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Published On: Jan 14, 2019
A new project led by researchers at Western University aims to collect data on every tornado in Ontario this year. We talk to Professor Gregory Kopp about his team’s unique New Year’s resolution — and about the risks and rewards of storm-tracking.
Published On: Jan 03, 2019
New Statistics Canada numbers shows a substantial increase in reported hate crimes. We talk to UOIT professor Barbara Perry about right-wing populism, the reliability of data, and how police can do more.
Published On: Dec 10, 2018
Vomitoxin is exactly what it sounds like — and it’s turning up in corn throughout southwestern Ontario.
Published On: Nov 26, 2018
Bill C-75 could strip law students of opportunities to gain practical experience. It could also deny some Ontarians their best shot at legal representation.
Published On: Nov 08, 2018
Thousands of Japanese Canadians were interned in B.C. and sent to do menial jobs in other provinces. Stony Nakano, now 97, looks back at his postwar life in Chatham-Kent.
Published On: Nov 07, 2018
Street parties broke out. Effigies of the kaiser were burned. But in Kitchener, the celebrations had a darker side.
Published On: Nov 05, 2018
In 1916, army recruiters scoured communities across Ontario looking to enlist volunteers for the Great War. Here's why dozens of teamsters, farmers, and blacksmiths in the tiny township of East Flamborough signed up to fight.
Published On: Nov 02, 2018
University of Guelph researchers are harnessing the power of hexanal to fight food waste across the globe.
Published On: Oct 31, 2018
Ontario is the world’s largest exporter of American ginseng to China — but disease and trade disputes are putting the lucrative industry at risk.
Published On: Oct 29, 2018
Canada may suspend armoured-vehicle exports to Saudi Arabia. That has some in London — where those vehicles are assembled — again wondering how to balance economics and human rights.
Published On: Oct 24, 2018
There are dozens of boil-water advisories on reserves across the country. Can one research team’s innovative approach help fix that?
Published On: Oct 11, 2018
With a Twin Otter and vanilla-scented packets, the province is winning the battle against the disease.
Published On: Oct 04, 2018
Remote electronic voting will be the only option in more than 150 municipalities this October — but experts say security and accessibility are still major concerns.
Published On: Oct 01, 2018
Scientists are warning that the province may not be able to meet phosphorus-reduction targets for the lake — so what’s putting Ontario behind schedule?
Published On: Sep 06, 2018
On October 22, London will become the first city in Ontario to use the ranked-ballot system — whether voters are ready for it or not.
Published On: Aug 29, 2018
OPINION: Couples once used the prenuptial event to set themselves up for married life. Now the Ontario custom seems more about financing a dream wedding, writes Mark Crawford.
Published On: Aug 27, 2018
ANALYSIS: Municipalities across Ontario want to attract them — but university and college campuses are not a cure-all for ailing downtowns, writes Norma Zminkowska.
Published On: Aug 23, 2018
Globs of waste stuck together with fat, oil, and grease have been wreaking havoc on sewer systems around the world — so an Ontario man came up with a way to prevent them from forming.