The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Yellowknife to Fort McMurray: lessons from the frontlines of Canada’s worst wildfires https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-wildfire-evacuations-lessons-2024/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:52:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=104373 You can only do so much to stop a fire in its tracks. But learning how to get out of its way can save lives and millions of dollars Jimmy Thomson In-Depth Alberta Alberta Wildfires B.C. Northwest Territories Wildfire Photo: Bill Braden / The Canadian Press A man stands on a rocky outcrop looking out at the skyline of downtown Yellowknife under a dark orange sky, caused by wildfires The North is key to Canada’s critical mineral rush. Will its environment be protected this time? https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-north-critical-mineral-strategy/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=82479 Old mines in the territories left polluted, scarred sites as they closed. As the federal government promotes northern resources for the green energy transition, this past serves as a lesson for the future Ed Struzik Analysis mining Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario peatland yukon Photo: Matt Jacques / The Narwhal Faro mine tailings pond; critical minerals, Yukon Territory, Canada Diamond mines in the Northwest Territories are not a girl’s best friend https://thenarwhal.ca/nwt-diamond-mines-gendered-violence/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=49296 Resource extraction restructures the lands and livelihoods of northern communities, bringing new, and newly gendered, colonial violence Rebecca Hall Analysis Indigenous mining Northwest Territories Photo: Rio Tinto NWT diamonds, Diavik Indigenous people had some of the highest rates of ER visits during 2014 Yellowknife wildfires: study https://thenarwhal.ca/yellowknife-wildfire-2014-indigenous-er-rate/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:20:01 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26237 Researchers suggest lack of access to care, inadequate housing and systemic racism may have played a role in health outcomes in Inuit and Dene communities during record-breaking wildfire season Julien Gignac News Indigenous Northwest Territories Wildfire Photo: Evan Wise / Unsplash silhouettes of trees against orange sky Northwest Territories fined $10,000 for destroying nests of at-risk bank swallows https://thenarwhal.ca/northwest-territories-fined-bank-swallows/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:00:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25946 The government pleaded guilty to one charge under Canada’s Species at Risk Act Julien Gignac News Endangered Species Northwest Territories wildlife Colony of swallows, Sand Martin breeding, riparia riparia Coronavirus and climate change: how to save lives during crises https://thenarwhal.ca/coronavirus-and-climate-change-how-to-save-lives-during-crises/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:01:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18168 Yellowknife-based emergency doctor Courtney Howard says the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for stimulus funds to go toward measures that both increase resilience to future disasters and make those disasters less likely admin News climate change coronavirus Northwest Territories Chasing caribou across a changing Arctic https://thenarwhal.ca/chasing-caribou-across-a-changing-arctic/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:34:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14832 Northern Arizona University PhD student Katie Orndahl studies how millions of migrating caribou interact with their changing environment Katie Orndahl On the ground arctic caribou climate change Endangered Species Northwest Territories Porcupine Caribou yukon Indigenous guardians reclaim the land https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-guardians-reclaim-land/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:17:02 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6441 Indigenous-led conservation takes shape in Canada’s Northwest Territories Pat Kane Photo Essay Dehcho Dene Fort Good Hope Indigenous Indigenous guardians Jean Marie River Kakisa Lutsel K'e Northwest Territories Pat Kane protected areas water NWT Residents Demand Environmental Reviews Before Fracking Is Permitted https://thenarwhal.ca/nwt-residents-demand-environmental-reviews-fracking-permitted/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:04:32 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/02/27/nwt-residents-demand-environmental-reviews-fracking-permitted/ Derek Leahy Alternatives North Bakken Flaring Bakken Shale Bakken shale oil Ben McDonald Bob Bromley Canol shale Christine Wenman climate change Conoco Phillips Council of Canadians Ecology North Environment Canada fracking Fracking Fugitive Methane Emissions hydraulic fracturing IPCC Lois Little methane natural gas flaring North Dakota Northwest Territories NWT Sahtu shale oil Sheila Karkgie Alberta Considers Tar Sands Pipeline to the Arctic’s Tuktoyaktuk https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-considers-tar-sands-pipeline-to-arctic-tuktoyaktuk/ Fri, 03 May 2013 16:57:37 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/05/03/alberta-considers-tar-sands-pipeline-to-arctic-tuktoyaktuk/ Erin Flegg arctic climate change ice melt Kulluk Northwest Territories pipeline pipelines Royal Dutch Shell tar sands Tuktoyaktuk UCLA