Category: Ontario
Local man first to get new publicly funded prostate cancer drug
A Dundalk-area man is the first person in Canada to receive a new, publicly funded treatment that better targets prostate cancer cells and is shown to prolong life. After discovering a growth which made it difficult using the toilet in November 2023, doctors sent Fred Harrison for conventional radiation in Kitchener, then eight months of […]
These are the new rules and regulations for drivers in Ontario in 2025
Ontario is introducing new rules and regulations for motorists in 2025, including changes to the collision reporting threshold, stricter penalties for impaired driving, and switchovers to the new DriveON program. … Continued
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Government of Ontario proposes $100 million in funding for new hospital in Collingwood
Last month, the Ontario Ministry of Health announced that a new hospital would be coming to the Collingwood area to replace the current Collingwood General and Marine Hospital and meet … Continued
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Councillors raise issues about Tara-area battery storage plan
A company proposing to build a 400-megawatt battery-storage facility southeast of Tara in Bruce County updated Arran-Elderslie council recently. The project could begin charging up its batteries when demand is low and releasing power back to the electricity grid when its needed starting in the fourth quarter of 2027, Brittany Morrison, proponent Neoen’s representative, said […]
Brockville, Ont. ‘riding the Hot Frosty wave’ as filming location for Netflix’s hit holiday movie
Brockville, Ont., is hot for Hot Frosty. The historic eastern Ontario city on the St. Lawrence River is receiving some unexpected attention this holiday season after it was used as … Continued
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The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now
By Daniel Macfarlane
This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario
By Daniel Macfarlane
This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario
Activist group, Water Watchers, had reason to celebrate last month when water bottler BlueTriton announced it will cease operations in Puslinch, Ontario in January, 2025. The group’s website beamed “We Won” and said the exit was a “historic win for water justice.”
To get a better understanding of the issues surrounding bottled water in Ontario, Canada, Great Lakes Now contacted Arlene Slocombe, executive director of Water Watchers and McMaster University Professor, Dawn Martin-Hill and founder of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University.
Canada is one step closer to burying nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario
By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Cottage Q&A: Can I get cottage insurance if I live in a different province?
I inherited a Lake Muskoka island cottage, but as a resident of Alberta, I cannot find insurance. My parents lived in Toronto and always insured our family cottage as part … Continued
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