The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Federal election promises for zero-emission vehicles have a catch https://thenarwhal.ca/federal-election-2021-electric-vehicles/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:20:50 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=34999 As Canadian political parties campaign on increasing zero-emission infrastructure, mining reform advocates warn of the environmental implications of expected rapid growth in mineral extraction Matt Simmons News climate change Conservative Party of Canada electric vehicles Federal Election 2021 Green Party of Canada Liberal Party of Canada mining Mining Association of Canada MiningWatch NDP Pierre Gratton Photo: Wikimedia Commons Canada’s mining giants pay billions less in taxes in Canada than abroad https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-pay-less-taxes-canada-abroad/ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 22:32:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6965 Companies pay Canada a tiny fraction of what they pay other countries to extract gold James Wilt Investigation Barrick Gold mining MiningWatch Roads and tailings at Giant mine in Yellowknife, NWT Why A Canadian Mining Company Is Suing Romania for $4.4 Billion https://thenarwhal.ca/why-canadian-mining-company-suing-romania-4-4-billion/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:47:55 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/19/why-canadian-mining-company-suing-romania-4-4-billion/ James Wilt Investigation access to information Eugen Melinte Gabriel Resoures gold mine Gus Van Harten In-Depth investor-state dispute settlement mining Mining Watch Romania MiningWatch Alaskans Push U.S. Government to Investigate B.C.’s Border Mines https://thenarwhal.ca/alaskans-push-u-s-government-investigate-b-c-s-border-mines/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 02:42:33 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/03/alaskans-push-u-s-government-investigate-b-c-s-border-mines/ Judith Lavoie News alaska B.C. mines cross-border mines Guy Archibald International Joint Commission KSM mine mining MiningWatch Mount Polley mine disaster News Red Chris Mine salmon Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Southeast Alaska Conservation Council Southeast Alaska Transboundary Commission stikine Taku transboundary mining transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Mine Ugo Lapointe Unuk No Charges, No Fines For Mount Polley Mine Disaster as Three-Year Legal Deadline Approaches https://thenarwhal.ca/no-charges-no-fines-mount-polley-mine-disaster-three-year-legal-deadline-approaches/ Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/23/no-charges-no-fines-mount-polley-mine-disaster-three-year-legal-deadline-approaches/ Carol Linnitt News Fisheries Act mining MiningWatch Mount Polley mine disaster Mount Polley mine spill News Richard Holmes tailings pond transboundary tensions Ugo Lapointe B.C. Quietly Grants Mount Polley Mine Permit to Pipe Mine Waste Directly Into Quesnel Lake https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-quietly-grants-mount-polley-mine-permit-pipe-mine-waste-directly-quesnel-lake/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 21:07:51 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/04/17/b-c-quietly-grants-mount-polley-mine-permit-pipe-mine-waste-directly-quesnel-lake/ Carol Linnitt News B.C. Liberals B.C. Ministry of Environment Corporate Influence long-term wastewater permit mining MiningWatch Mount Polley Nikki Skuce Quesnel Lake Richard Holmes Federal Government Seeks to Quash Lawsuit Against Mount Polley and B.C. Government Before Evidence Heard https://thenarwhal.ca/federal-government-seeks-quash-lawsuit-against-mount-polley-and-b-c-government-evidence-heard/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 23:44:43 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/01/13/federal-government-seeks-quash-lawsuit-against-mount-polley-and-b-c-government-evidence-heard/ Carol Linnitt News Fisheries Act mining MiningWatch Mount Polley News private prosecution Right Second Ugo Lapointe Mount Polley, B.C. Government Target of Criminal Charges Brought by Mining Watchdog https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-b-c-government-target-criminal-charges-brought-mining-watchdog/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 02:09:08 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/10/19/mount-polley-b-c-government-target-criminal-charges-brought-mining-watchdog/ Judith Lavoie News Al Hoffman Bev Sellars Carol Bellringer Criminal Charges mining MiningWatch Mount Polley Mount Polley mine disaster News Right Top tailings pond Why is the Mining Industry on a Federal Lobbying Spree? https://thenarwhal.ca/why-mining-industry-federal-lobbying-spree/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 19:44:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/07/04/why-mining-industry-federal-lobbying-spree/ James Wilt In-Depth Cameco Corporation Canadian mining companies Iamgold In-Depth Indigenous Rights Jamie Kneen lobbying mining Mining Association of Canada MiningWatch Peabody Energy Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Rio Tinto Canada Teck Resources Cost of Abandoned, Contaminated Mine Sites in B.C. $508 Million, Up 83 Per Cent Since 2014 https://thenarwhal.ca/cost-abandoned-contaminated-mine-sites-508-million-up-83-cent-2014/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 04:09:03 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/10/cost-abandoned-contaminated-mine-sites-508-million-up-83-cent-2014/ Carol Linnitt News B.C. mining Carol Bellringer Cleanup contaminated mine sites Imperial Metals liability mining mining regulation MiningWatch Mount Polley News Red Chris Mine robyn allan transboundary mining transboundary tensions Ugo Lapointe The Ring of Fire: Ontario’s Mega Mining Project to be the “Next Fort McMurray” https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-fire-ontario-mega-mining-project-next-fort-mcmurray/ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 18:06:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/08/28/ring-fire-ontario-mega-mining-project-next-fort-mcmurray/ Derek Leahy Anishinaabe Anishinaabe/Omushkego chromite Cliffs Natural Resources Cree first nations Matawa mining MiningWatch Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Natural Resources Ojibwe Omushkego Ontario Ontario government Ramsey Hart stainless steel