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Don’t be fooled by the Ontario Ring of Fire ads aired during Blue Jays games | The Narwhal Doug Ford’s ads during Blue Jays World Series games suggest mines are up and running in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, but that’s not true

Those Ring of Fire ads during World Series broadcasts might have you thinking mines are up and running in the remote region in northern Ontario, but that's not the case and the Ford government should be upfront about it, writes @elaineanselmi.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...

TC Energy pushed CSIS to create an intel-sharing group including the spy agency, RCMP and corporations worth more than $500 million. Former CSIS director David Vigneault, a "dear friend" of Business Council of Canada president, appeared to support the idea. New from me and @zakvescera.bsky.social

TC Energy lobbied Canada’s spy agency to share intelligence | The Narwhal Pipeline giant TC Energy urged CSIS to brief Canada’s biggest companies on security threats — raising concerns about surveillance

Documents reveal TC Energy pressured Canada for ‘private, high-level’ access to spy agency intelligence, a move critics worry could chill legitimate protest. via @writermjs.bsky.social and @zakvescera.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-cs...

As white-nose syndrome threatens bats nationwide, this scientist's probiotic ‘cocktail’ could save them | CBC News Canadian research scientist Cori Lausen is studying probiotics as a treatment for white-nose syndrome, which is caused by a fungus called Pseudogymnoascus destructans.

Aussi en anglais!

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A B.C. scientist may have the remedy for a fungus affecting Canada’s bats White-nose syndrome has already decimated bat populations across eastern Canada. Now, as the fungal disease threatens to spread west, one scientist is fighting back with a probiotic 'cocktail. CBC’s C...

A B.C. scientist may have the remedy for a fungus affecting Canada’s bats www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

« Bat Lady », un cocktail probiotique et des chauves-souris La scientifique Cori Lausen croit avoir conçu un « cocktail » capable de sauver les chauves-souris face ausyndrome du museau blanc.

"Dans les cavernes de l’est du Canada, le syndrome du museau blanc ravage des populations entières de chauves-souris. Aujourd’hui, la maladie se propage et menace la côte ouest" ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numeri...

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country.
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
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Bill 31: B.C. plans energy overhaul to court major projects | The Narwhal Bill 31 aims to advance the North Coast transmission line and prioritize power for resource industries in northwest B.C.

The B.C. government is proposing big changes to provincial energy policy to meet an unprecedented demand for power from industrial customers. Here’s what you need to know from @sobittersosweet.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bill-31-bc-n... #bcpoli

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📣 Job alert! 📣

The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!

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What does First Nations ownership mean for B.C. forestry? | The Narwhal More First Nations are buying B.C. forestry tenures. With old growth dwindling, can they nudge the industry to a more sustainable future?

Who should decide how B.C.’s forests are managed? As old growth dwindles, more First Nations are taking the lead — and reshaping forestry in the process. thenarwhal.ca/bc-forestry-... #bcpoli

Manitoba plans new strategy in wildfire fight | The Narwhal After a devastating wildfire season, Manitoba is considering new tools to protect forests, communities — and industry profits

Forestry contributes an estimated $330 million to Manitoba’s economy annually. As wildfires destroy swaths of the province’s logging areas, experts say proactive measures are needed to protect forests — and profits. Via @jsrutgers.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-wil...

The biologists racing to count Porcupine caribou | The Narwhal Scientists in Yukon and Alaska are tracking the size of the Porcupine caribou herd. It’s urgent work: the animals face environmental and political threats

The Porcupine caribou herd travels more than 4,000 kilometres across the Arctic each year. But its migration is imperilled by climate change and oil and gas expansion. Scientists are rushing to count the animals amid the threat. @trinamoyles.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/counting-por...

B.C. coal giant penalized millions for treatment delays, 171 pollution breaches EVR Operations Limited — formally Teck Coal Limited — was penalized more than $3.6 million after failing to curb nitrate and selenium pollution

B.C. coal giant penalized $3.6 million for treatment delays, 171 pollution breaches www.biv.com/news/environ... via @stefanlabbe.bsky.social

Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...

Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.

Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!

New conservation panel to focus on microorganisms crucial for human and planet health The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, has established a new expert group that will help shape conservation priorities for a previously overlooked but vital group of organisms:…

The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, has established a new expert group that will help shape conservation priorities for a previously overlooked but vital group of organisms: microbes.

