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Category: Lake Ontario

Posted inWater Quality

Canada Water Agency wasn’t quite sure how to explain Carney’s budget cuts to the public, documents show

by The Narwhal April 15, 2026June 11, 2026

A $5 million budget cut meaning the loss of about 13 jobs comes right as the agency takes on creating Canada’s first National Water Security Strategy.

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News

Great Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer

by Bridge Michigan May 29, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key

by The Narwhal October 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Missed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways

by The Narwhal August 6, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario

by The Narwhal July 30, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Marbled crayfish raises eyebrows, and concerns

by Kari Lydersen April 25, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Finding creative new ways to manage invasive cattails

by Lily Stewart, Great Lakes Now April 19, 2024
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Wild fish spring to life in Lake Ontario, despite dams, pollution and hatchery competitors

by The Narwhal April 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

We’re going to need a bigger fishbowl

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now November 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, St. Lawrence River, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes imports and exports halted by strike

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 26, 2023

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  • Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
    Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.

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