# b.c. (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 16 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover b.c.. Page: Feed: --- ## [Metapost: Quick COTW](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/metapost-quick-cotw-2/) _2026-08-21 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Here ya go, this week’s comment of the week: “We’ve all just barely accepted that the Lockhorns are \[…\] ## [Big news Friday](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/big-news-friday/) _2026-08-21 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Beetle Bailey, 8/21/26 Big news, everyone! The men of Camp Swampy have finally decided to murder Sarge! Daddy \[…\] ## [Ontario’s AI data centre plan, explained](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ai-data-centres-explained/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-20 · Fatima Syed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ From Armour Township to Toronto, Ontarians are worried about data centres’ water and electricity use. Here’s a look at the province’s plan to govern them ## [Good faces](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/good-faces/) _2026-08-20 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Pardon My Planet, 8/20/26 OK, here’s a sentence that I’m reasonably sure I’ve never written before, and probably \[…\] ## [An Elder’s fight to protect Goldstream Park in B.C.](https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-goldstream-park-malahat-highway-olsen/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-19 · Julie Chadwick · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Once arrested for hunting on W̱SÁNEĆ territory, Carl Olsen is now holding the B.C. government to its word — as he fights the Malahat highway expansion to ‘be the voice for the salmon’ ## [Ontario’s hunt reopens for once-threatened bird](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-sandhill-cranes-hunting-reopens/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-19 · Leah Borts-Kuperman · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Sandhill cranes have made an astounding comeback — but with voracious appetites leaving farm fields picked over, they’re now fair game for hunters ## [Ominous developments](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/ominous-developments/) _2026-08-19 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Crankshaft, 8/19/26 The last time Crankshaft and Harry Dinkle started an adventure together, Crankshaft looked real cherry but \[…\] ## [BC Hydro just bought a gas power plant](https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-buys-island-generation-gas-plant/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-18 · Shannon Waters · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Experts say the purchase shows a disconnect between B.C.’s emission goals and the electricity needed to meet them ## [I spent years fighting wildfires. Now, I have PTSD](https://thenarwhal.ca/first-person-wildland-firefighter-mental-health/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-18 · Matthew Brackenreed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Wildland firefighters are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events as they work to keep communities safe. They deserve better access to mental health supports ## [Troubling youth, etc.](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/troubling-youth-etc/) _2026-08-18 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Pickles, 8/18/26 Not to sound old, but I do find someone replying “k” to me to be irritating \[…\] ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FxioF2v52b9e) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Alberta's orphan well costs reach new record](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orphan-wells-cleanup-costs-record-2026/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-17 · Sharon J. Riley · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Thousands of wells orphaned this year has increased total costs 50% from last year, hitting a new record for the cost of cleaning up after delinquent companies ## [What if Canadian oil giants were taxed more on excess profits from the Iran war?](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-oilsands-windfall-profits-iran-war/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-17 · Carl Meyer · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As people struggle with the rising cost of living, global wars inflate gas prices. Experts say a windfall tax on industry could put money back in Canadians’ pockets — and help with green initiatives ## [Various disasters](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/various-disasters/) _2026-08-17 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Dustin, 8/17/26 Hey kids! Do you remember the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that dumped 150 million gallons of \[…\] ## [Dawn Weston: Sadhorny Chronicles](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/dawn-weston-sadhorny-chronicles/) _2026-08-16 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Six Chix, 8/16/26 The Wednesday Chik has not given up on her mission to educate comics readers on \[ \] ## [Just make coffee at home, guys! It’s cheaper!!!!](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/just-make-coffee-at-home-guys-its-cheaper/) _2026-08-15 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Pluggers, 8/15/26 I m a guy who does not like fancy coffee drinks but I also have limitless disdain \[ \] ## [The ‘new reality’ of B.C. wildfires is anything but ‘normal’](https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-wildfires-data/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-14 · Francesca Fionda · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Wildfires are ranging across B.C. Fire scientist Mike Flannigan has ideas about how to protect people and the planet — as climate change intensifies ## [Metapost: It is time for the week’s top comments](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/metapost-it-is-time-for-the-weeks-top-comments/) _2026-08-14 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! This week s comment of the week: It is here, for you to enjoy. Pinocchio holds his own control \[ \] ## [Present and past](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/present-and-past/) _2026-08-14 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! The Lockhorns, 8/14/26 What with Leroy being a Millennial, you d think he d be on board with a work-from-home \[ \] ## [Heat waves cost some Toronto residents more](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-toronto-rexdale-heat-wave/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-13 · Rajpreet Sahota · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ El Niño is putting pressure on neighbourhoods that lack green space and residents that lack air conditioning, creating unequal access to places to stay cool ## [Life after