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Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Ontario weakens watershed protections (again) as natural resources minister gets new powers

by The Narwhal March 26, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, John Hartig, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: University of Windsor to build capacity for Canada’s national urban parks

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now September 4, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? The weight of the world rests on a small Canadian lake

by Sharon Oosthoek August 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto

Wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why

by The Conversation June 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Detroit, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Toronto

Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

by The Associated Press May 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Eyeballing Walleye

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now April 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?

by Sharon Oosthoek February 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days

by Sharon Oosthoek January 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Toronto, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 5, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: New video game teaches watershed management

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 7, 2022November 9, 2025

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