Ontario’s AI data centre plan, explained
From Armour Township to Toronto, Ontarians are worried about data centres’ water and electricity use. Here’s a look at the province’s plan to govern them
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Ontario’s hunt reopens for once-threatened bird
Sandhill cranes have made an astounding comeback — but with voracious appetites leaving farm fields picked over, they’re now fair game for hunters
Heat waves cost some Toronto residents more
El Niño is putting pressure on neighbourhoods that lack green space and residents that lack air conditioning, creating unequal access to places to stay cool
Wildfire smoke is also harming your pets
Experts say the same smoky air that causes risks to human health also impacts pets and wildlife
Ford pitches Canadian pipeline as Michigan halts Line 5 update
With the energy giant’s plan to tunnel under two Great Lakes put on hold, the Ontario premier has a domestic pitch — as well as a growing reliance on American natural gas
With AI slop, Canadian wildfire misinformation is mutating online
How conspiracy theories and AI-generated images are playing out during Canada’s 2026 wildfires — and how every social media user chasing engagement is to blame
‘Working past exhaustion’: migrant workers rally over Ontario’s extreme heat
About 50 temporary foreign workers and allies gathered outside Ontario’s Labour Ministry, calling for better protections for labourers on the frontlines of a changing climate
He's protecting Ontario peaches from climate change
As you bite into a juicy peach this summer, thank Niagara. The southern Ontario region grows more than half of Canada’s tender fruits: more than 70 per cent of our peaches, plus many fragrant baskets of nectarines, plums, pears, cherries, grapes and apricots. Despite the bounty, climate change is taking a toll. Sour cherries took...
98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed
‘Confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity and ecological integrity’ revealed in comments on the Doug Ford government’s plan to replace the Endangered Species Act
Replanting a northern Ontario forest for climate change
Nearly four decades ago, Bill Steer — or Back Roads Bill, as he’s known locally — rode his mountain bike through the trails of Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, about 50 kilometres east of North Bay, Ont. As he took in the landscape of towering pines and blue lakes, he recalls thinking, “This would be...