Big day: the first episode of Paydirt, the inside story of Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal, is out now!

Find it here The Narwhal, or on The Big Story Podcast’s feed wherever you listen to podcasts 🎧🌳💰🏠🔎

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Flashback to September 2021, when Umar Zameer was granted bail, and Premier Doug Ford weighed in on Twitter.

When the Ontario Energy Board said Enbridge Gas and developers should pay for new natural gas connections, the province's rebuke focused on housing costs. Internal documents show other priorities were at play via Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/ontario-energy…

The Narwhal has snagged six award nominations from the Canadian Association of Journalists.

“We are so honoured to see the tireless work of our nonprofit newsroom recognized alongside the best journalism in Canada,” Emma Gilchrist says.

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I finally checked out the 50,000+ member Reddit channel planning a Loblaw boycott in May and it is *organized* reddit.com/r/loblawsisout…

They have: a list of demands, a list of alt groceries and suggested ways to participate other than a boycott, incl multiple letter templates.

A proposed class action against Shoppers Drug Mart alleges corporate practices, like medication review targets, interfere with pharmacists' ability to use professional judgment and care for patients safely and effectively. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

New Narwhal alert: meet Atenas Contreras, our director of operations and finance! A nerd about numbers, playing board games and organizing *everything* — we’ve been blessed with the perfect human to lead our day-to-day life AND keep our finances intact! 🥳 thenarwhal.ca/atenas-contrer…

'We have reduced the idea of a park to any space where people can be active, with little in the definition left for the environment.' No grass, no trees, no animals, lots of pickleball = park?

The aunty from the Laoganma bottle would like a word!

Cute fish pics! Lots of the salmon and trout in Lake Ontario aren't native. But they've become an important part of the wild population and overall ecosystem. thenarwhal.ca/lake-ontario-f…

I spent a lot of time on this piece and everything I learned made me more mad.

The Ford government is giving even more money to long-term-care operators facing lawsuits for negligence.
Inside a twisted tale that will lead to disaster thestar.com/business/opini… via @torontostar

PHOTOS: Non-native species of salmon and trout have become an important part of Lake Ontario’s ecosystem. They didn’t always thrive — dams, pollution and hatchery competitors have often impeded their health. But they’re springing to life, Kathryn Peiman writes: thenarwhal.ca/lake-ontario-f…

Also, every day for the past three or four days, there have been new tickets released by Ticketmaster. Currently a ton of $157 'standard' i.e. never-sold, seats in the 300s. When just a week ago, 300s seats were $350+ resale, no standard tix available

Grateful for this look at Guyana's oil boom by someone who actually cares about the country and the region, Gaiutra Bahadur nytimes.com/2024/03/30/hea…

Polar ice is melting and changing Earth's rotation. It's messing with time itself ctvnews.ca/climate-and-en…

Political staffers central to the Greenbelt scandal were paid the equivalent of a full 2023 salary despite quitting last summer, Ontario’s Sunshine List shows. Sources and information requests suggest Ryan Amato and Jae Truesdell received exit packages. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenb…

this is so incredibly frustrating— after the federal government denounced Bell Media for laying off workers, then let the funding for their own public journalism program lapse without any explanation

“Birds are able to carry our grief. I could talk to them and cry in front of them with no judgement, or not say a word. Birds were not scared by my grief. Birds made me feel safe and welcome,” ecologist Melissa Hafting writes. thenarwhal.ca/grief-birdwatc…

Hi Scarborough! I'm looking for people who live in Clairlea, near Eglinton Town/Golden Mile, especially families with kids at Clairlea PS from 2012-2022. We're investigating an environmental concern (not TDSB related, location related). Please share widely, [email protected]

“We’re not someone you give a heads up to or put on a checklist of calls. No, you need to start with us.”

Outgoing Conservation Halton CEO Hassaan Basit reflects on Ontario’s cuts and how to enable development while protecting nature. via Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social #onpoli thenarwhal.ca/ontario-conser…