Mark Carney has repeatedly said Canada/the rest of the world need to do things differently to create a new world order. But internal docs show his Major Projects office operates similarly to Trump's energy "tiger team. Huge exclusive from @meyer.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/carney-major... #cdnpoli

When Canadians talk about affordability, the discussion often revolves around the cost of fuel. While we pay for gasoline and diesel with our credit cards, in study after study, scientists have shown we also pay with our health. We should talk about it more. thenarwhal.ca/climate-chan...

The Doug Ford gov't has passed its 2026 budget bill, which officially removes Ontario's right to know. How he governs, why decisions get made—we'll never know. The same bill consolidates conservation authorities. That's your democracy & your drinking water being impacted #onpoli

Tomorrow The Narwhal is launching something special. Hint: it has to do with everyone's favourite subject — 💸 Stay tuned.

The Ford government introduced a new bill to use AI as part of its "one project, one process" — or 1P1P — system for fast-tracking mining and development projects. Here's a story about how that process works, by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...

ICYMI: @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and Matt McIntosh spoke to a dozen sources, received a leaked document and interviewed Ontario’s environment minister for this story on the little-known water protection committees, tied up in the conservation authority changes: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-sour...

Ontario's plans to protect drinking water amidst the conservation authority amalgamation are "a work in progress." @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and Matt McIntosh have the story:

We @thenarwhal.ca spent a month investigating what Doug Ford's conservation authority consolidation means for drinking water protections. 12 sources & a leaked doc reveal the system built to prvent another Walkerton crisis is in flux—and experts are worried. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-sour... #onpoli

“The government has proposed permitting communal wells for private development… a new subdivision, for example, could draw from its own well… communal wells aren’t currently overseen by source protection committees.” Concerning when considering potential contamination or overuse.

Are you concerned about tap water safety? "The Narwhal spoke to 12 people, including lawyers, members of three source protection committees and several conservation authority staff, many of whom spoke anonymously (...) these experts worry about the loss of local input, knowledge and protections."

We @thenarwhal.ca spent a month investigating what Doug Ford's conservation authority consolidation means for drinking water protections. 12 sources & a leaked doc reveal the system built to prvent another Walkerton crisis is in flux—and experts are worried. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-sour... #onpoli

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Watching our close personal friends on Artemis II wait to be let out is basically an astronaut's version of being stuck in a plane after landing with no gate available.

Hello 👋🏽 Reporter Carl @meyer.bsky.social wants to talk to people about health and climate-driven extreme weather. If you've dealt with asthma triggered by wildfire smoke or air pollution, heat exhaustion or evacuation-related mental health distress, he's at [email protected]. We appreciate it.

Internal documents show the Canada Water Agency wasn’t quite sure what to make of Carney’s budget cuts — or how to explain them to the media. thenarwhal.ca/canada-water...

In case you missed it before the long weekend, on Thursday we published this piece by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social delving into the Ford government's plans to speed up mining development, and how different groups affected by that plan are feeling about it. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...

"In early March, dozens of digital billboards across Toronto’s Union Station repeatedly flashed four words that have become synonymous with economic survival for the Doug Ford government: 'one project, one process.' " @fatimabsyed.bsky.social on Ontario's mining push: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...

I've been trying to understand what it means to speed up mining approvals in Ontario. Here's the story of a huge internal shakeup that has excited industry and left First Nations feeling concerned about what might be lost when you speed everything up. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p... #onpoli

Rare, great opportunity to come join The Local as a permanent full-time reporter! Looking for someone who knows and loves Peel Region to join the team.

"If they really, really cared about the assessment, they would work with the federal government. By not providing any information or any data to the process, they are essentially muzzling the process itself,” said NDP MPP @solmamakwa.bsky.social #onpoli

There are several areas where Ontario holds valuable info that a regional assessment of the North needs. But the province hasn't been at the table, raising questions about whether it's blocking public servants from participating. From @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and I: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-fede...

For all it's talk about the Ring of Fire, Ontario has not been involved in the federal government’s regional assessment of the region, withholding scientific data and funding needed to understand the impact of mining development. Story by @meyer.bsky.social & me thenarwhal.ca/ontario-fede...

