Standardized tests for teachers don’t necessarily improve student scores: report

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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

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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

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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

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TORONTO — Ontario is reconsidering plans for a proposed French-language university it cancelled late last year, negotiating with the federal government to split the...

Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary involved in fatal boat crash

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SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary was involved in a boat collision in Ontario’s cottage country that left two people dead and...

Ontario government files carbon tax challenge with country’s top court

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TORONTO — Ontario has filed a challenge against the carbon tax with the country’s top court, a move that comes days after Premier Doug...

Grassy Narrows chief, NDP candidate urges Ottawa to talk turkey on...

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OTTAWA — The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation, an NDP candidate in this fall’s federal election, wants to sit down with Indigenous Services...

Lottery for next wave of Ontario cannabis stores being held today

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TORONTO — Ontario is holding its second lottery to select operators hoping to run cannabis shops in the province. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario...

Scheer repeats call on RCMP to investigate Trudeau’s actions in SNC...

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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner’s stinging conclusions about Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair appear to align with a criminal offence. Speaking in...

Canada ‘disappointed’ terror suspect’s British citizenship revoked

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OTTAWA — The United Kingdom is shirking its share of the international community’s duty to help keep the world safe from terrorism, the federal government suggested Sunday after the...

Ontario moving ahead with municipal funding cuts in 2020: Doug Ford

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TORONTO — Ontario will move ahead with its controversial municipal funding cuts for public health and child care next year. Premier Doug Ford is expected to make the announcement later...

Editorial: Lake Drive Land Dispute Continues

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By: Mike Anderson On July 24th, Town Council decided to kick the can down the road yet again by approving “fair market value” appraisals for...

Scheer promises EI tax credit for new parents if Conservatives form...

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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to provide a tax credit for new parents receiving federal benefits. Scheer is reviving an idea he first unveiled...

Andrew Scheer calls on Liberal MPs to further probe SNC-Lavalin affair

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OTTAWA — Federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion says he’s willing to testify about his scathing report on Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair — if he’s...

Pefferlaw Senior Fights off Coywolf Attack

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What was supposed to be a routine walk for Bruce Adkins and his dog, turned into a life and death struggle when a coywolf...