The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–School principals in Ontario asked the provincial government yesterday to halt some standardized testing and elementary school report cards as teachers’ unions wage an ongoing work-to-rule campaign. In a letter to the education minister, the Ontario Council of Principals asked that mid-January standardized math testing for […]
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The Canadian PressCamille Bains NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.–Anger, not a mental disorder, was among the reasons behind a man’s actions when he stabbed a student to death with a hunting knife inside a British Columbia high school, a Crown attorney said during closing arguments yesterday. Rob Macgowan said evidence presented at […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is asking the federal government to double the number of economic immigrants to the province in order to deal with a skilled labour shortage. Economic development minister Vic Fedeli says an expansion of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program would respond to the labour market needs of […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A light-rail project in Hamilton was cancelled yesterday after the provincial government said the project would cost more than five times its original price tag, in a decision critics called a “betrayal” of the city. Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney said the government would no longer fund […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–Allowing Ottawa’s carbon tax law to stand would give the federal government a tool it could use to repeatedly chip away at provincial powers, lawyers for the Alberta government argued yesterday. “If you uphold this legislation, you’re opening the door to exactly that type of thing,” […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–A Quebec legislature member who has highlighted the online hate and abuse faced by female politicians has taken her complaints to police, saying she wants to encourage other victims to do the same. Quebec solidaire member Christine Labrie announced on Facebook that she filed the complaints […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–High school teachers in 10 school boards across Ontario will hold a one-day strike this week-the third in a series of strikes amid tense contract talks. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation said the job action will take place this Wednesday in certain boards, while teachers […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The number of opioid-related deaths and emergency department visits continued to rise in Ontario in the first three months of this year, the latest government data shows. Public Health Ontario said 435 people died from opioid overdoses between January and March–a 40 percent increase from the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide his first update for Canadians today on the state of the economy-and the government’s books-since the October election. The update comes as Morneau prepares to host provincial finance ministers for two days of talks this week, in which the amount […]
The Canadian Press BROCKVILLE, Ont.–Provincial police in eastern Ontario say one person is dead after a pileup on Highway 401 involving roughly 25 vehicles. Police say the incident happened around noon yesterday during a bout of snowy weather near Brockville, Ont. They say officers were responding to an initial collision […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government have backtracked on a number a commitments since winning the provincial election last year. Here is a list of some decisions they have walked back: •Legal aid: The 2019 budget cut that year’s funding for Legal Aid Ontario […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Jurors received final instructions yesterday in the corruption trial of a former SNC-Lavalin executive. Sami Bebawi, 73, has pleaded not guilty to five charges that include fraud, corruption of foreign officials and laundering proceeds of crime. The Quebec Superior Court judge presiding over the trial began his […]
