https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-greenbelt-explainer/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=69273 The horseshoe of wetlands, forests and farms between Ottawa’s downtown and suburbs isn’t immediately at risk from Ontario’s new development policies. But it’s still threatened, which is why some think it should be made a national park Joy SpearChief-Morris Explainer Endangered Species Ontario Ottawa protected areas urban development Illustration: Jeannie Phan / The Narwhal The Ottawa Greenbelt is abundant with life, including pitcher plants and muskrats, and is an important site for migrating birds. It is home to several species at risk, like the golden northern bumblebee, northern goshawk and cattail sledge plant. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-climate-change-roads-cost/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=60165 Extreme rain, ice and heat could make the cost of maintaining transportation infrastructure skyrocket. To keep the price tag down, we should adapt now Fatima Syed News Bradford Bypass climate change Highway 413 highways Ontario Ottawa transit urban development Photo: Carlos Osorio / The Narwhal A view of the work along Hurontario and Eglinton Avenue to build the Hazel McCallion LRT in Port Credit, Mississauga and Brampton. https://thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-lrt-public-inquiry/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=57087 Testimonies and private messages show how competing motives and a lack of co-ordination derailed the $2.1 billion capital city transit project Fatima Syed In-Depth News Ontario Ottawa transit Photo and illustration: Kamara Morozuk and Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal Arial shot of Ottawa LRT with a WhatsApp message from former OC Transpo head John Manconi on November 9, 2019 at 4:31 pm: "Total Gong show out on the rail line this morning" https://thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-lrt-inquiry/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=52947 Derailments, sinkholes, trapped workers: a public inquiry into how Ottawa’s $2.1 billion Light Rail Transit project went off the rails starts June 13 Fatima Syed Explainer Ontario Ottawa transit Photo: Justin Tang / The Canadian Press An OC Transpo O-Train is seen west of Tremblay LRT Station In Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 after it derailed https://thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-hospital-civic-campus/ Thu, 19 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=51016 The Civic campus development is heavily backed by Doug Ford and Minto Group. The Ottawa Hospital says it consulted with Indigenous communities, but some organizations feel shut out of decision making and site selection Carl Meyer In-Depth climate change Corporate Influence election Indigenous Rights Ontario Ontario election 2022 Ottawa Photo: Kamara Morozuk / The Narwhal Stephanie (Mikki) Adams wearing a blue jacket stands in front of trees at the Experimental Farm in Ottawa on April 28, 2022. https://thenarwhal.ca/how-we-can-pop-ottawa-lobby-bubble/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 19:29:05 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/11/17/how-we-can-pop-ottawa-lobby-bubble/ admin In-Depth Corporate Influence energy east In-Depth justin trudueau lobby bubble lobbying Lobbyists Ottawa phil von finckenstein TransCanada https://thenarwhal.ca/beware-lobby-bubble-mr-trudeau/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 19:41:26 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/11/03/beware-lobby-bubble-mr-trudeau/ admin In-Depth In-Depth Justin Trudeau Liberal government lobby bubble Lobbyists oil industry Ottawa pipelines https://thenarwhal.ca/swimmers-warned-avoid-ottawa-river-after-it-rains-due-sewage-overflows/ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:09:52 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/07/30/swimmers-warned-avoid-ottawa-river-after-it-rains-due-sewage-overflows/ Judith Lavoie beach pollution contamination Gatineau Homewaters Initiative human health MEC Ottawa Ottawa River Ottawa River Action Plan Ottawa Riverkeeper sewage Swim Guide water https://thenarwhal.ca/harper-cabinet-prepares-major-bc-pipelines-push-targeting-first-nations/ Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/09/14/harper-cabinet-prepares-major-bc-pipelines-push-targeting-first-nations/ Indra Das B.C. CBC News Christy Clark Coldwater Indian Band conservatives Douglas Eyford first nations Harold Aljam harper Harper Government Joe Oliver Keystone XL Kinder Morgan Leona Aglukkaq Lisa Raitt Northern Gateway oil Ottawa pipelines President Obama Stephen Harper Stewart Phillip Trans-Mountain Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Vancouver https://thenarwhal.ca/time-ottawa-embrace-energy-strategy-get-serious-about-climate-change/ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:28:18 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/07/18/time-ottawa-embrace-energy-strategy-get-serious-about-climate-change/ admin Opinion Alberta Blue Green Canada Climate Environmental Defence Gillian Mceachern harper Ken Neumann Opinion Ottawa tar sands United Steelworkers