Lake Ontario

• This river sends 500 billion microplastics into Lake Ontario each year: study

  Some common sources of microplastics in the Don River are construction foam, car tires, plastic pellets and tiny pieces shed from larger single-use plastics, Rochman said. 

  Environment

  Oct 23
  
• Family recall receiving news son had died in Lake Ontario incident, boat operator charged

  Toronto police have charged a 35-year-old Mississauga man with criminal negligence causing death after a months-long police investigation.

  Crime

  Oct 8
  
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• Ontario boat charters issue warning over ‘deceptive’ operators

  As the weather starts to heat up across the province, one Ontario boating company is urging the public to be cautious when booking charters for the summer.

  Canada

  Jun 3
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• Efforts to limit population of invasive ‘vampire fish’ in Canada’s Great Lakes underway

  Crews have finally started efforts to reduce the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes after COVID-19 disruptions threatened the $5.1-billion fishing industry.

  Environment

  May 27
• Body of missing scuba diver found in water in Kingston, Ont.

  Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews responded on Sunday to the shore along Ontario and Lower Union streets for a scuba diver in distress on the surface of the water. 

  Canada

  Apr 14
• Can accused be convicted in Lake Ontario boat crash even if he wasn’t behind the wheel?

  Filip Grkovski's lawyer argues he and his client had the right to know what the Crown's theories or routes to conviction were, prior to his client taking the witness box Tuesday.

  Crime

  Mar 26
• Accused in fatal Lake Ontario boat crash denies driving when disaster struck

  The 41-year-old Mississauga man is charged with eight alleged offences, including two counts of impaired operation and criminal negligence causing death.

  Crime

  Mar 25
• Witness not accused was the one driving boat at time of Lake Ontario crash, defence suggests

  The collision caused the boat to flip over, trapping those on board. Eight people managed to escape but two were trapped under the vessel and drowned.

  Crime

  Mar 24
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• Driver of car that plunged into freezing waters of Lake Ontario charged by police

  Toronto police said the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday when they were called to a marine rescue operation at Ashbridges Bay Park Road, near Lake Shore Boulevard East.

  Crime

  Jan 21
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• Man dead after falling through thin ice near Toronto Island, warning issued

  Toronto police said that around 9 a.m. on Friday, the man fell through the ice on Lake Ontario off the edge of Toronto Island into the waters beneath where he died.

  Canada

  Jan 10