The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Elementary and high school teachers in Ontario’s public system could be in a legal strike position later this month. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the government met with a conciliator yesterday amid tense contract talks, and the union said there was no real movement. […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is putting up to $60 million toward the construction of a centre dedicated to brain and mental health. Health Minister Christine Elliott made the announcement yesterday about the investment in the Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She says the facility will […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Canada’s Senate took another step yesterday in its evolution toward a less partisan chamber of sober second thought as 11 senators banded together to form a new independent caucus aimed at ensuring regional issues get their due in the upper chamber. The newly christened Canadian Senators […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber An open letter signed by thousands of scientists from around the world may be the clearest demonstration yet of their near-unanimous agreement over the globe’s emerging climate crisis. Published today in the journal BioScience, the letter includes 11,258 signatures from 153 countries–including 409 from Canada. “We […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam Two years ago when Heather Campbell was sorting through a box of books she came across a Bible from her grandmother. Tucked inside was an envelope carrying a yellowing letter and a poppy from Flanders Fields sent during the First World War. “When I discovered that […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–Ontario’s education workers have ratified a tentative agreement that narrowly avoided a strike last month, their union said yesterday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees’ bargaining team said 79 percent of its 55,000 members voted in favour of the new deal. Under the agreement, the workers […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A memorial has grown outside the Winnipeg home where a three-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed as he slept last week, while political leaders add their voices to those offering condolences to the child’s grieving family. Hunter Haze Straight-Smith suffered severe brain damage during the incident on Wednesday, […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–A long-awaited legal look into whether the U.S. remains a safe country for refugees began today at a Federal Court in Toronto. At issue is the Safe Third Country Agreement that prohibits people from entering Canada from the U.S.–and vice versa–at official border crossings and asking […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–New restrictions on the use of cellphones in classrooms across Ontario went into effect today. The directive says students can only use personal mobile devices during instructional time if it’s for educational purposes, for health or medical purposes, or for special needs. Some schools already have similar […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The Ontario government’s plan to add 15,000 new beds to the long-term care system won’t be enough to stop wait lists from growing, the province’s fiscal watchdog said yesterday. A new report from Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman said wait lists are projected to peak at […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–More than one-third of Canadians voted strategically in last week’s federal election to stop another party from winning, a new poll suggests. Thirty-five percent of respondents to the Leger poll said their decision about who to support took into account the chances that their vote would […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay is again trying to quell rumours that he’s planning to seek the leadership of the Conservative party should the job come open in the next six months. MacKay delivered a blistering critique yesterday of Andrew Scheer, calling the current Conservative leader’s social […]
