Every three days, a child who has been involved with Ontario’s care system dies. That’s according to provincial data obtained by Global News using freedom […]
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Ontario school boards, government advance conflicting plans on social media limits
The Ford government and a group of Ontario school boards are slowly moving forward with contrasting strategies to battle distractions in the classroom caused by […]
As schools reopen in Ontario, critics blast lack of clarity over new cellphone rules
New rules that ban the use of cellphones in class are taking effect at schools across Ontario this week, but critics say they’re unsure how […]
Ontario warns of ‘discipline measures’ if students don’t follow classroom cellphone ban
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister is reminding Ontarians of the upcoming cellphone ban in classrooms across the province and […]
Driver dispute could leave students at 2 Ontario school boards without transport
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Students at two rural school boards near Ottawa could be without transportation when classes begin next week […]
Tensions linger as Ontario students prep for return to campus after pro-Palestinian protests
As students prepare to head back to post-secondary campuses for the fall term, tensions sparked by the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that cropped up at several Ontario universities […]
Concerns over aging concrete spark inspections at some Hamilton Catholic schools
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The head of Hamilton’s Catholic school board says nine facilities will be checked every couple of years […]
Nuclear reactor at Hamilton’s McMaster University relicensed for 20 more years
An unprecedented licence extension for McMaster’s Nuclear Reactor (MNR) means the facility can operate for at least another two decades in Hamilton, Ont. The 20-year […]
Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms amid heat wave
In Beatrice Schneider’s seventh grade classroom in Toronto, there are two fans in opposite corners of the room. One of them is broken. When temperatures […]
Ontario teacher unions welcome new education minister in cabinet shuffle
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s major teachers’ unions are welcoming a change in education ministers in a cabinet shuffle, saying they […]