The Latest Breaking News from Ontario

In 2001, scientists began adding tiny amounts of synthetic estrogen to an Ontario lake; within the next two years, its fathead minnow population collapsed

A seven-year whole-lake experiment in northwestern Ontario examined how chronic exposure to the synthetic estrogen 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) affected fathead minnows. Scientists added small amounts of EE2 to Lake 260 during three open-water seasons beginning in 2001. The exposure increased vitellogenin responses, affected gonadal development, and produced reproductive changes in both…

The Economic Times · Sep 9

Licensed Canadian sportsbooks braced for first NFL season since Alberta sports betting launch

Alberta has followed Ontario in launching a legalized iGaming market, with dozens of licensed operators now active in time of the NFL kick-off

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Place-name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s name

Local leaders in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa have initiated a process to rename Trump Avenue in response to United States President Donald Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”

The Conversation · Sep 9

Canada planted a pine forest where a rare savanna once stood; removing the trees later brought back a richer ecosystem

A patch of rare savanna habitat in the Ottawa Valley has recovered remarkably well after decades under a planted pine forest, according to a study examining restoration efforts at a site called The Sandhills near Constance Bay, Ontario. Researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada compared a cleared hectare, where planted…

The Times of India · Sep 4

Donald Trump’s shallow renaming of the Great Lakes

Letters: Readers respond to the Trump administration’s decision to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Canadian PM Mark Carney ready to strike trade deal with US as tariff deadline looms

Canada is ready to negotiate a trade deal with the United States. Washington imposed significant tariffs on Canadian goods, prompting retaliation. This trade dispute strains the deeply integrated Canada-US economic relationship. Canadian industries, particularly in Ontario and Quebec, face considerable challenges. Canada is now actively seeking to diversify its export…

The Economic Times · Sep 3

Thomson Reuters hit by cyberattack that saw court documents across 11 states accessed by a hacker

A threat actor accessed C-Track files, compromised a cloud environment, and accessed court records across 11 states.

TechRadar · Sep 3

Canada hasn’t pulled the gas trigger in Trump’s trade war. What happens if it does?

IN FOCUS: The Great White North has the upper hand when it comes to oil and gas, but experts tell Alex Woodward they hope cooler heads will prevail before the risk of mutually assured economic destruction

The Independent UK · Sep 3

Trump declares Lake Ontario rename ‘complete, ratified and binding’ as Apple Maps follows Google

US President Trump declared Lake Ontario's renaming to Lake America complete and binding. Apple Maps followed Google Maps in updating the name for American users. This change occurred after an executive order from the US President. Canadian officials and the public strongly rejected the renaming of the shared lake. The…

The Economic Times · Sep 3

Trump says Apple Maps has now changed Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for him: ‘Complete, ratified and binding’

Google Maps has also renamed the body of water for U.S. users

The Independent UK · Sep 2