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More than 390K still without power in Ontario after weekend ice stormHundreds of thousands of people in Ontario are still without power on the third day of a spring storm after freezing rain-coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice.WeatherMar 31, 2025
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How school boards will tell you if classes are cancelled MondayGlobal News has reached out to a number of boards that are planning to shut down classes Monday should a strike happen, and gathered their responses.EducationOct 6, 2019
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GTA teacher’s aide calling for accountability following sexual assault acquittalA former GTA teacher's aide is speaking out and calling for accountability after a judge ruled that a former student falsely accused her of sexual assault.CanadaJan 30, 2024
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Secondary school contract teachers ratify deal with Peterborough public boardApproximately 700 secondary teachers with the school board had been without a collective agreement since Aug. 31, 2022.EducationMar 5, 2024
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Peterborough students walk out to protest Ontario government’s changes to educationThere will be 55 fewer teachers in public secondary schools in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board next year.EducationApr 4, 2019
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Former education worker arrested for sexual assault at Durham elementary school in 2018Police say the accused was employed with Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board from 2010 to 2021 but is no longer employed by a school board.CrimeSep 22, 2022
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Land, buildings sought as need for Peterborough County child-care spaces surgesAs of April, there are 3,700 children in Peterborough city and county on a wait-list for a child-care service.CanadaApr 17, 2024
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East City students in Peterborough to be transported to Lakefield in 2019-20The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has voted unanimously in favour of transporting students to another school 15 kilometers away while their new school is builtEducationJan 23, 2019
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Peterborough educators respond to auditor general’s report on teacher sick daysThe auditor general says teacher sick days have increased 30 per cent over the past five yearsCanadaDec 7, 2017
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Durham Region educators learning about cannabis use, destigmatizationThe training is available for educators within the Durham District School Board, the Durham Catholic District School Board, and the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.CanadaOct 21, 2021
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TVDSB holding meeting to decide whether to dip into reserve funds to cover coronavirus costsTVDSB trustees will vote on a request to use $9.4 million to help keep 'students and staff safe and healthy during the pandemic.'EducationAug 25, 2020
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Teachers’ union announces job actionTeachers will commence strike action Monday after talks between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) and Ontario government ended without an agreement.<br />Nov 12, 2012
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Transgender student allegedly told not to use school washroomsStudents at a Durham region high school are showing their support for a transgender student who they claim has been banned from using the school's washrooms.Nov 13, 2012
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Deal with high school teachers reached, more elementary ones take strike actionTORONTO - More Ontario elementary teachers are starting strike action even as another school board has reached a tentative deal with high school teachers.PoliticsNov 22, 2012
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United Way Peterborough at 45% of $1.4M fundraising campaign goalUnited Way Peterborough CEO Jim Russell says the community campaign has raised $652,000 in eight weeks — or approximately 45 per cent of the $1.45-million goal.EconomyNov 1, 2023
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No report cards for elementary students amid ETFO work-to-rule strike action: TVDSBIn light of the work-to-rule campaign by the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), elementary students in the Thames Valley will not be getting report cards.EducationJan 23, 2020
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Boy, 13, allegedly planned to bring pipe bombs to schoolA 13-year-old boy from Durham Region has been arrested after homemade pipe bombs were found in his home, and police believe the youth may have planned to take the weapons to his school.Jan 14, 2010
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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board approves $483M balanced budgetThe school board expects student enrolment to continue to climb for the 2023-2024 school year but there are funding gaps including for transportation for high-needs students.EducationJun 21, 2023
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CUPE Local 5555, Peterborough-based school board reach tentative 4-year agreementCUPE Local 5555 represents more than 1,900 education workers with 140 job titles, such as secretaries, custodians, maintenance, early childhood education and more.EducationJun 16, 2023
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Steve Russell elected chairperson of Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board trusteesIn the augural meeting of the newly elected board, trustee Steve Russell, who represents the city of Peterborough, was appointed to the leadership role.EducationNov 16, 2022