What Joffre Lakes Park looks like at rest | The Narwhal A month-long closure ends Oct. 3. Here’s what Instagram-famous Joffre Lakes Park, or Pipi7íyekw, looks like when it’s quiet and closed to the public

For the last month, Joffre Lakes Park has been closed to the public, as Lil'wat and N'Quatqua members reconnect with their traditional territory. Here's what one of B.C.'s busiest parks looks like at rest. By @sevawood.bsky.social with photos by Paige Taylor White. thenarwhal.ca/joffre-lakes...

Ontario’s draft rules for special economic zones limit oversight | The Narwhal The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight

The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for establishing “special economic zones” under Bill 5 rely heavily on the opinion of ministers, and dismiss First Nations’ calls for language affirming Indigenous Rights.

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Bats vs. wind energy: a gory tale of two climate solutions Podcast Episode · What On Earth · 2025-10-01 · 30m

For almost 25 years, scientists have had solutions to keep migratory bats safe from wind turbines, to keep both the wind sector and bat species thriving. In my latest documentary for What On Earth, I explore how well that’s working 🌎 🦇
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The Truth of Reconciliation | The Walrus The TRC report, released in 2015, laid out ninety-four clear Calls to Action. Ten years later, Indigenous writers reflect on what has and hasn’t been achieved

It was very special to work with six brilliant, thoughtful Indigenous writers — Michelle Good, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Eva Jewell, Janelle Lapointe, Anna McKenzie and Riley Yesno — on this series about truth and reconciliation, in print & online for @thewalrus.ca. thewalrus.ca/truth-and-re...

please read this story today from @moiradonovan.bsky.social, with incredible photos by Darren Calabrese, which considers the physical history of the residential school system and survivors' efforts to ensure this history is never forgotten

This was such a fascinating read!!

Canada hasn’t ratified the High Seas Treaty it championed | The Narwhal Canada has signed on to the High Seas Treaty but not yet ratified it. Its role in big ocean conservation decisions will be limited until it does

Canada was ‘instrumental’ in moving the High Seas Treaty forward, but hasn’t ratified the agreement. Until it does, the country with the longest coastline in the world will have limited opportunities to participate in treaty processes to protect international waters thenarwhal.ca/canada-high-...

The BC government's decision to contribute $200 million for infrastructure needed to electrify Cedar LNG begs the question: can other energy-hungry projects expect similar hand outs? Ksi Lisims LNG? What about the KSM mine? Montney Basin O&G?

The energy ministry did not respond when I asked #bcpoli

How a grizzly on a B.C. island sent a community into crisis Podcast Episode · The Current · 2025-09-22 · 23m

"It had been a century since Texada Island had seen a grizzly bear. So when one swam 5 kilometres from the mainland over to the community off the B.C. coast, it created curiosity, panic and division..." Great radio doc by @mollyaudio.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

New data put Canadian wildlife population declines in focus WWF says it’s a sign that policies protecting species at risk across the country or improving their chances of recovery are inadequate

"Among those species already listed as threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 43 per cent showed population declines, including the boreal caribou." via @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/45e3099...

Massive Ksi Lisims LNG approved in B.C. | The Narwhal B.C. just gave the green light to Ksi Lisims, a project capable of producing almost as much as LNG Canada’s first phase

B.C. just approved one of its largest LNG projects yet.

Ksi Lisims LNG will ship 12M tonnes of gas a year overseas. Ministers say it will benefit the Nisg̱a’a Nation — but also admit it will worsen greenhouse gas emissions.

#bcpoli

Walbran Valley logging blockade escalates with injunction | The Narwhal Four years after Fairy Creek, a new battle over B.C.’s old-growth forests looms in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island

A B.C. court has granted an injunction against a group of people blocking a logging road on southern Vancouver Island. The decision paves the way for the RCMP to move in, stirring memories of the Fairy Creek conflict 4 years ago thenarwhal.ca/walbran-vall... #bcpoli

‘Forever chemicals’ in tap water leave these communities in a toxic limbo Residents are waiting for the government to say how long their drinking water has been contaminated, and what can be done to fix it

“households in 11 communities now depend on bottled water supplied by Ottawa because their taps have been contaminated by PFAS in firefighting foams” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Why hasn’t B.C. released its watershed security strategy? | The Narwhal B.C.’s watershed security strategy was approved more than a year ago but hasn’t been made public, despite repeated calls from partner First Nations

B.C.’s long-promised watershed security strategy is done but it’s not public, The Narwhal has learned. The province has sat on the strategy for more than a year, despite calls to release it. thenarwhal.ca/bc-watershed...