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Ontario's integrity commissioner will investigate whether Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark breached rules that bar MPPs from making decisions or using insider information improperly, in regards to his government's decision to open long-protected Greenbelt land to development.

More fallout over Ontario’s environmental cuts, as watchdogs launch Greenbelt investigations

By Emma McIntosh, Fatima Syed and Denise Balkissoon

Jan. 18, 2023(Updated Feb. 1, 2023) 20 min. read

Ontario’s integrity commissioner and its auditor general have both decided to launch investigations into the...

Feeding deer on Mission Island is a Thunder Bay ritual, but scientists say it poses multiple risks to wildlife.

Despite the storybook pictures, Thunder Bay’s deer feeding ritual isn’t pretty

By Lindsay Campbell and Chris McEvoy

Jan. 7, 2023 6 min. read

People won’t stop feeding the whitetail deer of Mission Island on Lake Superior, despite a...

A rendering of the proposed Warehouse Park in downtown Edmonton shows walking paths, trees and seating

Can natural infrastructure help revitalize Winnipeg’s downtown?

By Julia-Simone Rutgers

Jan. 4, 2023 11 min. read

Taking cues from innovative projects like downtown Edmonton’s Warehouse Park, a focus on nature-based solutions...

The fund administered by Species Conservation Action Agency collects money from industry wanting to do work that harms the habitats of six species at risk, including the Blanding's Turtle

Head of Ontario species at risk agency resigns over changes to Greenbelt, conservation authorities

By Emma McIntosh

Dec. 22, 2022 6 min. read

Doug Varty, who stepped down as chair of Ontario’s Species Conservation Action Agency, said the...

An illustration of Doug Ford on a bulldozer being steered by a giant hand.

Here’s the dirt: how Doug Ford is shaping Ontario’s environmental laws in his second term

By Emma McIntosh and Fatima Syed

Dec. 17, 2022(Updated Jan. 2, 2025) 44 min. read

From fast-tracking development to sending more sewage towards Lake Ontario, the Progressive Conservatives are still...

Trucks drive by a pool of water next to a highway in the Holland Marsh

Ontario is poised to double the size of the Bradford Bypass, documents suggest

By Emma McIntosh and Noor Javed

Dec. 15, 2022 9 min. read

As recently as Nov. 9, the Ontario government has said the highway through the Holland...

Reginald Niganobe, Grand Council Chief of Anishnabek Nation, wants the Ontario government to repeal Bill 23, saying it is unconstitutional because of lack of Indigenous consultation.

Chiefs of Ontario want development-friendly More Homes Built Faster Act repealed

By Joy SpearChief-Morris

Dec. 9, 2022 7 min. read

The Chiefs of Ontario are calling on the Ford government to repeal the More Homes...

The developer's group BILD has told the Ontario government that while it wants to speed up housing construction, it is important to respect the natural hazard protections offered by conservation authorities.

Homebuilders urge Ontario government to be ‘cautious’ with conservation authority changes

Dec. 8, 2022 10 min. read

In a letter obtained by The Narwhal, a lobby group for builders and developers expresses...

A view of a farm sitting on a hill at sunset

Calls mount for probes into Greenbelt land sales as PCs refuse to answer questions

By Emma McIntosh

Nov. 29, 2022 4 min. read

Asked directly, Housing Minister Steve Clark wouldn’t deny giving developers advance notice of plans to...

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