https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-newfoundland-lessons-kitimat-bc/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157063 As talk about developing an LNG export project in Newfoundland and Labrador continues, residents have questions — and the answers might be on the other side of the country Matt Simmons In-Depth News Atlantic Canada B.C. biodiversity LNG Newfoundland and Labrador oil and gas Photo: Paul Daly / The Narwhal Fermeuse, N.L. https://thenarwhal.ca/nova-scotia-black-miners-history/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:21:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=132129 A researcher in Canada's Atlantic region uncovers ‘striking’ similarities between the historic treatment of Black miners and modern-day attitudes toward immigrant labourers Francesca Fionda Explainer Black history environmental racism mining Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Photo: Sydney, ca. 1900. 91-602-22563 Beaton Institute / Cape Breton University A group of Black and white men stand in front of a blast furnace. The photo was taken in 1900s at the Dominion Iron and Steel Co. Plant in Sydney Nova Scotia. https://thenarwhal.ca/newfoundland-northern-cod-moratorium-ended/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:21:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=113439 The fish population is still less than a quarter of what it was half a century ago, and some say renewed commercial fishing could send Atlantic cod back into decline Tyler Eddy and Matthew Robertson Analysis Newfoundland and Labrador Oceans Photo: Robert F. Bukaty / The Associated Press A fisherman in a rain slicker lifts a cod from a bucket onboard a fishing vessel under grey skies https://thenarwhal.ca/torngats-inuit-marine-conservation-feasibility/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:49:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=103160 A marine conservation area covering 16,791 square kilometres of ocean off the Nunatsiavut coast has been deemed feasible and desirable — a key part of establishing the project led by Labrador Inuit Elaine Anselmi News Indigenous protected areas Newfoundland and Labrador Spirits of Place wildlife Photo: Pat Kane / The Narwhal A man in an orange reflective suit looks out over the waters of St. John's Bay in the Torngat Mountains as a minki whale breaches https://thenarwhal.ca/torngats-inuit-marine-conservation-area/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=91061 Throughout Torngat Mountains National Park, hundreds of sites tell the story of people, wildlife and change in northern Labrador. But it’s all connected to the coastal waters — the proposed site of the first Inuit-led national marine conservation area Elaine Anselmi On the ground Indigenous protected areas Newfoundland and Labrador Spirits of Place wildlife Aerial view of Torngat Basecamp and Kangidluasuk/St. John’s Bay, near Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador.. https://thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-fiona-logging-atlantic-canada/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=64313 A century of overplanting money-making species helped Fiona ravage east coast forests. Can woodlots bring back biodiversity while also turning a profit? Haley Ritchie In-Depth forestry New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia P.E.I. Photo: Darren Calabrese / The Canadian Press Apples lay scattered as a downed apple tree is seen near Lower Barneys River in Pictou County, N.S. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 following significant damage brought by post tropical storm Fiona. https://thenarwhal.ca/bay-du-nord-newfoundland-approved/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:14:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=47757 Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault greenlit Newfoundland’s first deepwater oil and gas development project. Questions remain about how that decision was made Elaine Anselmi In-Depth federal politics Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Drilling oil and gas Photo: Geoff Whiteway Offshore supply vessel leaves St. John's harbour; Bay du Nord https://thenarwhal.ca/newfoundland-oil-gas-federal-oversight/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:42:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=44791 The Impact Assessment Act was meant to strengthen Canada’s federal environmental reviews. But court documents show how industry-friendly politicians and departments used it to push the province’s offshore development goals forward Elaine Anselmi In-Depth federal politics Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Drilling oil and gas Photo: Geoff Whiteway Offshore oil and gas rig near shore of Newfoundland https://thenarwhal.ca/muskrat-falls-hydro-dam-trudeau-bailout/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:47:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=32552 Ahead of a likely federal election, the Liberals committed to covering the vast majority of cost overruns for the controversial $13.1 billion megaproject, which has faced staunch opposition from local Indigenous communities and environmental organizations John Woodside News Indigenous Muskrat Falls Newfoundland and Labrador Photo: Nalcor Energy muskrat falls dam at night https://thenarwhal.ca/atlantic-cod-dfo-canada-plan/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:12:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=27136 Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s roadmap to save critically depleted species fails to address overfishing and climate change, while blaming ‘natural causes’ for population decline Jenn Thornhill Verma In-Depth climate change cod Endangered Species fisheries Indigenous Newfoundland and Labrador Oceans wildlife Cod fishing graphic https://thenarwhal.ca/newfoundlands-offshore-oil-gamble/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:43:46 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9980 The largest oil spill in the province’s history has researchers calling for stronger oversight while government plans to double production by 2030 Greg Mercer In-Depth Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board environmental law Grand Banks Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Drilling Oil slick