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The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism | The Tyee The judge’s ruling could reinforce the right of journalists to report from inside police ‘exclusion zones.’

While we are reading the news about journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort being arrested, a reminder that a Canadian journalist was arrested while covering a protest action in Northern B.C. in 2021. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt speaks at a press scrum outside the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

“As we stand outside this courthouse, stepping into five weeks of trial, we know the legitimate right of journalists to do their job, to perform their vital role in our democracy, is at stake.” — Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt on our case against the RCMP: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/

this one was really fun! small businesses face challenges, but everyone was so uplifting about how they've succeeded, their hopes and dreams, how they've connected with people and how they support each other. hope it's a helpful read 🐟🌶️🛒

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...

How do you build a home that can survive B.C. wildfires? | The Narwhal In Tsilhqot’in territory, a former Yunesit’in chief and an architect designed a fire-resistant house built to last in B.C.’s hot Interior

After Yunesit’in was ravaged by wildfire in 2017, former chief Russell Myers Ross started chasing a dream: a house built to withstand everything climate change can throw at it. new from @sevawood.bsky.social:

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I'll be moderating this discussion with @sobittersosweet.bsky.social and @sevawood.bsky.social, who both reported on the intersections of climate change & housing policy this summer. Join us!

How Indigenous MP Wade Grant plans to face divisive issues Former Musqueam councillor Wade Grant believes he can take on climate change, affordability, Indigenous rights in Vancouver while uniting people

His grandfather didn’t have the right to vote. Now, Wade Grant is representing Vancouver in parliament.

A profile on the first Musqueam MP by @sevawood.bsky.social

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Screenshot of a National Post article with the headline: "FIRST READING: Non-Indigenous visitors being turned away from B.C. public parks Province of B.C. has authorized two parks to close to all but Indigenous users"

not that I expect much from the National Post, but it's infuriating to see widespread misinfo about park closures in BC. they are not "race-based" closures. access is temporarily limited to the rights-holding First Nations, not to all Indigenous people. this is just rage-baiting for racists.

Anna Lambe's answers were so inspiring and fun! That interview really filled me up. Her thoughts on giving people room to change and grow - but also finding boundaries on educating people - felt so relevant and really resonated

over the moon to share this new fellowship we're offering at @thenarwhal.ca!

‘I’m fiercely pro-fur’: Vogue’s Christian Allaire | The Narwhal Ojibwe fashion writer Christian Allaire recounts his journey from Nipissing First Nation to New York City in his memoir From the Rez to the Runway

In his new memoir — From the Rez to the Runway — Christian Allaire recounts how an Ojibwe kid from Nipissing First Nation became a writer celebrating fur, and other Indigenous fashion, in Vogue.

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Nobody likes B.C.’s new mining claims policy | The Narwhal A new policy is rules are here for staking B.C. mining claims — a changes required following failures to consult First Nations — but critics say it falls short on multiple counts

B.C. has a new policy for staking mineral claims, after a 2023 court ruling the province had breached its duty to consult with First Nations. Critics say the new policy is flawed: “two steps forward, one step back” in recognizing Indigenous Rights. thenarwhal.ca/bc-mineral-c...

Clownfish school us on the ‘biological facts’ of sex, gender and being trans | The Narwhal From clownfish to cardinals, sex in the natural world is malleable. But being ‘transgender’ requires human intellect, autonomy and personal choice

Opinion: When it comes to transgender and non-binary human beings, some intolerant politicians seem endlessly fixated on trying to prove biology wrong, but they couldn't be further from the truth, writes Mel Woods.

In B.C.’s dry Kootenays, residents have been worried that logging in the watershed — their only water supply — will cause cascading effects to the land and water. “It’s not logging anymore, it’s just deforestation.” New from @sevawood.bsky.social 🌲 thenarwhal.ca/kootenay-log...

Death of baby orca spurs call for federal emergency order | The Narwhal Southern resident killer whales face imminent threats to their survival, feds found. Conservation groups say an emergency order to protect the population is urgently needed

The death of a baby orca is spurring calls for a federal emergency order to protect an endangered southern resident killer whale population off B.C.'s coast. Via @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
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Court dismisses challenge to Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion | The Narwhal The Metro Vancouver megaport is expected to damage orca habitat. A legal challenge to block it has been quashed

New from @sevawood.bsky.social: the Federal Court dismissed a legal challenge against a Vancouver megaport expansion, which could harm endangered resident killer whales — only 72 of whom remain. thenarwhal.ca/bc-roberts-b...

If each dollar was a kilometre, a median-earning Canadian could get from Ottawa to Montreal, while a middle-paid exec could travel halfway around the Earth

Hot Frosty’s true ice-loving nature | The Narwhal Born and raised in Yellowknife, the former Schitt’s Creek star wants you to hold billionaires to account — and have a happy holiday

Hot Frosty is this season's must-see romance, starring Dustin Milligan as a hunky snowman who comes to life. He's all about the birds and the bees — and every other natural wonder he grew up surrounded by in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...

this collaboration — the first story published in nehiyawêwin at @thenarwhal.ca — was such a dream! @caramck.bsky.social wrote the most gorgeous newsletter for @indiginews.bsky.social about working on this story together, which we've republished today. 🦬

A First Nation is protecting Bamfield’s stars in the night sky | The Narwhal On the Pacific coast, Huu-ay-aht First Nation has followed the stars for centuries. Now they’re safeguarding them for future generations

Light pollution has obscured the night sky across most of North America. The Huu-ay-aht First Nation wants to safeguard their unobscured view of the stars, and the knowledge and stories that come with it. From @michellecyca.com 🌌 thenarwhal.ca/bc-bamfield-...

Waubgeshig Rice on growing up in the bush | The Narwhal The bestselling Anishinaabe author discusses beautiful things, like Georgian Bay, growing up in the bush — and Nickelback

Bestselling Anishinaabe novelist @waub.bsky.social answers our Moose Questionnaire! Did he choose smoked salmon or maple syrup? The Rockies or the Great Lakes? And what does all of this have to do with Nickelback? thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...