and/or before death](https://joshreads.com/2026/08/life-after-and-or-before-death/) _2026-08-13 · Josh · The Comics Curmudgeon_ Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Gearhead Gertie, 8/13/26 The Golden Rule that you should treat others as you would like to be \[ \] ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xs2AVRaLj6NX) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Alberta landowners fight fracking’s water use](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-central-landowners-fracking-water/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-12 · Drew Anderson and Amber Bracken · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ When a creek ran dry, farmers and ranchers started ringing alarm bells about how much water oil and gas companies are drawing from the Prairies' most significant source of groundwater ## [B.C. renters remain vulnerable to extreme heat](https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-renters-extreme-heat-right-to-cool/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-11 · Shannon Waters and Chad Hipolito · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Five years after a deadly heat dome, most B.C. renters still don’t have a right to keep their homes cool. Some municipalities are stepping up — and wish the province would too ## [Wildfire smoke is also harming your pets](https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-smoke-pets-impact/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-10 · Julia Roeder · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Experts say the same smoky air that causes risks to human health also impacts pets and wildlife ## [B.C. approved LNG Canada after black smoke warning: docs](https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-black-smoke-warning-regulation/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-10 · Matt Simmons and Wil Crisp and Marty Clemens · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ One resident said he ‘wasn’t expecting black smoke,’ which can signal higher levels of toxic pollutants in the air. Another said she’s concerned about potential health impacts because she wants to have a family ## [What it was like to flee the Bradley Creek wildfire](https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-okanagan-bradley-creek-wildfire/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-07 · kelsie kilawna · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ A celebration of three generations became a race to evacuate as a wildfire swept toward the Okanagan Indian Band, revealing the strength of syilx teachings on grief and belonging ## [Ford pitches Canadian pipeline as Michigan halts Line 5 update](https://thenarwhal.ca/doug-ford-line-5-new-pipeline/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-07 · Fatima Syed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ With the energy giant’s plan to tunnel under two Great Lakes put on hold, the Ontario premier has a domestic pitch — as well as a growing reliance on American natural gas ## [Inside Indigenous culture camps as wildfires rage in B.C.](https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-culture-camps-bc/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-06 · Santana Dreaver · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As wildfires and evacuations collide with summer culture camps in B.C., organizers are moving ahead with caution and asserting their right to be on the land ## [Alberta wildfire fighters band together for support](https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-fighter-mental-health-support/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-06 · Trina Moyles · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Workplace safety charges have been laid against Alberta’s Forestry Ministry over a firefighter death during the 2024 Jasper wildfire. Such fatalities are one reason why crew members compare returning from the frontlines to returning from combat — and an impetus for a new peer-support network ## [With AI slop, Canadian wildfire misinformation is mutating online](https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-misinformation-2026/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-05 · Michelle Cyca · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ How conspiracy theories and AI-generated images are playing out during Canada’s 2026 wildfires — and how every social media user chasing engagement is to blame ## [The cost breakdown of a new Canadian pipeline](https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-pipeline-cost-alberta-west-coast/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-05 · Sharon J. Riley · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ More than half of Canadians support new pipelines, mostly for economic reasons. But no company has stepped up to cover the cost. Here’s what you need to know about the dollars and cents of pipeline projects in Canada ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Jor3yfov4OQe) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [‘Working past exhaustion’: migrant workers rally over Ontario’s extreme heat](https://thenarwhal.ca/migrant-workers-rally/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-04 · Rajpreet Sahota and Sid Naidu · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ About 50 temporary foreign workers and allies gathered outside Ontario’s Labour Ministry, calling for better protections for labourers on the frontlines of a changing climate ## [He's protecting Ontario peaches from climate change](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-peach-breeder-climate-change/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-31 · Denise Balkissoon · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As you bite into a juicy peach this summer, thank Niagara. The southern Ontario region grows more than half of Canada’s tender fruits: more than 70 per cent of our peaches, plus many fragrant baskets of nectarines, plums, pears, cherries, grapes and apricots. Despite the bounty, climate change is taking a toll. Sour cherries took... ## [98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-endangered-species-law-opposition/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-30 · Fatima Syed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ ‘Confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity and ecological integrity’ revealed in comments on the Doug Ford government’s plan to replace the Endangered Species Act ## [LNG Canada dropped commitments to operate ‘without routine flaring’: docs](https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-dropped-flaring-commitments-docs/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-29 · Matt Simmons and Wil Crisp and Marty Clemens · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ For years, LNG Canada made environmental commitments in documents submitted to B.C.’s energy regulator. It removed them before the facility launched — then the