Snakes on a train
One year ago today, on 7 July 2013, Toronto broke its single-day rainfall record with a total of 126mm recorded at Pearson Airport....
Happy Canada Day! Joyeux Fete du Canada!
Current government aside, Canada is still a good country. It's a kind, decent, safe place to live, work, and play. Today we celebrate 147...
Cobalt cherries
Cherry Beach, in Toronto's port lands, is both notorious and celebrated in the city's popular history. One of our cleanest beaches, the...
Moonshine
The full moon shines over Lake Ontario at Colborne, casting its light across the night water. It's a sight that we welcome on a summer...
Land of the White Birch
This week, we're going to share a secret that we've kept to ourselves. Actually, we're happy to share because there is so much fun to be...
Missing and murdered Indigenous women
Last week, as part of her pre-election charm offensive, Laureen Harper, the Prime Minister's wife and a well-known cat lover, spoke at...
The naughty side of the river
The Don River has always occupied a space separate from Toronto: for decades, it prevented the city's expansion eastwards, until the...
From glaciers to ice cubes....
The effects of climate change can be seen really clearly in the delicate ecosystem of the planet's ice caps, particularly the Arctic....
UN World Water Day 2014
Today is the day that the attention of the world is focussed on water, a resource that is becoming increasingly scarce in many parts of...
Sucking Canada Dry...
Although Canadian rivers and lakes are affected by climate change, the biggest threat to our freshwater supply actually comes from...
