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With smoke blanketing much of Ontario, @meyer.bsky.social reports on the $24 billion annual cost of health issues related to wildfires in Canada. That includes asthma attacks and emergency room visits today — and possible cancers, heart conditions and other issues in years to come.

Living with wildfires is a new normal for many B.C. communities. “Living on these territories means adapting to that reality, and being ready to respond to the next fire.” For the past week, the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been blazing down the road from Santana Dreaver.

B.C. updated its controlled alien species regulation in May, making it illegal to breed, sell or transport all exotic cats. Those who already own one can keep it, under strict conditions. But what happens to the unwanted — and unmonitored — cats? @michellecyca.com explains:

Sexy tick checks, Steven Guilbeault leaving Parliament, a push for gold near Tofino, B.C., and more: June in review. Here’s @lmbaechlin.bsky.social highlighting some of our stories from this month at The Narwhal.

To go with the story, we commissioned two pieces of custom art by Melanie Garcia (www.melaniegarcia.ca), featuring photos by @mikegraeme.bsky.social and @writermjs.bsky.social. Read the story here: thenarwhal.ca/how-to-live-...

Would you swim at a beach if public health authorities stopped testing the water quality? Beachgoers in North Bay, Ont., are left assessing the risk themselves. @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social reports.

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Vancouver Island's Clayoquot Sound is a key refuge for massive red cedars, orcas and Pacific salmon. Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation has long stewarded and protected the region, and is now fighting the prospect of resumed gold exploration within the territory. Read here: thenarwhal.ca/tofino-gold-...

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault is resigning his seat in Parliament. @meyer.bsky.social spoke with him about how his views on addressing climate change differ from the prime minister’s.

The push to revive a long-dormant mine for gold near Tofino — a dreamy, surfing town — on Indigenous land (Tla-o-qui-aht, in particular, who’ve spent decades protecting the biodiverse region) has sparked backlash from the community. Story by @zoeyunker.bsky.social #bc #tofino #indigenousrights

Our journalists have been busy this week covering the latest environmental news out of Ottawa. Catch up on their work in this thread ⤵️ 🧵

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The RCMP is pushing back on our case, and making it harder for newsrooms like The Narwhal to dig up the uncomfortable truths citizens in a democracy need to know. Truths that powerful institutions might rather you didn’t see.

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The federal government has begun an imminent threat assessment for piping plovers on Wasaga Beach. Ontario's government recently removed protections for the endangered birds, and this assessment will determine whether they get federal protection instead. More here: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

DRIPA, Indigenous Guardians, the second-sunniest province and more: May in review Another month has come and gone. Here’s @lmbaechlin.bsky.social highlighting some of our top stories.

Freelance photographer Tim Smith set out on a mission to document some of nature's hardest working insects — bees. Canada is home to more than 800 species of wild bees, but they're under threat from pesticides, invasive species and climate change.

A malfunctioning LNG terminal, orphan wells, Who Pays? and more: April in review It’s been a busy month for reporters at The Narwhal. Here’s @lmbaechlin.bsky.social highlighting some of our top stories.

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A developer is proposing to reopen and expand a shuttered resort in Kananaskis Country — a beloved area of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. The project faces resistance over its potential to further deplete water resources in the drought-stricken region. Read here: thenarwhal.ca/fortress-mou...

Members of the Blood Tribe, also known as the Kainai Nation, are restoring the land in the traditional way, for the first time in decades: by embracing fire. Freelance journalist Joy SpearChief-Morris and photographer Gavin John visited the nation for four days to witness their cultural burn.

Floods, renewables, endangered species and more: March in review It’s been a busy month for reporters at The Narwhal. Here’s @lmbaechlin.bsky.social highlighting some of our top stories.

The Ontario government is proposing changes that would allow provincial ministers and Premier Doug Ford to evade accountability. It centres on freedom of information (FOI) legislation, and it matters a lot — to us, and to you. @elaineanselmi.bsky.social explains. #onpoli

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Alberta is dreaming big. $100-billion big. And developers are keen to build. Prairies reporter @drewanderson.bsky.social explains the push for AI data centres in the province. #ai #abpoli #alberta

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The war with Iran is making oil prices fluctuate wildly. What does this all mean for Alberta, a province whose budget sinks or swims on the price of a barrel? What does it mean for Canada as a whole? Could this fresh chaos cause countries to re-evaluate their dependence on oil?