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Ontario rolls out new round of direct payments to parents of school-aged children

Ontario rolls out new round of direct payments to parents of school-aged children

TORONTO — Ontario is issuing a fourth round of direct payments to parents, encouraging them to use the $200 on offer for help with students' learning recovery, but acknowledging it might just be an extra bit of cash for families as the cost of living
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Ministry cannot endorse recommendations involving funding, legislation, inquest hears

Ministry cannot endorse recommendations involving funding, legislation, inquest hears

The Ontario government can't endorse some changes proposed at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a group home because they involve funding or changes to legislation, a lawyer for the province told the proceeding Thu
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Ontario students' math scores on EQAO tests either low and stagnant or falling

Ontario students' math scores on EQAO tests either low and stagnant or falling

TORONTO — Ontario students' math scores on standardized tests across three grades have either fallen or are stagnant at low rates, which the agency that administers the tests is attributing to COVID-19.
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Funeral remembers 'remarkable officers' in Barrie, Ont.

Funeral remembers 'remarkable officers' in Barrie, Ont.

Const. Morgan Russell was there as Const. Devon Northrup interviewed for the job that kick-started his policing career, sitting on the panel that hired the younger officer six years ago.
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Gen-Z candidates using their campaigns to boost youth turnout, increase engagement

Gen-Z candidates using their campaigns to boost youth turnout, increase engagement

Isaiah Bryant likens campaigning for city council in Mississauga, Ont., to preparing for his upcoming G2 road test – the longer the 20-year-old does it, the more confident he feels.
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Ontario proposes to double fines against unethical developers

Ontario proposes to double fines against unethical developers

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to double the maximum fines for new homebuilders and sellers who unfairly cancel a project or purchase agreement.
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LTC seniors three times more likely to receive antidepressants than other seniors

LTC seniors three times more likely to receive antidepressants than other seniors

TORONTO — Seniors living in long-term care across the country were three times more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants over the last five years than those in the community, a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information i
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Ontario hospitals look to 'unconventional spaces,' new staff models to ease pressures

Ontario hospitals look to 'unconventional spaces,' new staff models to ease pressures

Some Ontario hospitals are coming up with alternative solutions, including the use of unconventional patient spaces and new staffing models, to deal with high patient volumes and long wait times as cases of COVID-19 and other illnesses rise.
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More Indigenous-led services for youth needed to prevent deaths, inquest hears

More Indigenous-led services for youth needed to prevent deaths, inquest hears

Ontario should establish more Indigenous-led and culturally appropriate services for youth in crisis to prevent tragedies similar to the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a group home, a lawyer representing his grandmother argued Wedn
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Ontario quietly changes LTC rules; visitors no longer have to mask in resident rooms

Ontario quietly changes LTC rules; visitors no longer have to mask in resident rooms

TORONTO — Ontario has quietly changed masking rules for long-term care homes, no longer requiring visitors or caregivers to wear them when alone with a resident in their room.
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