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List of Ontario school boards where high schoolers will attend part-time
High school students in all but 24 of Ontario's school boards will be back in class full time in September, the province announced Thursday. In those two dozen boards, students will attend class half the time, with a maximum class size
New Brunswick to ease travel restrictions Aug. 1 for Quebecers who live by border
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is opening its bubble by allowing some Quebec residents who live near the border to visit for day trips starting Aug 1. Residents of the Avignon and Temiscouata regions and Listuguj Fi...
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of Quebec comedian on joke complaint
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear the appeal of Quebec comedian Mike Ward in a human-rights case that touches on the limits of artistic expression and the role of the country's human rights tribunals. Ward i...
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of Quebec comedian on joke complaint
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear the appeal of Quebec comedian Mike Ward in a human-rights case that touches on the limits of artistic expression and the role of the country's human rights tribunals. Ward i...
Few regrets for Toronto’s 1st Black police chief, but criticism tails Saunders
TORONTO — Ask the outgoing head of the country's largest municipal police force about defunding or cuts to its $1-billion budget, and the response reflects typical disdain for what he views as sloganeering in response to complex problems. Before consid...
Few regrets for Toronto’s 1st Black police chief, but criticism tails Saunders
TORONTO — Ask the outgoing head of the country's largest municipal police force about defunding or cuts to its $1-billion budget, and the response reflects typical disdain for what he views as sloganeering in response to complex problems. Before consid...
Toronto, Peel to join Stage 3 of reopening Friday; Windsor-Essex left behind
TORONTO — Residents of Canada's largest city will be able to eat inside a restaurant, visit a museum and attend some sporting events starting Friday as Toronto joins most of Ontario in Stage 3 of the province's COVID-19 recovery plan. Toronto
Ontario plans to redesign child welfare system to focus on prevention
TORONTO — Ontario's child welfare system will be redesigned to focus on prevention and early intervention, the provincial government said Wednesday. Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues Jill Dunlop said the new strategy will also work...
Toronto mandates masks in residential building hallways, elevators
Toronto city council has voted to enact a new bylaw making face coverings mandatory in all apartment and condo building common areas. In a vote Wednesday afternoon, councillors approved new rules that will make wearing a mask a requirement when in...
Ontario long-term care COVID commission to report by end of April
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford declined to say Wednesday whether the province's newly launched commission into the effects of COVID-19 on the long-term care system would be empowered to make binding recommendations, prompting critics to quest...