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Fallen tree branches are shown on a street following an accumulation of freezing rain in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Fierce storm system knocks out power for a million in Quebec and Ontario

A fierce storm system that brought thunder, lightning and freezing rain to parts of Quebec and Ontario has more than a million hydro customers still in the dark.

By The Canadian Press | News | April 6th 2023

Much mercury is locked away inside permafrost. As the ground thaws, this toxin threatens to emerge. Photo by Don Johnston_NC/Alamy Stock Photo

A toxic threat lurks in thawing permafrost

Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.

Race Against Climate Change

By Christian Elliott | News | April 5th 2023

A gas station displays its prices in Bowmanville, Ont. on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Doug Ives

National carbon price and rebates rise Saturday in Ontario, Prairies

Canadians in the prairies, two territories and Ontario will pay a bit more to fill their gas tanks or heat their houses next month as the national carbon price rises on Saturday.

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | March 31st 2023

Ontario has allowed the Algoma Steel mill to exceed limits on cancer-causing pollution for years. Photo by Violet Aubertin / Canada's National Observer

Academics call for crackdown on Ontario steel mill pollution

More than three dozen professors at an Ontario university are calling on the federal and provincial governments to act in response to reporting published by Canada’s National Observer.

By Ben Roth | News, Energy, Politics, Climate Solutions Reporting | March 22nd 2023

A paved Greenbelt will kneecap Ontario’s economy and food security, expert says

Ontario's Greenbelt includes some of the best farmland in Canada, which has been protected for over 20 years. Experts and activists say Premier Doug Ford's plan to develop the area will exacerbate the housing crisis and slash food supply.

By Zahra Khozema | Analysis, Climate Solutions Reporting | March 21st 2023

The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Ontario cities, police join TikTok ban

Cities and police services across Ontario say they are following the federal government's lead in banning TikTok from work and government-owned devices, while others consider such bans, as privacy watchdogs assess the video-sharing platform for threats.

By Fakiha Baig | News, Politics | March 9th 2023

A spile is placed into a maple tree after drilling a hole into it, at a sugar bush in Ottawa on Saturday, March 13, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Ontario's maple syrup producers struggle to produce under climate change

Increasingly unpredictable winter temperatures have Ontario maple syrup producers concerned about how climate change will affect the industry's future, with some pushing for environmentally friendly practices to reduce the sector's carbon footprint.

By Tyler Griffin | News | March 7th 2023

Remember, writes Ross Belot, Doug Ford is the guy who ripped out the charging stations at GO Train stations as one of his first acts as premier. File photo by Alex Tétreault

Ontario and Alberta are Canada’s top clean energy foot-draggers

Don't just point climate fingers at Alberta. Ontario made up 22 per cent of our national emissions in 2019 and according to the province’s auditor general, has no plan to improve by 2030

Opinion

By Ross Belot | Opinion | March 3rd 2023

Premier Doug Ford and his nephew, Michael, who was sworn in as Ontario's Citizenship and Multiculturalism minister last July. Photo via Government of Ontario/Flickr

The conservative obsession with cutting red tape

If anyone needs an example of the dangers associated with cutting back on rules and regulations, they need only look at Michael and Doug Ford’s Ontario, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | February 7th 2023

Colacem Canada Inc.'s plan to build a cement plant in Champlain Township has faced stiff opposition from local residents. Photo by Joseph Coppolino

‘We’re not giving up’: Ontario village holds out hope in decade-long fight against cement plant

For more than a decade, a proposal to build a cement plant has hung over one rural Ontario village like a black cloud.

By Joseph Coppolino & Antoine Messier | News | February 1st 2023

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