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

by The Narwhal April 15, 2026April 17, 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 inGLNC, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, 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, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The Provinces, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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

by The Narwhal August 6, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

‘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, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Kari Lydersen, 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, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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, Guest Article, 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, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, 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, Authors, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, 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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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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