Great Lakes

• 50 years later, why the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald haunts us still

  The disaster, which was immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 song 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,' has united Canadians and Americans across the Great Lakes.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2025
  
• A parasitic invasive species threatens Great Lakes fish populations, $7B industry

  The Great Lakes Fishery Commission has announced the annual sea lamprey abundances are above population targets in all five of the Great Lakes.

  Environment

  Dec 23, 2024
  
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• Kingston’s mild winter no reason to panic, expert says

  After a very mild winter in Kingston that saw historically low lake ice coverage, Warren Mabee from Queen's University says the weather is no reason to panic.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2024
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• Tornadoes hit 4 Great Lakes states, leaving trail of destruction

  Nearly two dozen confirmed or suspected tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio littered roads with fallen trees and branches.

  U.S. News

  Feb 28, 2024
• Third and final stage of Hamilton Harbour’s Randle Reef restoration about to begin

  The final stage of the Randle Reef remediation project, which aims to restore water quality in the Hamilton Harbour, is expected to take a few more years before finishing in 2025.

  Environment

  Sep 6, 2023
• Six southwestern Ontario First Nations to see provincial cash for Thames stewardship projects

  Roughly $150,000 has been earmarked for six southwestern Ontario First Nations to support youth leadership and stewardship of the Thames River, the province said.

  Environment

  Apr 13, 2023
• Kingston, Ont. marine museum acquires Titanic-era ship

  A new attraction will be sailing towards Kingston, Ont.'s Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. The S.S. Keewatin is a Titanic-era steamliner built in 1907.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2023
• Great Lakes hit all-time low for winter ice coverage

  Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that ice coverage on the Great Lakes is at a record low, something a lake biology expert says is bad news.

  Environment

  Feb 23, 2023
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• What happened to… zebra mussels?

  Erica Vella revisits the aquatic invasive species, zebra mussels, that was introduced in the Great Lakes in the late 1980s and changed ecosystems where it became established.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2022
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• U.S. wants Canada to join probe of cross-border pollution from B.C. coal mines

  In a statement, the U.S. State Department said the president supports a joint investigation of selenium coming from Teck Resource's Elk Valley coal mines.

  Environment

  Jun 14, 2022