The Canadian Press TORONTO–The union representing Ontario’s elementary school teachers is set to hold another series of rotating strikes throughout the week. The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario says one-day job actions are planned at boards across the province starting today and extending through the rest of the week. The […]
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The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Ontario MP Erin O’Toole is expected to lay out his vision for the federal Conservative party and why he’s the one to run it in an online video being released today that officially kicks off his second attempt to become Conservative leader. The video will be […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam A teacher who is living with his pregnant wife and child in a city that is at the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get his family out safely. Tom Williams is a British expat who has been living and working for about five […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A scandal-plagued student union at Ryerson University is no longer being recognized as the of ficial form of student government, the school said Friday. The decision stemmed from both the student union’s failure to properly respond to allegations of financial mismanagement dating back one year as well […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Wait times for children and youth mental health services have more than doubled in two years, according to a report from care providers who are urging Premier Doug Ford’s government to increase spending to address the delays. The report from Children’s Mental Health Ontario, released Monday […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam A teacher who is living with his pregnant wife and child in a city that is at the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get his family out safely. Tom Williams is a British expat who has been living and working for about five […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–An anti-doping panel has cleared top Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe to return to training and competition ahead of her sport’s Olympic debut this summer. The panel convened by the International Canoe Federation made the decision after it accepted that the 11-time world champion did not knowingly […]
The Associated PressBrian Mahoney NEW YORK–Kobe Bryant authored some of his most memorable moments at Madison Square Garden and made himself a centerpiece of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry. Bryant was remembered for that and so much more Sunday after the five-time NBA champion, his teenage daughter and seven others were killed […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL — An anti-doping panel has cleared top Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe to return to training and competition ahead of her sport’s Olympic debut this summer The panel convened by the International Canoe Federation made the decision after it accepted that the 11-time world champion did […]
The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Kobe Bryant was “an outstanding and true Olympic champion,” IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. The basketball great, who was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on Sunday, helped the United States win Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games and […]
Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) engaged in a one-day full withdrawal of service in the Rainy River District last Wednesday as part of the unions’ rotating strike action. Members of all the local teachers’ unions in the district were engaged in full withdrawal strike action last […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) board member, Paul Ryan, left and CEO Marilyn Herbacz delivered a presentation on the transformation of public health in the midst of provincial changes during the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s (RRDMA) Annual General Meeting on Saturday at the Devlin Hall. Around 50 municipal leaders, councils […]
