Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Six Nations asks Prime Minister Trudeau for help searching residential school grounds
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ONTARIO — Canada's largest First Nations territory is asking the federal government to help it search the grounds of a former residential school for unmarked graves. Six Nations of the Grand River issued an open
Ryerson University to rename journalism school publications ahead of new school year
TORONTO — Ryerson University's school of journalism says it will rename two of its publications ahead of the new school year, dropping any reference to the man the school is named after. The department says in a statement it will change
Ontario spending $31 million more for children and youth mental health services
TORONTO — Ontario is putting another $31 million toward mental health services for children and youth. The aim is to provide targeted supports for mental health and addictions treatment services for young people and their families. Health Minister Chri...
Montreal restaurant dining rooms, gyms to reopen next week as COVID-19 cases drop
MONTREAL — Restaurant dining rooms will be allowed to reopen in Montreal next week for the first time since the end of September, Quebec Premier François Legault announced Tuesday. Quebec's largest city, Legault added, will move on Monday from the red
Opposition calls on Ford to provide clarity on school reopening decision
TORONTO — Calls mounted on Tuesday for Premier Doug Ford to announce whether Ontario schools will reopen for the rest of the month. Opposition politicians said Ford was failing to show leadership and leaving families in the dark as the end
Uncertain path ahead to next year’s Ontario election, experts say
TORONTO — With exactly one year until Ontario heads to the polls, experts and political observers say the cloud of uncertainty surrounding pandemic life will have a profound impact on the province's next election. On June 2, 2022, Premier Doug Ford
Ontario’s fiscal watchdog predicts $12.3B spending gap in education sector by 2029-30
One of Ontario's fiscal watchdogs says provincial funding allocated for education over the next several years falls billions of dollars short of what it projects will be needed to pay for promised programming.The Financial Accountability Office issued ...
Quebec asks universities and colleges to reopen this fall without physical distancing
MONTREAL — Quebec universities and junior colleges should prepare for in-person classes this fall without the requirement of physical distancing, Higher Education Minister Danielle McCann said Monday. The new directive will only apply, McCann told repo...
Ontarians 80 and older start booking second COVID-19 vaccine appointments
TORONTO — Ontarians aged 80 and older became eligible to book their second COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, though some regions warned residents of a longer wait due to lack of supply. The government announced last week that it was shortening
Quebec reports 315 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths as restrictions set to ease
MONTREAL — Quebec's COVID-19 indicators appeared to once again be heading in the right direction on Sunday as the province reported 315 new cases of COVID-19 as well as two additional deaths. Hospitalizations declined by nine to 364, while the number