3 d. ago Ontario park with ancient volcano and giant cliffs looks like 4km

Just east of Thunder Bay, Ontario, a huge silhouette stretches along the horizon of along Lake Superior. It looks just like a huge, sleeping human stretching kilometres— and the namesake of a popular provincial park. That natural rock formation is known as the Sleeping Giant, the eroded remains of an ancient volcano that erupted nearly 1.1 billion years ago during the Midcontinent Rift. The park, aptly named Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, sits along the north shore of Lake Superior on the Sibley Peninsula. It boasts wide landscapes and massive lakeside cliffs, a wonder to anyone curious enough to visit. At Sleeping Giant, see cliffs that are almost 250 meters wide. Photo: Brester Irina/ShutterstockThe Sleeping Giant's mass formation of rocks resembles a row of mesas and cliffs that appear to form an almost four-kilometre-long body, seemingly snoozing in the distance, complete with cliffs that resemble a face, a chest, and a stomach. The cliffs car...

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7 d. ago Canada’s first beach cleaning robot is coming to Ontario’s parks this summer

SUTTON WEST — Don’t be alarmed if you see a Zamboni-like rover roaming Ontario’s shores this summer — it’s a beach cleaning robot being tested in some provincial parks. The robot, called a BeBot, is a remotely operated and fully electric machine that removes plastic, glass, metal, paper and other debris from beaches with sand-sifting […]

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8 d. ago Cleanup underway as southern Alberta dries out from huge weekend storm

Now that the big storm that hit much of southern Alberta this weekend has passed, crews were out Monday cleaning up from all the down trees and flooding that occurred.

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8 d. ago Weekend storm topples trees, traps campers at provincial parks in northern Ontario

A couple from Sudbury, Ont., say they’re still reeling after surviving a severe weekend storm in northern Ontario that toppled trees and trapped campers in two provincial parks. David Pitawanakwat says he and his wife Shana were at their trailer in Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park on Saturday when a sudden storm hit the area. […]

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8 d. ago Weekend storm topples trees, traps campers at northern Ontario parks

A couple from Sudbury, Ont., say they're still reeling after surviving a severe weekend storm in northern Ontario that toppled trees and trapped campers in two provincial parks.

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8 d. ago OPP rescue woman, injured son from Algonquin park during storm

Major thunderstorms with strong winds rolled through and a tree fell on their tent, leaving the 13-year-old with serious injuries

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9 d. ago FOREVER FRIEND: With patience, love and treats, Carson can be yours

Carson looks and sounds like a bit of a doggie dreamboat. “He definitely looks (Golden) Retriever-ish,” said Toronto Humane Society spokesperson Lucas Solowey. “He was brought into Toronto Humane Society earlier this month as part of a transfer from Northern Ontario. We don’t know his background other than he was transferred in and he’s new […]

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1 week ago Ontario park has breathtaking landscapes formed by 450 million

If you're looking for a getaway with a celestial connection, look no further: Slate Islands Provincial Park has some of the best views of any Ontario Park. And it's all, apparently, thanks to a giant, prehistoric crater. Slate Islands, just outside of Terrace Bay, Ont., is a tranquil and picturesque wonder, situated in the far northern part of Lake Superior. The impact of a meteor that struck the area 450 million years ago forged the Slate Islands, an Ontario park like no other. The islands form a seven-kilometre-wide archipelago with two main islands and five smaller ones. Ontario parks with rugged shorelines and clear blue waters are plentiful, but this park is unique in a very different way. It happens to be the best-preserved, medium-sized meteor impact structure on Earth, according to the Ontario Geological Survey. Most of the crater's impact can only be seen underwater, although some of it peaks from above. Pho...

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1 week ago New elevated subway station will be unlike anything else in Toronto

Toronto is witnessing the most significant transit expansion in history, with three new TTC lines on the way, along with other extensions of the local and regional transit network.But it is the new Ontario Line subway that has stood out as the biggest leap for Toronto transit in generations, and the project continues to captivate the public as construction for the 15-stop, 15.6-km transit line ramps up.The Ontario Line will eventually link an expanded interchange at Exhibition Place with a brand-new transit hub at Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road.This northern terminus for the Ontario Line — known as Don Valley Station — will be an intermodal stop at Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road, where passengers will be able to transfer between the Ontario Line (future TTC Line 3) and the Eglinton Crosstown LRT (future TTC Line 5).Don Valley Station (which was formerly known as Science Centre Station before the Ford government closed the namesake attraction and scrubbe...

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1 week ago New measles cases increase for third week in northern Ontario public health unit

Public Health Ontario is reporting 96 new measles cases in the province over the past week, bringing the total number to 2,179 since an outbreak began in October.

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2 w. ago Winnipeg teen arrested for impaired driving, assaulting officers in provincial park

A teen driver will appear in a Manitoba courtroom after police allege he was driving while intoxicated in a provincial park Friday night.

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2 w. ago Plato Gold Announces Closing of Loan Financing for First Ever Drill Program at Lolita Project, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Toronto, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plato Gold Corp. (TSX-V: PGC) (OTCQB: NIOVF) (FRANKFURT: 4Y7 OR WKN: A0M2QX) (“Plato” or the “Company”) an exploration company with a portfolio of properties in Northern Ontario and Santa Cruz, Argentina announces that further to its press release dated May 1, 2025, it has updated the terms and closed […]

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2 w. ago B.C. climate news: Wildfire near Squamish closes provincial park | B.C. heat wave sets records | May was second hottest on record globally

Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of June 9 to June 15, 2025.

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2 w. ago Cougars in B.C.: What to know about sightings, safety tips and what to do if you encounter one

Two recent cougar sightings led B.C. Parks to temporarily close a popular trail in Garibaldi Provincial Park.

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2 w. ago Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, including 28 more in the northern region

Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, totaling 2,083 since October, with a rise in northern regions. One infant death and 144 hospitalizations reported.

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2 w. ago 2 people charged with manslaughter in 2023 death of Ontario infant

Provincial police say they have charged two people with manslaughter in the 2023 death of an infant in northern Ontario. OPP say they were called to a hospital in Wawa on Dec. 2, 2023, after family members brought in a baby with no vital signs. After a lengthy investigation, police say they have arrested a […]

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3 w. ago Hundreds airlifted by Hercules aircraft as wildfire threatens northern Ontario First Nation

As a major wildfire threatens a First Nation in northwestern Ontario, one evacuee is recounting her "surreal" experience escaping the blaze on a military aircraft.

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3 w. ago Evacuee recalls ’surreal’ escape as northern Ontario wildfire threatens First Nation

As a major wildfire threatens a First Nation in northwestern Ontario, one evacuee is recounting her “surreal” experience escaping the blaze on a military aircraft. Destiny Rae says she and her family were among hundreds of people who left Sandy Lake First Nation as the 1,500-square kilometre, out-of-control wildfire burns through the area. National Defence […]

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3 w. ago Military evacuates hundreds as wildfires rip through northern Ontario

On Sunday, Ontario asked the federal government to dispatch military personnel to help evacuate the community of Sandy Lake as massive fires rip through the province.

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3 w. ago 700 people evacuated by military as northern Ontario wildfire threatens First Nation

Officials say the Canadian military has evacuated more than 700 people from northern Ontario where a major wildfire is threatening a First Nation. National Defence says a CC-130 Hercules aircraft has been airlifting people out of Sandy Lake First Nation. It’s unclear how many residents are still waiting to be evacuated from the community of […]

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