2 天之前 · The Narwhal's team of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can't find anywhere else.

1 天前 · Kathryn Harrison, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia with expertise in environmental, climate and energy policy, called the B.C. government’s prioritization of fossil fuel development in response to the U.S. tariff threat is a “short-term decision that may cost us in the long run and may undermine global climate action.”

2025年1月10日 · The world of wildfire We’ve all read the headlines: Los Angeles is burning, in … January. This reality of hotter and drier climates across North America is why I’m dedicated to getting people to pay attention to wildfires year-round, starting with a story this weekend about B.C. firefighters and the support needed on the frontlines. I’ll also …

5 天之前 · Staff had discovered the first signs of a possible zebra mussel infestation in January 2023, after more than a decade of water sampling. Researchers weren’t sure how long the mussels had been there, or how widespread they had become, but felt banning boats would minimize the risk of mussels taking hold in other parts of the 30-square-kilometre lake.

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2024年2月14日 · Here at The Narwhal, we don’t use profit, awards or pageviews to measure success. The thing that matters most is real-world impact — evidence that our reporting influenced citizens to hold power to account and pushed policymakers to do better. And in 2024, our stories were raised in parliaments across the country and cited by citizens in their petitions and letters to politicians.

6 天之前 · In 2022, the government won a second term, reversing course on the latter, promising to turn Ontario into a critical mineral and manufacturing hub for electric vehicles, and making a verbal commitment to create a “100 per cent” clean energy system.. The Ford government’s chase for the third term is marked by a desperate thirst for more electricity, which has meant making new promises ...

2024年1月5日 · Canada’s ambitious goal of conserving 25 per cent of lands and waters by 2025 hinges on Indigenous-led conservation efforts, and in recent months we’ve seen some big commitments, including a $300-million fund for B.C.First Nations and an additional $12.8 million in federal funding to the First Nations Guardians program. But even more exciting are the sovereign declarations of Indigenous ...

2024年10月16日 · Last fall, however, the law guiding federal impact assessments was thrown into question after the Supreme Court of Canada found it was “unconstitutional in part,” prompted by a challenge from Alberta.Ontario followed up with a court challenge of its own — and the federal government agreed in April to drop its review of Highway 413 …