Topic: Ontario

Great perils of the Great Lakes

Invasive species, sinking water levels, and pollution are worrisome trends. But there’s also grandeur to be seen aboard a bulk freighter.

Road trip: RV manufacturers scramble to stretch their mpgs

Lighter, lower recreational vehicles can double gas mileage.

Battle of the bagels

Two Montreal bakeries compete to make the best rounds of hot, soft bagels.

Market crisis may shape the Canadian vote

Premier Harper is favored in Tuesday's vote, but slipped in polls over economic woes.

Fuel prices threaten key Canadian lifeline: ferries

Sky-high fuel prices have seen a 30-percent rise in fuel surcharges for the Newfoundland ferry since July 2007.

The U.S. mortgage game: How should it change?

As Washington works to bail out firms laden with bad debts, discussions begin on preventing a recurrence.

Surprise: Old-growth forests soak up CO2

Woodlands in developed world also absorb CO2. What will impact be on global climate talks?

House passes Great Lakes Compact

The House of Representatives Tuesday voted to ban almost any diversion of water from the Great Lakes Basin, one of the world's largest sources of fresh water, to places outside the region.

More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember the friendships they formed through the Monitor's old pen-pal column.

Opinion: U.S. conservation win – in Canada

Forestland half the size of Texas is being saved to help thwart climate change.

Right whales entangled by politics

To researchers’ chagrin, measures that might save more of the rare animals have been held up by the White House.

An asteroid cop gets ready to patrol

Set for launch in 2010, a Canadian satellite will look for near-Earth asteroids that could pose a threat to the planet.

Cassini scans lunar lakes

Companies embrace praise

Employee recognition – especially in a down economy – can be an effective and inexpensive morale-booster.

American visits to Canada hit 36-year low

Passport confusion, a weak US dollar, and high gas prices appear to be fueling the steady decline.

Horizon highlights – July 4 weekend

Canadian teen speeds degradation process for plastic bags

Daniel Burd’s national-prizewinning science fair project uses microorganisms.

Magenn's lofty idea

A Canadian company has developed a prototype lighter-than-air wind turbine.

Web gardens around the world

Best gardening blogs

GM to shed SUVs, jobs

Send your robot to work

Ivan Bowman works from home, but he cruises the office via remote control.

Can competitions raise 'cool' factor of math, science?

Math bees and science smackdowns for teen brainiacs are on the rise, along with efforts to fuel interest in those fields.

Cross-country skaters search for the 'wild ice'

In Europe, long-distance skating thrives. Could it catch on in North America?

A great spring vacation – I think

Rather than head to a resort for relaxation, this family hopped a bus to the city that never sleeps.

North America gets its first carbon tax

The Canadian province of British Columbia hopes to change consumer behavior – and raise revenue – by taxing virtually all fossil fuels, including gasoline and home-heating fuel.