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...
Stephen Harper fundraising pitch used to raise money, for Liberals
OTTAWA — Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has been conscripted to help fill the election war chest — of the Liberal party.
The Conservatives posted a...
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...
Ontario needs a regional immigration strategy, new report suggests
TORONTO — Ontario’s small communities could benefit from the influx of immigrants that are disproportionately settling in the Greater Toronto Area, a new report...
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...
