Uncertainty over start date, debates ratchet up pre-election angst
OTTAWA — A campaign that could start at any time and a debate schedule that is itself the subject of debate intensified pre-election jitters in...
Trudeau says up to provinces to lead on future child-care programs
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting the onus on provinces to work out any future national child care program.
During a pre-election roundtable...
Ontario woman among Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas
The family of a woman from Windsor, Ont., says she has died in the Bahamas as a result of Hurricane Dorian.
A GoFundMe page has been...
Passengers on GO buses, trains to get free Wi-Fi starting next year
MILTON, Ont. — Travellers on GO trains and buses will be able to access free Wi-Fi on board starting next year.
Associate Transportation Minister Kinga Surma...
Lawsuit says illegal to force gas stations to paste carbon-price stickers
TORONTO — An Ontario law forcing gas stations to display stickers showing the cost of federal carbon pricing is illegal and should be thrown out,...
Educational workers hold strike vote as Ontario students head back to school
TORONTO — Ontario students returned to class Tuesday amid uncertainty surrounding labour talks between the government and unions representing public school teachers and educational workers.
Education...
Ontario museum offers 3D tour of large Indigenous archeological site
WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE, Ont. — From the outside, Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum and Community Centre looks like a modest wooden building in the suburban outskirts of Toronto. But inside, visitors can catch...
Ontario restricting cellphone use in classrooms starting in November
TORONTO — Ontario will be restricting the use of cellphones in classrooms starting in November.
The government had originally announced the ban earlier in the...
Standardized tests for teachers don’t necessarily improve student scores: report
TORONTO — Giving teachers standardized tests often doesn’t lead to better outcomes for students, the agency tasked with developing a new math test for...
Cities urge federal leaders to wade into wastewater debate
OTTAWA — In Canada’s largest city, raw sewage flows into Lake Ontario so often, Toronto tells people they should never swim off the city’s beaches for least...
