https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bracken-narwhal-rcmp-lawsuit/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=70757 In filing this lawsuit, our goal is to clear a path for all journalists in Canada to do their work without risk of police interference Emma Gilchrist Inside The Narwhal Opinion B.C. media RCMP Wet'suwet'en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal An RCMP officer aims a rifle into a one-room wooden home on Wet’suwet’en territory where land defenders gathered in November 2021 in opposition to construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline. https://thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom-canada-democracy/ Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=57609 Canada ranks as satisfactory on a global list of press freedom. Is that something to be proud of? Sarah El-Shaarawi Analysis Fairy Creek media RCMP Wet'suwet'en A police officer carries a drum after RCMP arrested Wet'suwet'en matriarchs in February 2020 https://thenarwhal.ca/interview-commander-rcmp-cirg/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=54695 After months seeking interviews, The Narwhal was finally able to speak with the head of the RCMP’s controversial Community-Industry Response Group. The unit’s commander admitted to a ‘misunderstanding’ around justifying the arrest of a journalist and said the unit has a 'zero tolerance' policy for racist conduct Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights LNG RCMP TC Energy Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal RCMP and land defenders https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-wetsuweten-journalism/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:52:23 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41277 When the RCMP arrested two journalists on Wet’suwet’en territory in November, it set off a debate about journalistic ethics — which almost entirely missed the point Emma Gilchrist Inside The Narwhal Opinion Indigenous Rights media RCMP Wet'suwet'en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Militarized police move into breach a tiny house at Coyote Camp in Gidimt'en territory near Houston, B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-amber-bracken-rcmp-arrest/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:06:25 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41115 Police put me in handcuffs when I should have been doing my job. I wanted to be doing my job. I am furious Amber Bracken Opinion B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline media RCMP Wet'suwet'en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A crowd of RCMP officers, including militarized police, wait in the courtyard outside of a tiny house dwelling as Wet'suwet'en supporters are arrested. https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-coastal-gaslink-journalists-tracking/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:29:57 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=39285 An RCMP officer reveals police were collecting information about journalists Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano in a database of police investigations Mike De Souza News B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline media RCMP Wet'suwet'en Amber Bracken / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/journalists-arrested-rcmp-wetsuweten/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 20:31:11 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=39185 Amber Bracken, reporting from Wet’suwet’en territory for The Narwhal, was among those arrested as RCMP tactical units advanced on the Gidimt’en occupation of a drill site above the Wedzin Kwa (Morice) River Matt Simmons News Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights media RCMP TC Energy Wet'suwet'en A police officer carries a drum after RCMP arrested Wet'suwet'en matriarchs in February 2020 https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-wetsuweten-territory-february-2021/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:46:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26213 One year after the RCMP’s highly publicized militarized raids on land defender camps, a continuous police presence is affecting the lives of Wet’suwet’en people who say intimidation and nuisance tactics are being used to suppress opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline Matt Simmons News B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous RCMP TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en First Nation A line of Wet’suwet’en land defenders in front of Coastal GasLink work site holding a red rope https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-concerned-indigenous-rights-advocates-will-gain-public-support-new-study/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:47:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9609 New research shows Canada’s police force assesses the risk Indigenous activists and protesters pose to the nation — not based on factors of criminality — but based on their ability to summon sympathy from the broader populace Justin Brake News Coastal GasLink pipeline Gidmit'en Indigenous RCMP TransCanada Unist'ot'en Wet'suwet'en RCMP Gidimt'en blockade Wet'suwet'en territory https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-liberal-political-donation-scandal-investigated-rcmp/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:05:42 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/10/bc-liberal-political-donation-scandal-investigated-rcmp/ Carol Linnitt News BC Liberals News political donations RCMP https://thenarwhal.ca/what-s-more-worrying-bill-c-51-or-fact-so-many-people-don-t-know-what-s-it/ Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:55:58 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/03/20/what-s-more-worrying-bill-c-51-or-fact-so-many-people-don-t-know-what-s-it/ Scott Vrooman Opinion Bill C-51 Civil Liberties CSIS Freedom Harper Government intelligence Opinion RCMP Right Second surveillance