The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘Them plants are killing us’: inside a cross-border battle against cancer in Ontario’s rust belt https://thenarwhal.ca/them-plants-are-killing-us-inside-a-cross-border-battle-against-cancer-in-ontarios-rust-belt/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:11:29 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=17681 Two communities — one in Canada, one in the U.S. — share both a border along the St. Marys River and a toxic legacy that has contributed to high rates of cancer. Now the towns are banding together to fight a ferrochrome plant planned to process chromite from Ontario’s Ring of Fire, in turn generating the so-called ‘Erin Brockovich contaminant’ hexavalent chromium Hilary Beaumont On the ground algoma steel Corporate Influence environmental law health Indigenous mining Ontario Selva Rasaiah observes the visible emissions emanating from the Algoma Steel plant Living close to major roads leads to higher risk of Parkinson’s and dementia: UBC study https://thenarwhal.ca/living-close-to-major-roads-leads-to-higher-risk-of-parkinsons-and-dementia-ubc-study/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 20:17:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16793 New research analyzing more than 650,000 individuals in Vancouver found proximity to sources of air pollution can affect neurological health — but green space has protective effects Karin Olafson News health pollution The Narwhal proximity to major road neurological disease Vancouver Lion's Gate Bridge Potential health impacts of fracking in B.C. worry Dawson Creek physicians https://thenarwhal.ca/potential-health-impacts-of-fracking-in-b-c-worry-dawson-creek-physicians/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:17:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10729 ‘I have some patients whose symptoms I can’t explain,’ physician Ulrike Meyer says, describing nosebleeds, rare cancers and respiratory illness among a dearth of data Melissa Lem In-Depth B.C. fracking health Ulrike Meyer doctor fracking B.C. B.C. Fracking Inquiry Won’t Address Public Health or Emissions, Government Assures Industry Lobby Group https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-fracking-inquiry-won-t-address-public-health-or-emissions-government-assures-industry-lobby-group/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:21:33 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/03/16/b-c-fracking-inquiry-won-t-address-public-health-or-emissions-government-assures-industry-lobby-group/ Carol Linnitt Investigation News B.C. Ben Parfitt CAPP CCPA fracking health News Oil and Gas Commission public inquiry Canada’s Physicians Want to See the End of Coal-Fired Power Plants https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-physicians-want-see-end-coal-fired-power-plants/ Thu, 16 Jun 2016 21:25:17 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/16/canada-physicians-want-see-end-coal-fired-power-plants/ Judith Lavoie News Alberta Asthma Society of Canada Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Canadian Lung Association coal Coal-Fired Power Plants emissions health Heart and Stroke Foundation News The Nitty Gritty on Alberta’s Coal Phase-Out https://thenarwhal.ca/nitty-gritty-alberta-s-coal-phase-out/ Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:59:35 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/11/26/nitty-gritty-alberta-s-coal-phase-out/ James Wilt In-Depth Alberta coal phase-out Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Carbon Clean Energy Canada Climate climate change coal Dan Woynillowicz emissions Hanna health In-Depth Rachel Notley The Movement For Environmental Rights Is Building https://thenarwhal.ca/movement-environmental-rights-building/ Wed, 05 Nov 2014 01:25:23 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/11/05/movement-environmental-rights-building/ admin blue dot tour David Suzuki environmental rights health Natural Resources pollution right to a healthy environment Blue Dot Movement Rolls Across Canada https://thenarwhal.ca/david-suzuki-blue-dot-movement-rolls-across-canada/ Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:23:52 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/09/24/david-suzuki-blue-dot-movement-rolls-across-canada/ admin blue dot tour David Suzuki health pollution right to a healthy environment rights social programs Society Chief Allan Adam: Oilsands Health Study to “Knock Socks” Off Industry, Government https://thenarwhal.ca/chief-allan-adam-oilsands-health-study-knock-socks-industry-government/ Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:04:19 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/06/28/chief-allan-adam-oilsands-health-study-knock-socks-industry-government/ Mike De Souza Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Cancer Chief Allan Adam health John O'Connor oilsands tar sands Water Contamination Shell Leak Sheds Light on Life in Canada’s Chemical Valley https://thenarwhal.ca/shell-leak-sheds-light-life-canada-s-chemical-valley/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:19:46 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/01/31/shell-leak-sheds-light-life-canada-s-chemical-valley/ Erika Thorkelson Aamjiwnaag air pollution benzene Chemical Valley Children Ecojustice First Nation health idle no more Indigenous Leak Ministry of Environment Ontario Sarnia shell