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Indigenous-led trust invests its first $21.6M in conservation in Northwest Territories

Funds are being distributed to Indigenous governments, with 22,565 22,565 sq km of Tłıc̨hǫ lands recently added to Canada’s protected areas count

By Chloe Williams

March 16, 2026 7 min. read

We’re suing the RCMP to fight for press freedom

In November 2021, photojournalist Amber Bracken was arrested by the RCMP while on assignment for The Narwhal. So we launched a lawsuit to take a stand for press freedom. Now, we're in the middle of our trial.

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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.

A large pond with green growth on the banks and trees on the edges.

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Will Canada meet its goal to protect 30% of land and waters by 2030?

By Julia-Simone Rutgers

March 13, 2026 7 min. read

Canada must protect 1.7 million sq. kms, the size of Alaska, to meet 2030 conservation...

Windmills are seen on Alberta's prairie landscape, with clouds above.

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What, exactly, is happening with renewables in Alberta?

By Drew Anderson

March 12, 2026 7 min. read

Three years after a government moratorium and new rules on renewable energy projects, a clearer...

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Ontario fast-tracks gold mine despite Grassy Narrows’ concerns — and a pending lawsuit

By Greg Noakes

March 12, 2026 7 min. read

Grassy Narrows First Nation has already challenged a water permit for the Great Bear mine...

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‘Instant headache’: B.C. residents can’t get answers about odours from nearby oil and gas waste facility

By Shannon Waters and Amber Bracken

March 11, 2026 16 min. read

When the wind blows past an oil and gas waste dump, residents of Rolla, B.C.,...

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Ontario’s $20-million plan to merge 36 conservation authorities into nine

By Fatima Syed

March 10, 2026 5 min. read

The Doug Ford government’s proposal to amalgamate the watershed protection agencies received 14,000 public comments,...

An aerial view of a handful of people dwarfed by a vast Arctic landscape dominated by sea ice.

Opinion

Budget cuts at federal environment ministry threaten Arctic science

By Patricia Hania and Roxana Suehring

March 11, 2026 4 min. read

Research teams at Environment and Climate Change Canada are being dismantled as the federal government...

A man stands in a sun room as soft, late-day light streams in through the windows. Outside, a lake covered by ice and snow.

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Ontario’s strict burial rules clash with nature lovers’ desire to rest in peace

By Leah Borts-Kuperman (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) and Laura Proctor

March 10, 2026 13 min. read

A family’s fight for a burial without embalming chemicals or cremation illustrates the barriers grieving...

An aerial iew from St. Pancrace Belvedere near Baie Comeau, Que.

Explainer

Could this secretive, foreign-owned LNG export project be Quebec’s first?

By Sarah Cox

March 9, 2026 13 min. read

The Baie-Comeau LNG project could be Canada’s third largest liquefied natural gas export project. As...

Residents look at a map showing a proposed data centre in Olds, Alberta.

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Canada’s largest data centre rejected by Alberta regulator

By Drew Anderson and Gavin John

March 6, 2026 3 min. read

Lack of public consultation means a project that would have consumed as much power as...

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An update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP

Why Ontario is dealing with more traffic — and emissions

Carol Linnitt is the co-founder of The Narwhal. The Narwhal is suing the RCMP.

We’re fighting for our right to report — and your right to know

B.C. is flooding, again. We explain

B.C. says 1950s-style clear-cut logging isn’t happening anymore. Is that true?

Animals are getting killed on Canada’s railways

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Endangered plovers love this Ontario beach. Is the feeling mutual?

Any Ontario minister could soon have the power to create law-free zones — and decide what gets built there

POV: a reporting trip to Heiltsuk territory

Pipeline opposition took centre stage at Neil Young’s Burnaby, B.C., concert

Organic is barely a starting line, chef Michael Smith says

Chef Michael Smith keeps coming back home to P.E.I.

Could refreezing the Arctic help save its melting ice?

A screenshot of a video call for a Moose Questionnaire with ShawtyAstrology.

How do you reach people who don’t believe in climate change?

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Two families of beavers live in Stanley Park…

Michelle Cyca talked about Indigenous sovereignty

Some people say Indigenous Rights are “racist,” but that’s not true

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“Ducks are very cute,” ShawtyAstrology says

Video thumbnail featuring Patrick Johnson, a Guardian Watchman.

Canada’s conservation goals depend on this

What’s going on around Grand Forks, B.C.?

How do you undo over 100 years of pollution?

Why are we seeing wildfires already? What causes them?

Here’s how cities can prevent flooding

North of North’s Anna Lambe is open to people growing

Here’s how one Mohawk community is dealing with a hungry beetle

There’s nothing inherently “critical” about critical minerals

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We’re suing the RCMP to take a stand for press freedom.

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We’re suing the RCMP to take a stand for press freedom.

All journalists in Canada should be able to do their work without risk of police interference. Help us defend the right to a free press by making a donation to The Narwhal’s legal fund today.

YES, I’LL PITCH IN