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Canada’s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead
TORONTO — In its 26 years of existence, officers with Canada's largest Indigenous police force have never shot and killed anyone and no officer has died in the line of duty, despite a grinding lack of resources and an absence
Ontario effort to scrap streaming begins with math courses in 2021: Lecce
TORONTO — Ontario's effort to scrap an educational practice that has historically discriminated against students from marginalized communities will get underway next fall, the province's education minister said Thursday. Stephen Lecce offered scant det...
Quebec bans bars from selling alcohol past midnight to limit COVID-19 spread
MONTREAL — Bars across Quebec will have to operate at half-capacity and close earlier than usual starting Friday, the province has announced as it seeks to prevent potential COVID-19 outbreaks. At a news conference in Montreal Thursday, ...
Torontonians demand changes on first day of police reform meeting
Toronto must find a new way to deal with people in mental health crisis and root out racism within its police force, concerned citizens said Thursday at a virtual town hall about police reform. And the money to fund these ...
Ontario prefers in-class return for students, but health officials must approve
TORONTO — Millions of Ontario students could return to schools this September if it's safe to do so, Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Thursday, acknowledging that shrinking COVID-19 case counts might make the resumption of in-c...
New Ontario law makes it harder to sue companies via class action
TORONTO — Ontario lawmakers approved a bill on Wednesday that sets a higher bar for class action suits, and experts say it will be harder for consumers to sue businesses. "Because the test is more challenging now, many cases will get
Combating anti-Black racism will ‘take more than a village,’ Black youth say
TORONTO — Zimman Yousuf and Imaan Hyman hadn't even left high school before they realized the importance of fighting anti-Black racism in schools. The women grew up hundreds of kilometres apart — Yousuf in Toronto and Hyman in Winnipeg — but ...
Premier Doug Ford promises air conditioning for long-term care homes
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed Wednesday to make air conditioning mandatory in the province's long-term care homes, though critics say any change will come too late for many residents already suffering in the stifling heat. Ford's annou...
Ontario overestimated cost of services to irregular border crossers, AG finds
TORONTO — Ontario significantly overstated the costs of providing services to asylum seekers coming into Canada from the United States, the province's auditor general said Wednesday. In a special report, Bonnie Lysyk said the $200 million estimate give...
Ford government introduces omnibus COVID-19 recovery bill that changes 20 laws
TORONTO — Ontario won't settle for a "bad deal" when it comes to billions in required financial aid for municipalities, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday, as the rift between the province and federal government over desperately needed civic funding...
