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Ontario adds more mental health learning to school curriculum

Ontario adds more mental health learning to school curriculum

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO — Ontario is adding new curriculum expectations for Grade 10 students on mental health literacy and giving teachers more resources for students in Grades 7 and 8.
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'A beacon of protection': Girl's death sparks training for judges in Ontario

'A beacon of protection': Girl's death sparks training for judges in Ontario

TORONTO — Jennifer Kagan wipes away a single tear as she composes herself once again to discuss her daughter's legacy. Her four-year-old, Keira Kagan, was found dead next to her father's body at the base of a cliff in a Milton, Ont.
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Police arrest, charge 16-year-old in shooting at bar in Greater Sudbury, Ont.

Police arrest, charge 16-year-old in shooting at bar in Greater Sudbury, Ont.

Police say a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in a deadly shooting at a city bar in northern Ontario. The Greater Sudbury Police Service says officers were called to the Overtime Sports Bar in Greater Sudbury on April 21 around 10:30 p.
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TMU student union suing former execs for alleged fraud, mismanagement

TMU student union suing former execs for alleged fraud, mismanagement

TORONTO — The undergraduate student union at Toronto Metropolitan University has launched a lawsuit against five former union executives, alleging fraud and financial mismanagement that it claims has resulted in major financial losses and a huge hit
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Inquest hears Thunder Bay jail crowded, understaffed when Indigenous artist died

Inquest hears Thunder Bay jail crowded, understaffed when Indigenous artist died

TORONTO — A Thunder Bay jail was understaffed and overcrowded with inmates when a renowned Indigenous artist died there in 2017, a senior officer at the facility told an inquest on Friday.
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Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down

Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down

TORONTO — Ontario hospital nurses should get retroactive pay for three years during which they were subject to a wage restraint law that has since been ruled unconstitutional, arbitrators have ruled.
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Ontario to mark King's coronation with party, free entry to tourist attractions

Ontario to mark King's coronation with party, free entry to tourist attractions

TORONTO — Ontario will mark the upcoming coronation of King Charles with carnival rides outside the legislature, a 21-gun salute and free admission to 10 attractions across the province. Lt.-Gov.
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Ford cites huge drop in science centre attendance but documents tell a fuller tale

Ford cites huge drop in science centre attendance but documents tell a fuller tale

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has cited a huge drop in attendance and "run down" infrastructure at the Ontario Science Centre as part of his justification for moving the attraction from east Toronto to a redeveloped Ontario Place, but certain d
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Migrants sent back to Canada after U.S. rail bridge crossing: U.S. border agency

Migrants sent back to Canada after U.S. rail bridge crossing: U.S. border agency

FORT ERIE, Ont. — A U.S. law enforcement agency says three Mexican migrants have been sent back to Canada after they attempted to cross into New York state on a rail bridge from Ontario. U.S.
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Four men face murder charges in fatal shooting of 24-year-old: Toronto police

Four men face murder charges in fatal shooting of 24-year-old: Toronto police

Police say four men have been arrested for the alleged murder of a 24-year-old man who was fatally shot in Toronto. Police say the four Toronto men, all between the ages of 21 and 25, were arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder.
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