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.

University of Guelph researchers are harnessing the power of hexanal to fight food waste across the globe.

Ontario is the world’s largest exporter of American ginseng to China — but disease and trade disputes are putting the lucrative industry at risk.

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.

There are dozens of boil-water advisories on reserves across the country. Can one research team’s innovative approach help fix that?

With a Twin Otter and vanilla-scented packets, the province is winning the battle against the disease.

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.

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?

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.

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.

ANALYSIS: Municipalities across Ontario want to attract them — but university and college campuses are not a cure-all for ailing downtowns, writes Norma Zminkowska.

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.

Problematic home-care experiences are common in Ontario — but clients say they have no effective complaints mechanism to turn to.

We talk to Dave Beverly-Foster, author of “Walking Home: From the Grand to the Saugeen Watershed,” about the rewards and perils of his 12-day hike.

Forgotten for decades in a London museum vault, a collection of 1930s recordings of Ojibway stories and songs has returned to Saugeen First Nation

Indigenous communities are increasingly asserting their treaty rights in areas where affluent white Ontarians spend their summers.

For 133 years — and despite two fires — Pine River Cheese has been delighting fromage fanciers by the shores of Lake Huron.