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Quebecers are concerned about students’ success at school, survey suggests
MONTREAL — Two-thirds of Quebecers surveyed are concerned about the educational success of their children during the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey for a major teachers' union suggests. Ninety per cent of respondents also believe that students w...
Teachers say they’re preparing for online and in-class lessons with little guidance
TORONTO — Rachel Rosen doesn't even know what classes she'll be teaching in three weeks, let alone how she'll juggle preparing in-person and online lessons. An ever-fluctuating set of back-to-school guidelines from Ontario's Ministry of Education has l...
Protestors clash over Toronto homeless housing project amid concerns of safety
TORONTO — Two groups traded barbs at opposing protests in Toronto on Saturday morning, bringing to a head a simmering dispute over buildings in the midtown neighbourhood that have been repurposed to house the homeless. Separated by a line of a
Kahnawake Grand Chief Joe Norton remembered as statesman, defender of Mohawk rights
MONTREAL — Tributes are pouring in for Joseph Tokwiro Norton, the longtime grand chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and an influential Indigenous leader who died Friday. Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Qu...
‘Why not us?’: Asylum seekers on COVID-19 front lines demand permanent residency
MONTREAL — Doll Jean Frejus Nguessan Bi says he couldn't sleep at all last night. The asylum seeker from Ivory Coast works as a security guard in hospitals and long-term care homes in the Montreal area, where he watched many of
Quebec committee stands by legal clinic after founder’s departure on misconduct claim
QUEBEC — An all-party Quebec committee looking at helping victims and survivors of sexual and conjugal violence say they stand behind a legal clinic following the recent departure of its founder due to misconduct allegations. The committee compris...
Ontario reports 106 new cases of COVID-19, one new death related to virus
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 106 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the virus. The total number of cases now stands at 40,565, which includes 2,789 deaths and 36,783 cases marked as resolved. The number of new cases
Military says still ‘minor’ problems in some Ontario long-term care homes
TORONTO — The Canadian Armed Forces says minor problems remain in some Ontario long-term care homes they were deployed to earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. But critics say this does not mean the homes have a clean bill of health. The military...
School boards ‘frustrated and concerned’ by Ford government’s reopening plan
TORONTO — Ontario school boards said Friday their reserve funds are already budgeted for high-priority initiatives not related to the COVID-19 pandemic and should not be used to lower class sizes and hire new teachers, as the government is asking ...
Asylum seekers on front lines of COVID-19 to have chance at permanent residency
MONTREAL — Asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis are getting an early chance at permanent residency in Canada, but some advocates say the government's plan will leave thousands of workers on the sidelines. Immigration Mi...