Toronto homes can’t go carbon-neutral unless developers get on board
Buildings are Toronto's largest source of greenhouse gases. The city has ambitious plans to fix...
This waste management company says it’s ‘Green For Life’ — its neighbours disagree
The Ontario-based waste management company GFL projects a green image. But a history of fires,...
Extreme heat warning: should kids play outside anymore?
From Ontario’s soaring temperatures to wildfire smoke out west, summer is no longer the best...
The Narwhal celebrates historic Michener Award win
We just won Canada’s most prestigious journalism prize, together with the Toronto Star. We owe...
The thrill of galvanizing people
Our Greenbelt reporting is up for the most prestigious journalism award. A pod of members...
Operation spotted turtle: how Ontario biologists fight wildlife traffickers
To protect Canada’s last spotted turtles, conservationists are keeping their Ontario whereabouts secret
Out, together: nature welcomes queer people when society doesn’t
From Cherry Beach to Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto’s outdoor spaces have been sites of both...
After a long fight, Garden River First Nation is getting its land back — one cottage at a time
Squirrel Island is being returned to its rightful owners. But between an abandoned dump, lack...
Drugs, microplastics and forever chemicals: new contaminants emerge in the Great Lakes
Scientists studying unregulated “emerging contaminants” say Ontario and the federal government need a co-ordinated plan...
