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Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachers

Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachers

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has upheld the validity of a mandatory math test for new teachers, saying that a lower court decision declaring it unconstitutional was based on preliminary and incomplete data.
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Kitchener Centre residents soon head to polls in provincial byelection

Kitchener Centre residents soon head to polls in provincial byelection

Residents of Kitchener Centre are set to vote Thursday in a provincial byelection, and the candidates for the legislature's three opposition parties agree the main issue is affordability — and that the Tories aren't putting up much of a fight.
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Ontario to mandate lessons in Grade 10 history course on Holodomor Ukrainian famine

Ontario to mandate lessons in Grade 10 history course on Holodomor Ukrainian famine

TORONTO — Grade 10 students in Ontario will get mandatory education on the Holodomor famine in Ukraine and its impact on the community in Canada as part of their Canadian history course.
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Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 yrs

Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 yrs

TORONTO — A man who pleaded guilty to the incel-inspired murder of a Toronto massage parlour employee has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.
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Growing number of homeless people turning to ERs for shelter and warmth, study says

Growing number of homeless people turning to ERs for shelter and warmth, study says

TORONTO — When Dr. Carolyn Snider arrives for her early morningemergency room shifts, she regularly sees between five and 10 people in the waiting area who don't need medical attention— just a safe place to stay warm.
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Ontario nixes cities' ask to allow more of them to get housing infrastructure money

Ontario nixes cities' ask to allow more of them to get housing infrastructure money

TORONTO — Ontario's housing minister has shot down a request from big city mayors for a change in funding criteria that would help more of them qualify for money to build infrastructure necessary for new homes.
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Four Chinese students killed in Huntsville crash, Chinese consulate says

Four Chinese students killed in Huntsville crash, Chinese consulate says

TORONTO — Four Chinese students were killed in a "serious car accident" in the Huntsville, Ont., area over the weekend, the Chinese consulate in Toronto said on Monday.
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Faqiri should have been taken to hospital under ministry policy, inquest hears

Faqiri should have been taken to hospital under ministry policy, inquest hears

TORONTO — A coroner's inquest into the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail heard Monday it was government policy that anyone whose health-care needs couldn't be met within an institution be sent to a community hospital or other outside hea
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Ontario to take control of two Toronto highways in 'new deal' for city

Ontario to take control of two Toronto highways in 'new deal' for city

TORONTO — Ontario will take control of two Toronto highways to help alleviate the city's growing financial problems and the municipality will concede the province can move ahead with its plans for a redeveloped Ontario Place, the two levels of govern
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De Grasse, Lindros among Order of Ontario recipients being honoured today

De Grasse, Lindros among Order of Ontario recipients being honoured today

TORONTO — The province is honouring 26 people with the Order of Ontario today. Six-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse, former hockey player Eric Lindros and Torstar owner Jordan Bitove are among the recipients.
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