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Expedition team says prototype of the Avro Arrow found at bottom of Lake Ontario

Search crews say they have found a test model of the Avro Arrow, an advanced Canadian fighter jet that was controversially scrapped in 1959, on the floor of Lake Ontario. OEX Recovery Group, which is...

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Police seek help identifying body found in Lake Ontario

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help identifying a body found in Lake Ontario last summer. Officers say they found the body of a woman in the Scarborough area, about 2.5 nautical miles...

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Body of woman found near Lake Ontario in Whitby

Durham police are looking to determine the identity of a woman who was found near Lake Ontario on Saturday night. Officers say a citizen was walking on the waterfront trail near Water Street in Whitby...

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Body recovered after car plunges into Lake Ontario; driver arrested

The body of a man was recovered from Lake Ontario after a car slammed through a guard rail in Oakville and landed in the water on Monday morning. The driver of the car found his way out of the vehicle...

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New York braces for ‘worst-case’ flooding along Lake Ontario

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is preparing for a “worst-case scenario” as water levels rise along Lake Ontario where flooding caused extensive damage in 2017. The Democrat was in Sodus...

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Man, 19, dies after being pulled from Lake Ontario near Woodbine Beach

A man pulled from Lake Ontario by rescue crews near Woodbine Beach has died, police said. Toronto police tweeted at around 7:48 p.m. Sunday that the Marine Unit had been called to the Hubbard Boulevard...

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Rescue crews recover body from Lake Ontario near Bluffer’s Park

Rescue crews recovered a body from Lake Ontario near Bluffer’s Park Sunday morning. Fire said they were dispatched to the park at around 8:25 a.m. after a swimmer said they saw what they thought was a...

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1 man dead, brother presumed dead following tragic day at Bluffer’s Park beach

One man has died in hospital and his brother is presumed dead following a dramatic Saturday evening in the waters near Bluffer’s Park beach. Police said the marine unit was already in the area...

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Search underway in Lake Ontario for missing Avro Arrow models

A mission to find nine models of the Avro Arrow — an advanced Canadian jet fighter that was controversially cancelled in 1959 — began Friday with a submarine scouring the waters of Lake Ontario in...

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Current Lake Ontario conditions and ice shelves pose serious safety risks,...

A video posted on Instagram showing a woman walking on a frozen part of Lake Ontario in Toronto has highlighted concerns about current conditions along the waterfront. “If you are skating in an area of...

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Oakville teen awarded after saving young man from drowning in Lake Ontario

An Oakville teenager and a friend are being recognized for saving a young man from drowning in the rushing waters of Lake Ontario. Kyaan Csepreghi was just 14-years-old when he and his long-time...

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2 dead, 8 others rescued after boat flips over on Lake Ontario overnight:...

Toronto police investigators say two people have died after a boat capsized while out on Lake Ontario near Tommy Thompson Park. According to a statement, emergency crews responded after a boat going...

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Mississauga man dies after floating tube accident on Lake Ontario near St....

The search for a man who went missing after his tube overturned in Lake Ontario off St. Catharines has ended in tragedy. Niagara Regional Police say officers with their Marine/Under Water Search and...

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Woman dies after being pulled from Lake Ontario at Oakville beach, boy survives

A woman has died after she and a 10-year-old boy were pulled from Lake Ontario in Oakville on Monday. Halton police were called to Coronation Park Beach around 10:30 a.m. for a report of persons in...

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Toronto swimmers using real-time sensors to get data on changing lake conditions

With the hotter and more humid weather we’ve seen in the Greater Toronto Area, it might be tempting to head down to Lake Ontario for a swim. However, an open water swimmer and competition organizer...

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