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British people: how can you laugh at her death?!
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It's only January 3 and the CEOs of Canada's biggest oil and gas companies have already netted more money than most Canadians will make in 2025. @Sevawood crunched the numbers: thenarwhal.ca/pathways-allia…
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Of course we’re paying attention to the U.S. — and its outsized influence on the natural world. Take a deep breath and remember: we’ll keep you informed on the biggest environmental stories in Canada, come what may.
— executive editor @balkissoon thenarwhal.ca/united-states-…
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My piece on @TanyaTalaga is now out in @Chatelaine
Talaga is rewriting history, the overlooked and underreported stories of Indigenous peoples..
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Kitaskeenan Kaweekanawaynichikatek, the land we want to protect: members of five Cree nations reflect on preserving their homelands — in their own words.
@jsrutgers and @othertimsmith travelled to northern Manitoba to hear their stories:
thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-kitas…
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Canada has proposed to cap pollution from the oilpatch. @ottawacarl has 5 takeaways from the government's draft plan:
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Up to here with "women care about abortion, men care about 'the economy.'" Reproductive justice, balancing family and work, choice in life stage is "the economy," esp in a country w near-zero mat leave. Most women who have abortions are mothers. They know "the economy" deeply.
Put this story on your weekend reading list if you like beautiful photos, honest history, gorgeous writing, Indigenous sovereignty, practically perfect feature journalism.
Five First Nations separated, flooded and pushed out by hydroelectricity are uniting to defend their homelands.
@jsrutgers and 📸@othertimsmith went to northern Manitoba for the launch of Kitaskeenan, an Indigenous-led plan to preserve the northeast coast. thenarwhal.ca/kitaskeenan-ma…
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Oilsands companies want to transport carbon pollution through a 400-km pipeline and bury it in rural Alberta. Yesterday, the energy regulator said it won't require an environmental assessment. Here are 5 questions being asked by locals along the route. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pathwa…
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Pathways Alliance says its $16-B carbon capture plan is an antidote to climate change. Not everyone's so sure.
@sharonjriley and @photobracken went to St. Paul, Alberta, near the proposed 400-km carbon dioxide pipeline, to talk to rural Albertans about it
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pathwa…
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Northwest B.C. just went Conservative for the first time, with NDP cabinet minister Nathan Cullen losing his seat. What happened? #bcpoli Via @writermjs thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-no…
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Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs have filed a new legal challenge against Ksi Lisims LNG project, saying B.C. failed to consult on potential impacts to salmon. #bcpoli VIA @writermjs thenarwhal.ca/ksi-lisims-lng…
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Millions of bison once roamed the grasslands, until colonialism nearly wiped them out. Now, Indigenous people are bringing them back and restoring balance to their homelands. thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-rem…
In the 1990s, a group of First Nations chiefs in northern Ontario began dreaming of a transmission line to finally connect their diesel-dependent communities to the electricity grid. @fatimabsyed tells you how they made it happen.
This 1,800-km transmission line connects 24 remote First Nations communities to Ontario's power grid. It’s displacing diesel fuel, allowing for more homes to be built — and the nations are the majority owners of the project. via @fatimabsyed thenarwhal.ca/ontario-indige…
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Environmental Defence has requested the federal government review Ontario's Highway 413. This is the second attempt to have Canada intervene and comes on the heels of the Ford government introducing legislation to ease highway building. via @EmmaMci thenarwhal.ca/ontario-highwa…
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Before the federal government dropped its environmental review of Ontario’s Highway 413, it had issues with the province’s plans — and big ones. A new document details the red flags Canada raised behind the scenes. via @EmmaMci thenarwhal.ca/highway-413-fe…
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Residents of Fort Chipewyan spoke with @photobracken about life downstream from Alberta’s oilsands. One of them, Claire Cardinal, has since died from cancer. “Claire wanted her story to be told,” said her husband, Kenneth Whiteknife. Our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-for…
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In their own words: Fort Chipewyan residents downstream of the Alberta oilsands told @photobracken about their fears about the water
"Is it toxic? Is it not toxic? Is it safe to drink? Is it not safe to drink? And who do we believe at the end of the day?" thenarwhal.ca/fort-chipewyan…
