{"id":367255,"date":"2025-12-25T03:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367255\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T03:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:17:22","slug":"10-top-stories-from-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367255\/","title":{"rendered":"10 top stories from 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

As 2025 nears its end, the team at The Narwhal is taking some time to reflect on the ground we\u2019ve covered this year \u2014 and the distance left to travel on the road that\u2019s still ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve dug up stories about the natural world in all sorts of places, from back rooms in halls of power to fly-in communities in the Far North.<\/p>\n

In case there\u2019s a spot left on your holiday reading list, we\u2019ve compiled some of our most popular stories of the year, from coast to coast to coast.<\/p>\n

British Columbia<\/p>\n

\"LindaPhoto: Jimmy Jeong \/ The Narwhal<\/p>\n

B.C. Premier David Eby recently said at a BC Chamber of Commerce luncheon that his government will amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act \u2014 a move one legal expert called \u201cextremely offensive.\u201d<\/a> Reporters Shannon Waters and Matt Simmons told that story, which quickly became one of our most-read articles of the year.<\/p>\n

Alberta<\/p>\n

\"APhoto: Isabella Falsetti \/ The Narwhal<\/p>\n

Prairies reporter Drew Anderson travelled to the rural community of Warburg, Alta., to learn what really goes down when senior provincial officials roll up their sleeves and speak with Albertans<\/a> about the growing issue of old oil and gas infrastructure. (Spoiler ahead: one called the problem a \u201cgiant stinking pile of shit.\u201d) The story turned a lot of heads \u2014 including that of Premier Danielle Smith, which Drew learned when he asked her about it a few days later<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan<\/p>\n

\"TwoPhoto: Amber Bracken \/ The Narwhal<\/p>\n

Freelance journalist Leah Borts-Kuperman spent eight months investigating environmental contamination on a Canadian Armed Forces base<\/a> in Moose Jaw, Sask., which staff say is linked to higher rates of cancer and other illnesses. The story was recently named a finalist for the best investigative article at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards.<\/p>\n

Manitoba\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"APhoto: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory \/ Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n

Parks Canada fought a costly battle to prevent the westward spread of invasive zebra mussels<\/a>\u00a0at Riding Mountain National Park \u2014 and lost. Julia-Simone Rutgers reported on what happened, and what comes next; it was our most-read story from the province in 2025.<\/p>\n

Ontario\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"BathersPhoto: Carlos Osorio \/ The Narwhal<\/p>\n

Most residents of Ontario live fewer than two hours from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, the province\u2019s \u201csummer playground\u201d and home to the world\u2019s longest freshwater beach. Fatima Syed reported on Premier Doug Ford\u2019s plan to transfer most of the beach to the municipality<\/a>, with unknown consequences for public access and a tiny, endangered bird. It was The Narwhal\u2019s most-read story of the year.<\/p>\n

Shining a light in dark corners<\/p>\n

The Narwhal\u2019s reporters dig deep to uncover facts that politicians might prefer to keep hidden. We need to raise $300,000 this December to keep our investigative journalism going in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Will you join the 1,000 readers and counting<\/a> who\u2019ve already stepped up to give? Every dollar you donate will be matched!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s make double the difference<\/a><\/p>\n

Quebec\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ShippingPhoto: Christopher Katsarov Luna \/ The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Mark Carney is eyeing a Port of Montreal expansion as a possible nation-building project \u2014 and the fate of an endangered fish found only in Quebec hangs in the balance<\/a>. Freelance reporter Caitlin Stall-Paquet made Narwhal history with her story about it, published both in English and in French<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Atlantic Canada<\/p>\n

\"TwoPhoto: Jeremy Hull \/ The Narwhal<\/p>\n

Wildfire fears prompted a ban this summer in Nova Scotia, prohibiting people from hiking, camping or otherwise accessing the woods. Freelancer Jeremy Hull hit the trails to photograph and speak with Nova Scotians as the ban lifted<\/a>. His photo essay was among our most-read articles from the Atlantic region in 2025.<\/p>\n

Yukon\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"APhoto: Peter Mather<\/p>\n

A multi-generational fight to protect the Porcucine caribou herd entered a new chapter as the U.S. government renews its push for oil and gas drilling on sensitive breeding grounds. Freelance reporter Trina Moyles travelled to Old Crow, Yukon, to tell the story of the urgent race to count the herd<\/a> as it faces mounting threats.<\/p>\n

Northwest Territories\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"FivePhoto: Supplied by Angela Gzowski \/ Indigenous Leadership Initiative<\/p>\n

A landmark Indigenous-led conservation agreement in N.W.T. will protect nearly 380,000 square kilometres of land and water<\/a> \u2014 more than two per cent of Canada\u2019s land area. Michelle Cyca reported that story for The Narwhal in July.<\/p>\n

Nunavut\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"SnowmobilesPhoto: Gavin John \/ The Narwhal<\/p>\n

The community of Cambridge Bay is in the Far North \u2014 even by Nunavut standards. Reporter Chloe Williams and photojournalist Gavin John spent five days there to tell the story of an audacious plan to save the melting sea ice<\/a> and a way of life that depends on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As 2025 nears its end, the team at The Narwhal is taking some time to reflect on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":{"0":"post-367255","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}