flaring started ## [Replanting a northern Ontario forest for climate change](https://thenarwhal.ca/rebuilding-samuel-de-champlain-forest/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-27 · Leah Borts-Kuperman · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Nearly four decades ago, Bill Steer — or Back Roads Bill, as he’s known locally — rode his mountain bike through the trails of Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, about 50 kilometres east of North Bay, Ont. As he took in the landscape of towering pines and blue lakes, he recalls thinking, “This would be... ## [How a Yukon town lives alongside grizzly bears](https://thenarwhal.ca/grizzly-bear-haines-junction-yukon-coexistence/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-24 · Trina Moyles and Sonny Parker · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Haines Junction sits in one of Yukon's densest grizzly bear corridors. In this tiny town, Indigenous Knowledge and decades of prevention are helping people and bears coexist ## [Grizzly bear photos capture life in Haines Junction, Yukon](https://thenarwhal.ca/haines-junction-grizzly-bear-photos/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-24 · Lindsay Sample and Sonny Parker · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Photographer Sonny Parker lives in Haines Junction, Yukon — a community known for its sizeable grizzly bear population. He spent more than a year trying to capture intimate images of these massive mammals ## [A glance at Canada’s carbon capture promises as wildfires burn](https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfires-canada-carbon-capture-promises/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-23 · Carl Meyer · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Deadly wildfire seasons — made worse by climate change — are ravaging the country. Politicians from Harper to Carney have for two decades promised carbon capture technology would slow Canada’s contribution to global warming ## [First Nations gave Doug Ford a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ignored-first-nations-wildfire-plan/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-23 · Fatima Syed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Premier Doug Ford was presented with dozens of recommendations to improve emergency response in northern Ontario. Little progress was made before what's now estimated to be the province's worst wildfire season on record ## [How to make a $60 air purifier, as Canada’s wildfires rage on](https://thenarwhal.ca/diy-air-purifier-wildfire-smoke/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-22 · Shannon Waters · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Three-quarters of Canadians are worried about poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. In B.C., people are learning to build effective, low-cost air purifiers ## [For 20 years, Canada’s leaders have promised a carbon capture fix](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbon-capture-history/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-21 · Carl Meyer · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Stephen Harper swore by it; Mark Carney is ready to invest taxpayer dollars in it. A Narwhal investigation reveals how Canadian politicians have bought into an unproven technology they tout as a climate fix ## [Attawapiskat First Nation sues over diesel contamination](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-attawapiskat-diesel-contamination/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-20 · Rajpreet Sahota and Paul Lantz · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ ‘There comes a time when you say enough is enough’: First Nation files lawsuit over contamination at the core of the community ## [Vancouver’s abandoned boats have become everybody’s problem](https://thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-abandoned-boats-false-creek/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-20 · Anjini Snape and Alison Boulier · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As the FIFA World Cup temporarily transformed False Creek, Vancouver’s abandoned boats revealed a deeper story about pollution, bureaucracy and housing insecurity ## [Parenting amid wildfire smoke](https://thenarwhal.ca/parenting-amid-wildfire-smoke/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-16 · Amara Possian · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ I want to show my baby the beauty of this burning world and everything there is left to save ## [Wildfire smoke: what you need to know](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-wildfire-smoke-health-risks/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-16 · Fatima Syed and Shannon Waters · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ From northern Ontario to major cities hundreds of kilometres away, wildfire smoke is increasingly becoming a major contributor to air pollution ## [Baffinland expansion in Arctic challenged by Nunavut hunters](https://thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-nunavut-mine-expansion-pushback/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-14 · Meral Jamal · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Hunters and trappers organizations say the expansion will be detrimental for narwhals in Foxe Basin ## [Ontario Cooper’s hawks on the hunt, in photos](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-coopers-hawks/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-10 · Paul Gains · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ A pair of Cooper’s hawks made their home in one photographer’s backyard. Over the last 18 months, he’s watched these wild birds adapt their routines to urban living ## [Making sense of Canada’s pipeline flurry](https://thenarwhal.ca/three-pipeline-announcements-2026/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-09 · Emma Gilchrist · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ If pipelines really are Canada’s economic saviour, why are taxpayers footing the bill for them? ## [Alberta’s data centre dreams face headwinds](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-data-centre-gas-turbine-shortage/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-09 · Drew Anderson · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Alberta is betting its AI future on natural gas-powered data centres. But a global shortage of gas turbines could delay projects, drive up costs and complicate the province’s $100-billion ambitions ## [Bill 5 and a lost climate plan: Ontario’s environment in Ford’s third majority](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-election-ford-explainer/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-08 · Rajpreet Sahota · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ From species protections and mining approvals to climate policy and public oversight, the Ford government has spent the past year rewriting the rules governing Ontario’s environment