Owls, oil, Ottawa and more
In this week’s newsletter, we tell you about what our reporters across bureaus have been...
Ontario’s new Greenbelt law, unpacked
The new bill will make the Greenbelt whole and shield the government from lawsuits, but...
Lake Erie is full of algae again. Southwestern Ontario’s exploding greenhouse sector won’t help
Essex County says it doesn’t have the power to stop nutrient-rich water from greenhouse farms...
Vandalism of sacred site in Ontario reveals disregard for First Nations history and presence
Ancient pictographs in Bon Echo Provincial Park have been marred, following a pattern that entrusting...
Ontario Mining Minister George Pirie is about to get a lot more powerful
The Doug Ford government’s new amendments to the mining act will have politicians assess project...
Ontario favoured unnamed third parties over experts when forcing Hamilton to expand: court docs
Ontario Housing Ministry planning staff cautioned the government about extending the city’s boundary onto farmland...
Nipissing First Nation officials unsettled by tour of North Bay’s new plastics factory
The region needs an economic boost, Indigenous officials say. But a visit to Industrial Plastics...
Who is Ryan Amato, the political staffer at the centre of Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal?
A watchdog said his handling of the Greenbelt file was ‘chaotic and almost reckless.’ Now,...
Independent journalism saved the Greenbelt from development
After 11 months of dogged reporting from The Narwhal and beyond, Doug Ford has succumbed...
