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Ontario Pushes Mining at All Costs

December 4, 2025–Tarun Titus

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Campaigns and advocacy•Indigenous Relations•Reduce Your Footprint

Mining tailings, Ontario © Jay Morrison CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Since its introduction in 2018, Ontario’s free-entry mining system has received significant provincial support despite criticisms raised by Indigenous communities and conservation watchdogs. With loose consultation protocols, broad ministerial powers, ...

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The Canada Strong 2025 Federal Budget Breaks Conservation Promises

November 19, 2025–Luke Bondi

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Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Climate Change

Ottawa © Jock Rutherford CC BY SA 2.0

While the federal government has made bold promises to protect nature, their Canada Strong 2025 Budget tells a different story, prioritizing harmful subsidies over conservation funding, and ignoring the overwhelming ...

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Ontario Nature Launches Inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park

November 12, 2025–Tony Morris

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Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Nature Network•Recreation and Events

Inaugural Nature at Queen's Park © John Hassell

On the first day Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) were back in fall session after an extended 137-day break, Ontario Nature hosted its inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park. This event ...

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Reconnecting the Frontenac Arch: How Wildlife Crossings Can Heal a Fragmented Landscape

October 23, 2025–Aleisha Pannozzo

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Habitat•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration•Wild Species

Moose in Algonquin Provincial Park. © Follow Me North Photography

Humans have built crosswalks and traffic lights to help us move safely through our world. But what happens when a moose needs to cross a four-lane highway where cars zoom ...

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Bill 5 and the Future of Ontario’s Polar Bears: A Wake-Up Call

October 8, 2025–Shane Moffatt

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Campaigns and advocacy•Land-use planning•Reduce Your Footprint•Species at Risk•Wild Species

Mother polar bear and cub, Hudson Bay © Emma Bishop CC BY 2.0

Polar bears are icons of the north – powerful, resilient and increasingly at risk. Some of Canada’s polar bear population live in Ontario, and how we protect them matters not ...

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