Calgary’s population has risen by over 50 per cent in 20 years. It’s not that moose and other animals are coming into Calgary. It’s Calgary that’s coming to them, Amir Said writes. thenarwhal.ca/calgary-wildli…

700 contaminants, hundreds of kilograms of oil and grease a day, one leaked video. Here’s what you need to know about pollution in Burrard Inlet. via Ainslie Cruickshank #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-burrard-inl…

'Every day streams of toxic waste pour into Burrard Inlet, home to Canada’s largest port.' A must-read by Ainslie Cruickshank for The Narwhal. #biodiversity #pollution #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Tsleil-Waututh Nation is rewriting policy to protect the waters of Burrard Inlet from industrial waste — and bring them back to health. A leaked video of a coal spill underscores the challenge of enforcement. via Ainslie Cruickshank #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-burrard-inl…

Bald eagles have come back to the Great Lakes! Nearly wiped out by the now-banned pesticide DDT, the symbolic bird has made a serious recovery. Efforts to save the species hold lessons for other environmental challenges — if humans are willing to learn. thenarwhal.ca/southern-ontar…

Northwest B.C. reporter Matt Simmons was working away on a story about proactive solutions to fighting wildfires when, well, fire season arrived. Our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-wil…

NEW: A BC Conservative Party government would walk away from the province’s “nonsense” commitment to protect 30 per cent of its land base by 2030, party leader John Rustad told Shannon Waters in an interview. #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-conservativ…

It happening again. A year-over-year comparison shows wildfire season is off to a grim start — but experts say it’s unlikely to match last year’s record-breaking burn. Here’s what you need to know via Drew Anderson thenarwhal.ca/western-canada…

What if the air around us isn’t as safe as we think?

Contributed as a photojournalist to an investigative story for The Narwhal & The Local Magazine about a factory that has used a known carcinogen in local communities

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The Alberta government keeps insisting that its pause on new renewable energy projects wasn’t a political move. Drew Anderson got his hands on previously undisclosed emails and texts that tell a different story. #ableg #abpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewa…

Because I've been seeing images of those holdover fires smoking all winter, I'm not surprised to see B.C.'s wildfire season kick off like this. Last year's drought = this year's fires. My latest for The Narwhal digs into the context around the fires in the northeast

Holdover fires, extreme drought and the driest winter in half a century have set the stage for an early and aggressive start to B.C.’s wildfire season — with more than 4,000 people in the Fort Nelson area evacuated this week. Matt Simmons has the details: thenarwhal.ca/bc-fort-nelson…

“It’s a good step towards mending our relationship”: on Vancouver Island, some residents are voluntarily paying rent to the First Nations on whose lands they live. thenarwhal.ca/bc-voluntary-r…

Just over a week ago, Drew Anderson finally got his hands on internal emails about Alberta’s pause on renewables. They contradicted what the government has been saying for months, we explain in our latest newsletter. thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-alb…

Landmark rulings have affirmed the Mowachaht’s rights to fish in their ancestral territories. In the face of a long legacy of criminalization, the struggle isn’t over. via Amy Romer IndigiNews thenarwhal.ca/mowachaht-much…

A collaboration between The Narwhal and IndigiNews earned both publications their first National Newspaper Award.

“Working on this story together has been such a special experience,” writes Cara McKenna, editor with IndigiNews.

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We obtained internal documents that revealed the closed-door push for Alberta’s pause on new renewable energy projects. Drew Anderson has everything you need to know about that timeline. #renewables #abpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewa…

When the Greenbelt crisis reached a fever pitch, Doug Ford made a big mea culpa. Is that enough to satisfy the RCMP — or to settle questions about whether the government is really working for the people?

The final episode of Paydirt with The Big Story Podcast: thenarwhal.ca/paydirt-greenb…

My first byline with The Narwhal!

LNG Canada is the biggest name in British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas game — but it’s not the only large LNG export plan in the works in the province. Shannon Waters breaks down Ksi Lisims, a project you’ve probably never heard of. #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-ksi-lisims-…