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Ontario wants meeting with social media execs to battle classroom distractionsA plan from Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce to sit down with social media leaders comes as some school boards take the tech giants to court, seeking billions.PoliticsMay 9
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Ontario teacher unions welcome new education minister in cabinet shuffleMajor teachers' unions are welcoming a change in education ministers in a cabinet shuffle, saying they hope it signals a new path forward with Premier Doug Ford's government.EducationJun 7
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces new education minister, cabinet reshuffleFord and Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont swore in a "renewed" cabinet in a closed ceremony on Thursday afternoon after hours of meetings with ministers.CanadaJun 6
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Cap on for-profit centres hampering growth of $10-a-day child-care system in OntarioOntario municipalities have been forced to turn down thousands of child-care spaces in the $10-a-day system because of a limit on the percentage of for-profit spaces.CanadaJul 9
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‘Unspeakable tragedy’: Teen dies after being found unresponsive at Ontario schoolJosh Nisker, a lawyer representing the family of the teen who died, says Landyn Ferris had Dravet Syndrome, a form of epilepsy.CanadaMay 31
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‘We’re resilient,’ principal says after shooting at Jewish girls school in TorontoToronto police say two suspects fired shots at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School and that no one was injured, though there is damage to the building.CrimeMay 27
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Ontario puts $1.3B toward building schools, child-care spacesOntario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province is putting $1.3 billion toward building and expanding schools.EducationApr 4
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Gardiner Expressway work being sped up in bid to ease ‘painful congestion’Construction on the Gardiner Expressway could be finished a year early after the Ontario government announced it would chip in more funds to help Toronto speed up the repairs.PoliticsJul 24
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Toronto daycare rolls back staff wage raises, blames Ontario’s funding modelA large Toronto child-care operator is rolling back raises for staff, laying the blame on how the Ontario government is funding the national $10-a-day program.CanadaJul 4
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TVDSB trustees slash budget deficit to $7.6M, blame province for shortfallThe board originally had a shortfall of $30 million, but trustees and staff managed to slash it down to $7.6 million over the course of a marathon meeting.CanadaJun 26
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Doug Ford still using personal phone as transparency battle over call log continuesThe Ford government has been locked in a battle with Global News over the premier’s personal cellphone for more than a year.PoliticsJul 10
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Peterborough, Lakefield long-term care homes to share $444K in Ontario fundingFour long-term care homes in the Peterborough region are sharing $444,000 in new funding. They include Fairhaven, Extendicare, St John's at Fleming, and Extendicare Lakefield.HealthJul 12
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Number of Ontarians without family doctor reaches 2.5 million, college saysThe Ontario College of Family Physicians says there are now 2.5 million people in the province who don't have a family doctor.HealthJul 11
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Alberta won’t fund students attending private career colleges out of provinceIn a move to align with other provinces, the Alberta government says provincial student aid will no longer be available to study a private career colleges outside Alberta.EducationJun 28
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Ontario Science Centre: Infrastructure officials further detail structural issuesThe Ontario Science Centre building is facing critical issues not just with its roof, but with heating, sprinkler and electrical systems, officials said Thursday.PoliticsJul 11
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LCBO stores closed as Ontario-wide strike beginsA breakdown in talks means no deal could be reached between the LCBO and its union, with some 9,000 workers walking off the job after the 12:01 a.m. deadline on Friday.CanadaJul 5
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Alberta is banning phones in classrooms. Will Saskatchewan follow suit?Provincial officials in Saskatchewan are debating whether to allow K-12 students to have cellphones in classrooms as Alberta becomes the fourth province to ban them.CanadaJun 28
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LCBO strike: Union ramps up pressure with no talks planned to get dealThe union representing Ontario liquor store workers has ramped up pressure in a five-day-old strike, with no talks planned to hammer out a deal.CanadaJul 9
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Ontario is looking for a temporary science centre. Here’s what we know about the planThe province was forced to look for a new science centre immediately after the abrupt closure of the popular landmark on Friday.CanadaJun 27
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Ontario wanted to ‘keep the building alive’ in science centre closure, minister saysDays after abruptly closing it to the public without time to say goodbye, Ontario's infrastructure minister says she wanted to keep the science centre open until 2028.CanadaJun 24