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Canada’s biggest nickel mine could store carbon in its waste rock — if all goes to plan

The proposed Crawford Nickel mine outside Timmins, Ont., is receiving millions of public dollars to figure out how to decarbonize its operations, and those of others

By Carl Meyer

Feb. 5, 2026 10 min. read

We're in court against the RCMP

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, our five-week trial is underway in Vancouver.

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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.

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Meet brucite: ‘The Boss’ of carbon storage

By Elaine Anselmi

Feb. 6, 2026

A mining company in northern Ontario hopes to turn tailings waste into a giant carbon...

Two out-of-service transit buses wait in the parking lot of the Winnipeg Transit garage

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A massive transit overhaul — and ridership decreases that followed

By Julia-Simone Rutgers

Feb. 4, 2026 7 min. read

‘Leery to draw any solid conclusions’: The impacts of Winnipeg’s recent transit overhaul, which disproportionately...

A sprayer applies fungicide and insecticide to a crop of lentils in Saskatchewan.

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Federal cuts to agriculture science will hurt farmers and grocery shoppers, experts say

By Delaney Seiferling

Feb. 4, 2026 8 min. read

Canada’s farmers rely on federal research to help them overcome drought and pests. Now, Agriculture...

Beluga whales seen from the air above Hudson Bay

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‘Never been more urgent’: new conservation area in Canada’s North inches closer to reality

By Julia-Simone Rutgers

Feb. 3, 2026 5 min. read

The Hudson Bay region, home to polar bears, belugas and seals, has been dubbed ‘one...

The SaskPower Boundary Dam coal-fired power plant — a large industrial building with four tall smokestacks

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Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power

By Natasha Bulowski (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

Feb. 3, 2026 3 min. read

A citizen-led climate justice challenge to the Saskatchewan government’s plan to continue using coal power...

Wheat fields with hay bails in the foreground, with wind turbines on a rise and mountains in the background.

Analysis

What’s already happened with Alberta’s environment in 2026?

By Drew Anderson

Feb. 3, 2026 7 min. read

One month into the year and the Alberta government has been busy. From nuclear power...

Two oil tankers are docked at a terminal in Burnaby, B.C.

Explainer

Is Alberta really running out of pipeline capacity?

By Drew Anderson

Feb. 2, 2026 10 min. read

Does Alberta need a new oil pipeline? Is the Trans Mountain pipeline full? Questions are...

Eric Reder speaks into microphones at a press conference about climate action in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

News

‘Start scaling up now’: 26 groups call on Manitoba to take bolder climate action

By Julia-Simone Rutgers

Jan. 30, 2026 4 min. read

Environmental organizations say the province’s spending on polluting sectors has far outpaced emissions-reductions projects, despite...

Quatsino energy champion Kara Wilson looks to the left into the soft sunlight, with wavy brown hair and lasses. Behind her, green and red trees are also aglow in the sun, and solar panels are visible on the roof of the building behind her.

In-Depth

‘It is possible’: this tiny First Nation’s big renewable energy strategy

By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Kimberley Kufaas

Jan. 29, 2026 8 min. read

On the tip of Vancouver Island, the sun, wind and tides will power Quatsino First...

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Pipelines in Canada, explained

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LNG Canada burned 1.7 million cubic metres of gas on a single day in September

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?

A beaver lodge animation and illustration. One beaver is inside of the lodge.

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

Marrying a polar bear seems totally reasonable

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Watch our in-depth explainer for more on the carbon tax

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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