Two byelections loom for Ontario; Milton race high stakes for Ford and Crombie
Voters in two Ontario ridings head to the polls in a pair of byelections Thursday, but most eyes will be on Milton, where the tight race comes with high stakes.
Politics
May 1
Minister responsible for now-defunct ORPP gets new cabinet post
An Ontario cabinet minister who had been responsible for a now-defunct pension plan is being given a new post in the education ministry.
Canada
Aug 24, 2016
Kathleen Wynne shuffles Ontario’s Liberal cabinet halfway through mandate
Premier Kathleen Wynne promoted seven backbenchers to an expanded 30-seat Ontario cabinet table Monday while demoting the minister responsible for the autism file that created a public relations nightmare for her Liberal government.
Politics
Jun 12, 2016
University of Guelph to establish new anti-racism policy statement
The university says the policy statement aims to identify, dismantle, and eliminate all forms of racism as part of their ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Education
Oct 13, 2022
Ontario women to get free access to abortion drug Mifegymiso
Status of Women Minister Indira Naidoo-Harris says publicly funding Mifegymiso gives women across Ontario fair and equal access to safe abortion.
Health
Aug 3, 2017
Ontario relaunches anti-sexual harassment and violence advertisement
The Who Will You Help campaign was released in 2015 as part of Ontario's "It's Never Okay" plan to stop sexual violence and harassment.
Canada
Dec 14, 2017
Parents scrambling after government deems Toronto after-school program an unlicensed daycare
The institution that offers walk-safe pickups from nearby Toronto schools was caught off-guard when they received a letter from the Ministry of Education last Thursday indicating they were, in essence, operating an unlicensed daycare.
Canada
Nov 21, 2017
Changes to after-school program guidelines cause headaches for Toronto parents
The institution that offers walk-safe pickups from nearby Toronto schools was caught off-guard when they received a letter from the Ministry of Education last Thursday indicating they were, in essence, operating an unlicensed daycare and would, therefore, have to limit enrollment to three days a week per child, with no program running more than two hours.
Canada
Nov 22, 2017
Province invests in housing for survivors of human trafficking in Halton
Sixty-five per cent of the human trafficking that goes on in the country occurs in Ontario, according to the province's minister responsible for the status of women.
Canada
Nov 17, 2017
Kathleen Wynne shuffles cabinet less than 5 months before Ontario election
Steven Del Duca, who was shuffled from transportation to economic development, is among several senior ministers taking on new portfolios.
Politics
Jan 16, 2018
70% of Ontario elementary educators surveyed have seen or experienced classroom violence: union
The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario also said 79 per cent of members surveyed reported incidents of violence increasing while 75 per cent said the incidents were getting more severe.
Education
Jan 24, 2018
‘We’re at a crisis’: Upper Grand’s ETFO local president on violence in classrooms
The Upper Grand District School Board said 633 incidents have been reported since October.
Education
Jan 26, 2018
Education minister announces all Ontario students to have internet by 2021
Education minister Indira Naidoo-Harris announced Ontario is connecting over 250,000 students with high-speed internet by 2021.
Education
Feb 14, 2018
Ontario election 2018: Milton riding
Voters in Milton elected Parm Gill of the Progressive Conservative party as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election.
Politics
May 30, 2018
Grade 8 math scores climb across Canada except Ontario: report
The report found that during the six-year period, Ontario students' performance in math remained the same - middling.
Education
Apr 30, 2018
Canada election results: Calgary Skyview
Calgary councillor George Chahal is predicted to win Calgary Skyview, flipping the riding back to Liberal for 2021.
Canada
Aug 15, 2021
University of Guelph investigating report that student used homophobic slur on social media
The University of Guelph says it is investigating a report made by a popular YouTuber that an engineering student made a homophobic slur on social media.
Canada
Dec 16, 2021
Indian authorities disarm Kashmir police officers after autonomy downgrade
Thirty Kashmiri police officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity fearing retribution from their superiors said that they have been sidelined and, in some cases, disarmed by New Delhi-based authorities
Commentary
Aug 26, 2019
Ontario inks deal with Ottawa for $435M over three years for child care
Ontario will receive $435 million over three years from the federal government to be invested in child care.
Canada
Jun 16, 2017
Ontario Liberals promise to boost funding for special needs education
Ontario's Liberal government is pledging to spend more than $300 million over three years to improve supports for children with special needs.
Education
Mar 26, 2018