https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-update-2026/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:47:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152269 We’re suing the RCMP for arresting a journalist on assignment for The Narwhal. It’s an effort to protect press freedom — and the rights of all Canadians Carol Linnitt Inside The Narwhal Coastal GasLink pipeline media Wet'suwet'en Photo: Jimmy Jeong / The Narwhal (Left to right) The Narwhal's Emma Gilchrist, photojournalist Amber Bracken and The Narwhal's Carol Linnitt stand outside the B.C. Supreme Court in February 2023, after filing a lawsuit against the RCMP. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-regulator-coastal-gaslink-2/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:58:02 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=89791 The BC Energy Regulator was given sweeping powers over a suite of provincial laws designed to protect the environment and cultural heritage but documents reveal its compliance and enforcement officers rarely exercised those powers following inspections of Coastal GasLink construction sites Matt Simmons Investigation News B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights LNG TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal Coastal GasLink construction site in Kitimat, B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-coastal-gaslink-sediment-spills/ Wed, 24 May 2023 00:23:03 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=78981 On an Indigenous-led monitoring flight over the Coastal GasLink pipeline, The Narwhal documented worksites overwhelmed by spring melt and numerous environmental infractions including slope failures, flooded worksites and sediment entering wetlands and waterways Matt Simmons News Photo Essay B.C. climate change Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights LNG oil and gas TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-arrests-wetsuweten-gidimten-camp/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:22:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=74768 Police enforcement of a search warrant for theft under $5,000 led to five arrests for obstruction, including the arrest of the daughter of a Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Matt Simmons News Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Indigenous Rights TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal Jocey Alec, daughter of Wet'suwet'en Chief Woos, shows her wrists, marked by zip ties during her arrest 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/bc-cgl-sediment-wetsuweten-river/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:58:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=67898 Wet’suwet’en chiefs and supporters allege the pipeline company violated provincial environmental regulations, operating excavators in a remote river without adequate mitigation measures in place Matt Simmons News B.C. Coastal GasLink pipline Indigenous Rights TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Photo: David Suzuki Foundation / Handout https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-gaslink-security-denies-chief-access/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:57:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=63549 Private security workers told Chief Na’moks he would be arrested if he walked past a gate on a forest service road. RCMP on location did not speak with the Chief Matt Simmons News On the ground B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights oil and gas TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal A private security worker and Chief Na'moks 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/wetsuweten-peace-gathering-rcmp-arrest/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:04:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=56896 Indigenous leaders, conservation organizations, politicians and other delegates invited by the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs witnessed the RCMP’s Community-Industry Response Group arrest a land defender during a major gathering on the territory Matt Simmons News On the ground B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Rights TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Photo: Matt Simmons / The Narwhal A land defender knocks on the window of an RCMP vehicle on Wet'suwet'en territory. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-criminal-charges-wetsuweten/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 19:00:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=55973 Defence lawyers say the province’s decision to pursue criminal contempt charges against land defenders opposed to the Coastal GasLink pipeline could be tied to concerns that the integrity of the court is at risk Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal An officer aims a rifle into a one-room wooden home where land-defenders are gathered in opposition to construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline 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.