Tag: Ontario
Cellphone restrictions in Ontario classrooms go into effect Monday
TORONTO — New restrictions on the use of cellphones in classrooms across Ontario go into effect Monday.
The directive says students can only use personal...
Ontario public elementary teachers vote 98 percent in favour of strike
TORONTO — Public elementary teachers and education workers in Ontario have voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike, the union representing them said Friday,...
Long-term care waiting lists will grow despite the addition of new...
TORONTO — The Ontario government’s plan to add 15,000 new beds to the long-term care system won’t be enough to stop wait lists from...
Health minister urges Ontarians to get flu shots
TORONTO — Health Minister Christine Elliott is urging Ontarians to get their flu shots, saying that last year 5,000 people in the province were...
Ontario to roll out animal cruelty enforcement squad in January
TORONTO — A specialized team of provincial inspectors would enforce animal cruelty laws in Ontario under new legislation introduced on Tuesday.
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said the...
Anti-carbon tax gas stickers staying: Rickford
TORONTO — Anti-carbon tax stickers will stay up on gas pumps as “a matter of transparency” while Ontario continues its court fight against the federal levy, the...
Ontario legislature resumes with new tone after longest break in nearly...
TORONTO — Ontario’s legislature returned Monday from an extended summer break, with politicians on their best behaviour in a delicate detente following a divisive...
Ontario government closes door on possible amalgamations following review
TORONTO — Municipalities should be allowed to decide how best to handle their own regional affairs, the Ontario government said Friday as it assured local...
A year after pot legalization, lack of retail shops puts a...
TORONTO — The bohemian Toronto neighbourhood of Kensington Market has long been a hotspot for weed culture and home to pot lounge Hotbox Cafe,...
Ontario high school teachers to hold strike vote
TORONTO — The union representing Ontario’s high school teachers says it will hold strike votes among its members in the coming weeks.
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation president...
