Eastern Ontario

The Tory government is planning to change the way victims are assessed and financially compensated — and critics are worried that vulnerable people will suffer.  

Once a month, scientists gather at a local pub to talk about their findings and their work — and everyone’s invited. It’s all part of an effort to break down barriers between experts and the public.

In the mid-1840s, tens of thousands of Irish immigrants arrived in the Province of Canada, desperate to find a home. At the Great Famine Voices Roadshow, you’ll hear their stories.

For this Indigenous community, goat farming offers the potential for profit — and a return to traditional practices.

Every week, hosts from Queen’s University’s CFRC reach out to listeners behind bars.

Volunteers throughout the province are turning old infrastructure into new gardens — part of a larger movement toward greening urban spaces.

These entrepreneurs see business opportunities beyond the mere growing and retailing of pot products. But can the province really become a destination for cannabis-related tourism?  

The eastern Ontario city is home to hundreds of feral felines —and residents are divided over what to do with them.

The Machine Mavericks, a group of 14 Kingston-area students, are gearing up for a robotics competition — and encouraging tech-minded girls to get involved in STEM

Why do some Ontarians treat ice fishing like a kind of outland winter religion? TVO.org sent one underdressed reporter to White Lake, an hour west of Ottawa, to find out.

This week, the city became the first in Ontario to pass such a motion. But will it lead to action?

Instead of raising property taxes to fund its climate-change plans, Peterborough has gone a different route — it’s accepting voluntary donations from residents.

More elderly Ontarians are entering hospitals and long-term care-homes with their own teeth and need focused oral care — but facilities may not be equipped to provide it.

At Amherst Island’s CJAI 92.1 FM, volunteers host shows, work the mixing board, and woo advertisers — it’s just one of many small local radio stations across the province trying to do more with less.

In 2015, Abdel Malek Al-Jasem arrived here with his wife and children. But three years and countless application forms later, his brothers are still in Lebanon. What will it take to bring them to Canada?

The city's strategy is number one in the country, according to a new study. So what is Kingston's secret?

From 1917 to 1934, the Trenton Film Plant made more than 1,500 silent films. We talked to local historian Peggy Dymond Leavey about the studio’s heyday — and its biggest box-office bomb.

Deep River has, per capita, the most expensive fire department in Ontario — it’s hoping that new legislation will allow it to cut costs without putting residents at risk.