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Black students allegedly locked in room at Toronto school: advocacy group

Black students allegedly locked in room at Toronto school: advocacy group

TORONTO — An advocacy group accused a Toronto elementary school of anti-Black racism Tuesday, pointing to allegations of two students being detained in an "isolation room" as the board said it was investigating what happened in at least one case.
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Men almost twice as likely as women to think gender inequality overblown

Men almost twice as likely as women to think gender inequality overblown

TORONTO — Canadian men are almost twice as likely as women to think gender inequality is being "blown way out of proportion," a survey released for International Women's Day suggests.
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Ontario takes a step toward legislature renovations with proposal for new ministry

Ontario takes a step toward legislature renovations with proposal for new ministry

TORONTO — Ontario took another step toward renovations of the legislature Tuesday, proposing to create a new ministry to oversee them.
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Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Students at a school in the Greater Toronto Area are being kept indoors this week after a coyote was seen on the property, while animal services staff work on encouraging the canine to move away.
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Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

A fifth suspect has been charged in an alleged attack on a 37-year-old woman who was abducted weeks later from a home in an Ontario town.
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Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario can't let public health preparedness fall by the wayside again once COVID-19 fades from memory because the arrival of the next pandemic is not a question of if, but when, the chief medical officer of health said in his annual report
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Rising complaints on health-care quality: Ontario patient ombudsman

Rising complaints on health-care quality: Ontario patient ombudsman

TORONTO — Ontario has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health system and an increase in use of force by hospital security, the province's patient ombudsman found in his annual report released Tuesday.
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Ontario maple syrup producers hit by climate change, some urge carbon reductions

Ontario maple syrup producers hit by climate change, some urge carbon reductions

Increasingly unpredictable winter temperatures have Ontario maple syrup producers concerned about how climate change will affect the industry's future, with some pushing for environmentally friendly practices to reduce the sector's carbon footprint.
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Ontario's top court strikes down third-party election ad spending rules

Ontario's top court strikes down third-party election ad spending rules

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has struck down third-party election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford's government as unconstitutional, though the province quickly indicated an appeal is in the works.
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Former OPSEU president countersues leadership, alleges claims politically motivated

Former OPSEU president countersues leadership, alleges claims politically motivated

TORONTO — The former president of an Ontario public sector union is countersuing the organization and its current leaders, claiming allegations made against him are the culmination of a politically motivated campaign to destroy his reputation.
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