Footprints in the sand: what you don’t know can really hurt the Great Lakes’ fragile dunes
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9 min. readFrom accelerating erosion to introducing invasive species, there are a whole lot of reasons for...
North Bay residents organize town hall to discuss PFAS, Industrial Plastics Canada factory
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Some residents of North Bay, Ont., are expressing doubts about Mayor Peter Chirico’s defense of...
From plovers to friends: how a feathery love triangle spurred Canada and the U.S. to save tiny endangered birds
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After a love triangle among the endangered species causes a heartbroken mother to fly the...
Chemicals are forever: a new factory opens near Lake Nipissing, where water is already contaminated
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Imagine driving down a two-lane road on a sunny day in northeastern Ontario, just east...
Ontario town seeks allies in Quebec and U.S. to protect Great Lakes from Bill 23
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A tiny Georgian Bay township hopes 200 Great Lakes leaders will jointly urge Ontario to...
Who should pay when development causes floods?
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As Ontario gears up to build intensely, the federal government is trying to reduce its...
Where does the poop go, Ontario?
In our latest newsletter, reporter Fatima Syed talks about what could clog up Ontario’s Great...
Dereliction of doodie: Ontario’s plans for York Region’s sewage could hurt Great Lakes — and U.S. relations
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Two provinces and eight states agreed to limit water transfers around the Great Lakes basin....
Quarry quarrel: turtle lovers decry Ontario’s appetite for construction
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A group of self-described ‘northern hicks’ near Lake Huron is trying to stop a quarry...