Last call to apply for The Local Fellowship 2026! Applications are due tomorrow. thelocal.to/local-fellow...

Warplanes, drones & missiles have killed thousands of people, levelled infrastructure and turned the Middle East into "a gigantic environmental sacrifice zone" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

I don’t even know anymore. War, the senseless murder of civilians, pedophiles in power, just a whole lot of fuckshit.

Claims of 40 dead after an Israeli airstrike on a elementary girl’s school in Iran www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

hiii, we're shutting down this fundraiser for Trent Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines today. If you'd like to support him, feel free to donate before 11 pm ET. After that, you can support him directly through his website Patreon! Love to see Canadian media supporting each other!

One of the most incredible things we've witnessed this winter are frozen Great Lakes, and none have frozen more than Lake Eerie. These pictures by Carlos Osorio will leave you in total awe.

Ontario needs more power, so the province is looking to nuclear to generate it, and taxpayers to fund it. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social digs into the big energy plan that involves building the first small modular reactor in North America. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-darl...

A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times. Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...

Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people. A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow. May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.

Heartbreaking to read these reflections for Tumbler Ridge local newsman Trent Ernst. All strength to him as the town he reports in and on daily enters the global spotlight. You can support his hyperlocal journalism (which continues to be so needed and so lacking) here: tumblerridgelines.com/support/

Reminder: journalists get arrested in Canada too. In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.

It’s day 12 of our press freedom trial against the RCMP. “If anyone needs proof of how essential it is that police actions be documented, we are seeing it in Minnesota,” writes @marshalederman.bsky.social for The Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

The Doug Ford gov’t got 14,233 public comments on its plan to transfer 60% of Wasaga Beach to the town. ~98% opposed citing environmental harms "We did not consider any changes to the proposal based on the feedback received," the gov't decided My latest on this saga: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

The Doug Ford gov’t got 14,233 public comments on its plan to transfer 60% of Wasaga Beach to the town. ~98% opposed citing environmental harms "We did not consider any changes to the proposal based on the feedback received," the gov't decided My latest on this saga: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

In December, the Canadian government gave $1 million to Ottawa's JSI Telecom to commercialize AI-driven data analytics. JSI, a wiretaps and investigation support firm, had a banner year in U.S. government sales in 2025, including a big new contract with ICE. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

It's the third week of trial in our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. World Press Freedom Canada says "Its implications could shape ... whether journalists can safely observe and document conflicts without fear of arrest." worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/who-decides-...

There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Ontario and Canada needs to think about this.

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

The Doug Ford government has sent public workers back to the office five days a week. In our latest video, @fatimabsyed.bsky.social + @lmbaechlin.bsky.social explain what that means for commuters around Toronto and beyond thenarwhal.ca/video-ontari...

In November 2021, photojournalist Amber Bracken was arrested while documenting tensions over the Coastal GasLink pipeline being built on Wet’suwet’en territory, where I live. More than 1,000 km from Vancouver, this place isn’t easy to get to — and the pipeline was even harder to access. 🧵

From Bill C-5 and the federal budget, to a pipeline deal with Alberta, the Carney government is working its way through a public list of requests from the oil and gas industry. thenarwhal.ca/build-canada...

Last month, @fatimabsyed.bsky.social reported on municipalities pushing back on agreements with Enbridge Gas that give the company free land for pipelines. Provincial law requires the agreements and the right of way. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says Ontario isn't currently planning to change that.

Energy Minister Stephen Lecce said Ontario isn’t planning to change its law that prevents municipalities from charging gas providers, like Enbridge Gas, to build pipelines on public land — despite calls from municipalities to do so. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ener...

It's a huge moment for Canadian journalism as today marks the beginning of a five-week trial in the B.C. Supreme Court where @thenarwhal.ca and Amber Bracken sue the RCMP for arresting Amber while she was doing her job, bearing witness. Learn more: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/

Next year will see a bit of a showdown between Enbridge Gas and two Ontario municipalities that are trying to resist a decades-old agreement that allows the fossil fuel company to build pipelines on public land free of charge. I really want you all to read about on Christmas Eve.

Today is the last day for Ontarians to weigh in on the Doug Ford government's plan to consolidate 36 conservations authorities into seven regional ones. Here's everything you need to know about it: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...