the backdrp of a pinky orange sky