The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant following a spike in benzene readings and after members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation […]
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High benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation for weeks, residents report sickness
Staffers of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation leaving their band office with complaints of headaches, nausea and dizziness. A family of three rushed to the hospital. […]
Ont. First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels
Dangerously high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene have left residents of a First Nation near Sarnia, Ont., sickened and hospitalized. Aamjiwnaang First Nation, with […]
Anxious or oblivious? Canadian zoo studying behaviour of animals during eclipse
When millions tilt their heads to the sky to watch the solar eclipse Monday, Chelsea Paquette will instead be watching a pair of Asian Himalayan […]
Global Affairs Canada says email is down as storm hits Ontario, Quebec
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An April storm has not only cancelled flights, closed schools and shut off power for hundreds of […]
What’s all the racket? Residents oppose pickleball courts at park in Peterborough, Ont.
A rowdy gallery and heated debate Tuesday was not enough to convince city council in Peterborough, Ont., to halt plans to add 16 lighted pickleball […]
With budget mostly silent on climate change, critics say Ontario lacks plan to adapt
The Ontario budget’s failure to directly address climate change represents a “gross abdication of responsibility” by the government, some critics argue, saying the province rapidly needs to […]