https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/outdated-flood-maps-canada/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152099 When maps showing areas most likely to flood are outdated, it puts people and property at risk. In Montreal, a battle over updating them highlights a nationwide worry over home values and insurance costs Xavi Richer Vis In-Depth climate adaptation flooding Quebec urban development Illustration: Simone Williamson / The Narwhal Illustration of red llines being drawn on a map. https://thenarwhal.ca/moose-questionnaire-basia-bulat/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146876 The Montreal-based musician talks about her latest album, becoming a mother and the tiny endangered amphibian she’s fallen in love with Paloma Pacheco The Moose Questionnaire Ontario Quebec The Moose Questionnaire Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A headshot of Basia Bulat against a dark green background with her name and a moose icon spelled out in white font https://thenarwhal.ca/chevalier-cuivre-port-de-montreal-expansion/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146632 Le chevalier cuivré est sur le point de disparaître. Ses zones d’alimentations essentielles pourraient être détruites alors que le gouvernement de Carney considère l’accélération du plan de l’Administration portuaire de Montréal pour doubler la taille de ses installations sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent Caitlin Stall-Paquet In-Depth Endangered Species federal politics Great Lakes Major projects Quebec urban development Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Canadian Press Le premier ministre Mark Carney veut accélérer un projet d'agrandissement du Port de Montréal. Le sort du chevalier cuivré, un poisson en voie de disparition endemique au Québec, est en jeu. https://thenarwhal.ca/copper-redhorse-port-of-montreal-expansion/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146558 The copper redhorse is on the brink of extinction. Its vital feeding grounds could be destroyed, as the Carney government considers fast-tracking the Montreal Port Authority’s plan to double the footprint of its St. Lawrence River site Caitlin Stall-Paquet In-Depth Endangered Species federal politics Great Lakes Major projects Quebec urban development Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Canadian Press The Contrecoeur Marine Terminal outside of Montreal is seen in an aerial view, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov https://thenarwhal.ca/far-north-wildfires-nunavik/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:42:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=142438 In northern Quebec, Nunavik’s fly-in communities are training to battle blazes in hopes of avoiding evacuations and the need for outside support Dustin Patar On the ground arctic climate adaptation climate change Quebec Wildfire A woman in blue safety overalls and a hard hat holds a firefighting hose and sprays water toward the right. https://thenarwhal.ca/ellen-gabriel-indigenous-resistance/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=119976 'Colonial-rooted poverty will not be solved by more colonial solutions' Michelle Cyca Profile environmental racism Indigenous Rights Quebec Truth and Reconciliation urban development Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press https://thenarwhal.ca/when-the-pine-needles-fall-excerpt/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=119530 Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton explore Indigenous resistance in a new book Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton Opinion climate change Indigenous Rights Quebec Truth and Reconciliation Alan Lissner / Between the Lines https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=117709 Akwesasne citizens disagree with elected leaders' choice to accept US$70M payout, saying island is less contaminated by former GM, Reynolds Metals and Alcoa sites than the rest of their territory Brandi Morin On the ground contaminated sites environmental racism Indigenous Rights Ontario Quebec https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-wildfires-cause/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=82403 Decades of fire suppression have made forests more flammable. Add lightning, human error and climate change and it’s a recipe for disaster Drew Anderson Explainer News Alberta Alberta Wildfires B.C. boreal forest climate change Ontario Quebec Wildfire Photo: Kyle Brittain Fire burns in the boreal forest in Alberta. https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-canada-explainer/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:48:01 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=80818 Politicians — and people online — are peddling dangerous ideas about what’s causing Canada’s wildfires. Here’s what you need to know Drew Anderson and Fatima Syed Explainer Alberta Alberta Wildfires climate change extreme heat Ontario Quebec Wildfire Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal Pixelated image of wildfire https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-fishing-atlantic-canada/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=79002 East Coast fishers have weathered arson, gunshots and harassment. Conflict and turmoil will likely continue until the Canadian government addresses Indigenous Rights head on Moira Donovan In-Depth News environmental law fisheries Indigenous Rights New Brunswick Nova Scotia P.E.I. Quebec Photo: Robert F. Bukaty / The Canadian Press Baby eels, also known as elvers, are the most valuable commercial fish in Canada by weight. The fishery is worth nearly $50 million and the pressure to maximize profit during the brief 10-week harvest contributes to tensions among fishers.