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...
Students head back to college and university amid cuts to loan program
TORONTO — Ontario college and university students are heading back to school with lower tuition fees, but accompanying cuts to government assistance mean many...
Ontario gas stations must have anti-carbon tax stickers posted by today
TORONTO — A law requiring gas station owners across Ontario to post anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps came into force Friday, but the province said it...
Ontario in talks with Ottawa to revive plans for French-language university
TORONTO — Ontario is reconsidering plans for a proposed French-language university it cancelled late last year, negotiating with the federal government to split the...
