Humans have always had a close connection with Lake Ontario. For centuries, this Great Lake has been a backbone of the region’s economy — relied upon for trade, food and industry. But a warming climate could dramatically change this relationship.

Lake Erie is a vital way station for waterfowl that will breed from the prairie pothole region of the western U.S., through the vast Canadian prairie provinces and all the way into Alaska.

A marine researcher from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia has taken a deep dive into North America's largest freshwater commercial fishing fleet, in Ontario's Great Lakes, with the new documentary Last Boat on the Lake.

We’re tracking bitter cold for all with gusty west winds and feel-like temps below zero on Tuesday. Areas of blowing snow will impact north-south roadways and reduce visibility at times into the evening.

Heavy lake snow continues in Oswego and Oneida counties before shifting southward and weakening. Get specifics on what's next and how much new snow occurs here.

An unexpected change in the storm track has left the GTA out of one last burst of heavy snow, but puts northern and eastern Ontario into the bulk of it

A man was found dead in a frozen Ontario lake on Monday after having gone through the ice while on a Utility Terrain Vehicle, police say. His body was discovered in Round Lake in Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards Township,

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Lake effect snow warning map through 6 AM Wednesday Cold weather grips a large portion of the nation with advisories and warnings Snowfall sta

The NWS has issued a lake effect snow warning with up to three feet of snow in communities along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Here's how much more snow will fall.

Lake Ontario's historical significance is threatened by climate change, echoing past challenges during the Little Ice Age when Indigenous and settler societies adapted to cooler conditions.