Great Lakes

A GM worker in Canada holds a sign in red letters.

GM closures: Oshawa, Ontario, needs more than ‘thoughts and prayers’

A plant closing is about much more than lost paychecks —it shatters people’s sense of belonging and identity. Nearly 3,000 autoworkers will be out of work in Oshawa after GM announced its plans to leave after more than a century of production.

Welland Canal

The death and life of the Great Lakes

Environment
Cyanobacteria, or "green slime," is wreaking havoc with Lake Erie's water supplies and fishing industries. The outbreaks are caused largely by runoff of fertilizers and other nutrients from farms, and they're a growing problem in the Great Lakes and aroun

In the fight against green slime on Lake Erie, farmers try to clean up their act

Environment

Climate change is making Lake Superior a fishing haven, for the moment

Environment

Great Lakes threatened by decreasing water levels

Environment

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Ordered to Leave Office

Conflict & Justice

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been ordered by a judge to vacate his office, after Ford was found to have violated conflict of interest rules. We hear more from Toronto Sun writer Lorrie Goldstein.

Michigan’s Blue Economy

When people think of Michigan’s economy, they generally think of places like Detroit and Flint, and of the state’s once great automobile manufacturing sites. But  Martina Guzmán  of WDET takes a closer look at the economic benefits of one of the Great Lakes State’s most tried and true resources: water. With over 3,000 miles of shoreline, the […]

US-Canadian Border Crossing

Global Politics

The Geo Quiz visits a suspension bridge over the Detroit River which is one of the busiest international border crossings in North America.

The World

Artist Community on the Saint Lawrence

Arts, Culture & Media

The Geo Quiz is looking for the largest city on the Saint Lawrence River.

Canada’s Leader of the ‘Tea Party North’

Global Politics

Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford has pursued a Tea Party like populist agenda.