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U of G ranked as one of Canada’s top employers for diversityThe University of Guelph's appearance marks the third straight year the school has been ranked. It placed 53rd out of the 200 employers and 7th out of universities ranked.EducationAug 1
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Two byelections loom for Ontario; Milton race high stakes for Ford and CrombieVoters 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.PoliticsMay 1
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Minister responsible for now-defunct ORPP gets new cabinet postAn Ontario cabinet minister who had been responsible for a now-defunct pension plan is being given a new post in the education ministry.CanadaAug 24, 2016
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Kathleen Wynne shuffles Ontario’s Liberal cabinet halfway through mandatePremier 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.PoliticsJun 12, 2016
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University of Guelph to establish new anti-racism policy statementThe 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.EducationOct 13, 2022
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Ontario women to get free access to abortion drug MifegymisoStatus of Women Minister Indira Naidoo-Harris says publicly funding Mifegymiso gives women across Ontario fair and equal access to safe abortion.HealthAug 3, 2017
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Ontario relaunches anti-sexual harassment and violence advertisementThe 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.CanadaDec 14, 2017
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Parents scrambling after government deems Toronto after-school program an unlicensed daycareThe 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.CanadaNov 21, 2017
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Changes to after-school program guidelines cause headaches for Toronto parentsThe 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.CanadaNov 22, 2017
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Province invests in housing for survivors of human trafficking in HaltonSixty-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.CanadaNov 17, 2017
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Kathleen Wynne shuffles cabinet less than 5 months before Ontario electionSteven Del Duca, who was shuffled from transportation to economic development, is among several senior ministers taking on new portfolios.PoliticsJan 16, 2018
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70% of Ontario elementary educators surveyed have seen or experienced classroom violence: unionThe 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.EducationJan 24, 2018
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‘We’re at a crisis’: Upper Grand’s ETFO local president on violence in classroomsThe Upper Grand District School Board said 633 incidents have been reported since October.EducationJan 26, 2018
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Education minister announces all Ontario students to have internet by 2021Education minister Indira Naidoo-Harris announced Ontario is connecting over 250,000 students with high-speed internet by 2021.EducationFeb 14, 2018
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Ontario election 2018: Milton ridingVoters in Milton elected Parm Gill of the Progressive Conservative party as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election.PoliticsMay 29, 2018
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Grade 8 math scores climb across Canada except Ontario: reportThe report found that during the six-year period, Ontario students' performance in math remained the same - middling.EducationApr 30, 2018
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Canada election results: Calgary SkyviewCalgary councillor George Chahal is predicted to win Calgary Skyview, flipping the riding back to Liberal for 2021.CanadaAug 15, 2021
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University of Guelph investigating report that student used homophobic slur on social mediaThe 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.CanadaDec 16, 2021
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Indian authorities disarm Kashmir police officers after autonomy downgradeThirty 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 authoritiesCommentaryAug 26, 2019
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Ontario inks deal with Ottawa for $435M over three years for child careOntario will receive $435 million over three years from the federal government to be invested in child care.CanadaJun 16, 2017