The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Frustrated with government, Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs wavering on support for B.C. pipeline https://thenarwhal.ca/gitxsan-tensions-bc-pipeline/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=103522 As tensions in northwest B.C. persist over pipelines, court-ordered injunctions and police enforcement, Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs demand government respect and dialogue Matt Simmons In-Depth News B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights LNG oil and gas Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline TC Energy Wet’suwet’en Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal Gitxsan Simgiigyat (Hereditary Chiefs) speak at a rally in Smithers, B.C. ‘No excuse’: feds withheld key information when a Coastal GasLink site flooded https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-gaslink-clore-river-dfo/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=96976 Documents reveal Fisheries and Oceans Canada was aware of numerous issues at a pipeline construction site on Wet’suwet’en territory but did not disclose information to concerned organizations or the media Matt Simmons Investigation Coastal GasLink pipeline fisheries foi salmon TC Energy Wet’suwet’en Photo: David Suzuki Foundation Coastal GasLink river crossing on Wet'suwet'en territory flooded in icy winter conditions ‘We should avoid monitoring’: feds quietly backed off while Coastal GasLink pipeline work killed fish https://thenarwhal.ca/dfo-monitoring-cgl-pipeline-docs/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=69952 For months, Fisheries and Oceans Canada wouldn’t say anything about its role in monitoring the Coastal GasLink pipeline and protecting fish habitat. Internal documents show the agency was keeping an eye on construction — until it wasn’t Matt Simmons Investigation Coastal GasLink pipeline fisheries foi TC Energy Wet’suwet’en Photo: David Suzuki Foundation Heavy machinery working at a Coastal GasLink river crossing in winter A year after RCMP raids on Wet’suwet’en territory, the Coastal GasLink conflict isn’t going away https://thenarwhal.ca/wetsuweten-coastal-gaslink-rcmp-overview/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=64314 A special unit of the force keeps a constant presence as construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline continues Matt Simmons Explainer B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Democracy Indigenous Rights TC Energy Wet’suwet’en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Indigenous land defenders inside a tiny house ‘That river is full of life’: Wet’suwet’en celebrate return of salmon amidst threats to keystone species https://thenarwhal.ca/wetsuweten-celebrate-salmon-return/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=57938 When the salmon return to Wet’suwet’en territory in northwest B.C., the occasion is marked by celebration and ceremony. Protecting the waters and fish they rely on for their survival is a responsibility that goes back thousands of years Matt Simmons On the ground B.C. climate change Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights LNG Wet’suwet’en Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal Wet'suwet'en salmon celebration 16 B.C. First Nations to become part-owners of Coastal GasLink pipeline — if project is completed https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-gaslink-first-nations-sale/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:29:37 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=45403 The announcement distances Alberta-based energy giant TC Energy from the pipeline project, which has been contentious since it was first proposed in 2012 and the centre of controversy and conflict since construction began in 2019 Matt Simmons News B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights TC Energy Wet’suwet’en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Coastal GasLink 9A Lodge Tracking what we know — and don’t know — about the attack on a Coastal GasLink worksite https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-gaslink-attack-explainer/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:39:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=44404 Following millions of dollars in estimated damages at a natural gas pipeline worksite in northwest B.C., no arrests have been made and many questions remain Matt Simmons Explainer B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights TC Energy Wet’suwet’en Photo: Coastal GasLink A grainy dashcam image shows a person using a hand-held tool to drill through a big yellow gate Coastal GasLink drops charges against journalists arrested on Wet’suwet’en territory https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-gaslink-drop-charges-journalists/ Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:11:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41692 Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano were detained for three nights, attracting international scrutiny of ongoing RCMP violations of press freedoms Emma Gilchrist News Coastal GasLink pipeline media Wet’suwet’en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal RCMP officers crouch over a person they are dragging out of a small wooden house during an arrest ‘Dangerous precedent’: pipelines, land defenders and the colonial policing of Indigenous nationhood https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-coastal-gaslink-indigenous-identity/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:43:18 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41578 When a Coastal GasLink lawyer raised questions about Indigenous identity in court proceedings following arrests on Wet’suwet’en territory, it sparked widespread outrage — and pointed to a larger, complicated conversation about governance and who has the right to enforce Indigenous title on unceded lands Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights Wet’suwet’en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal