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Ontario minister says college students can't afford for faculty to strike this week

Ontario minister says college students can't afford for faculty to strike this week

TORONTO — Ontario college students can't afford a strike right now, the province's post-secondary minister said Tuesday, days ahead of a planned full withdrawal of services by faculty.
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Ford will keep his mask on in the legislature for 'first few days' post-mandate

Ford will keep his mask on in the legislature for 'first few days' post-mandate

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will wear his mask "for the first few days" in the legislature after mandates lift on Monday.
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Ontario to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Ford

Ontario to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Ford

The Ontario government is planning to soon make permanent an hourly wage increase for personal support workers that was brought in temporarily and extended multiple times during the pandemic.
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Ontario to add hundreds of medical school positions over next five years

Ontario to add hundreds of medical school positions over next five years

Ontario plans to add hundreds of positions to medical schools over the next five years. The province says it will add 160 seats to undergraduate programs and 295 postgraduate positions.
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Police say 10-year-old girl reported missing in West Perth has been found dead

Police say 10-year-old girl reported missing in West Perth has been found dead

WEST PERTH, ONT. — Police say a 10-year-old girl who was reported missing west of Stratford, Ont., has been found dead.
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Prince Edward Island potatoes help fill need at food banks amid potato wart issue

Prince Edward Island potatoes help fill need at food banks amid potato wart issue

TORONTO — Clients at a food bank in north Toronto have recently been going home with baskets of potatoes from Prince Edward Island as truckloads of the vegetable caught up in an export ban have been making their way across the country.
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Many Ontario long-term care homes keeping vax mandates as province lifts policy

Many Ontario long-term care homes keeping vax mandates as province lifts policy

TORONTO — Vaccination against COVID-19 will still be required for employees at many Ontario long-term care homes even though the province has lifted its official mandate for the sector, but some are concerned about the possibility of legal challenges
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Ontario bar exams rescheduled for April following potential test material leak

Ontario bar exams rescheduled for April following potential test material leak

The Law Society of Ontario says bar exams that were cancelled this month have been rescheduled for April.
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Toronto, Montreal-area students ID'd as victims in southern Ontario highway crash

Toronto, Montreal-area students ID'd as victims in southern Ontario highway crash

QUINTE WEST, Ont. — Police say five students from India have been identified as the victims of a fatal collision between a van and a tractor trailer on Highway 401 in Quinte West, Ont.
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Health sector asks for Ontario budget investments beyond hospitals

Health sector asks for Ontario budget investments beyond hospitals

TORONTO — Ontario's next budget will set a roadmap for recovering from COVID-19, perhaps doubling as the Progressive Conservatives' election platform, and many stakeholders are asking the government to shore up the health system by looking beyond hos
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