Sep 18 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — An abrupt downturn in an already poor water-quality situation in a northwestern Ontario Indigenous community poses more of a safety risk than the federal government is willing to acknowledge, representatives of the First Nation said Wednesday as they called for help covering the cost of evacuating the community. Most of the 250 residents of the […]
Sep 17 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the government's provincewide campaign to criticize the federal carbon tax just isn't sticking. That's because the stickers decrying the tax, which gas stations are required by law to post on their pumps, were produced using the wrong adhesive and are falling off. Ford joked about the issue at the International […]
Sep 17 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Two recent incidents that saw visitors wearing pro-oil and gas shirts banned from touring the Senate have industry watchers questioning the clarity of rules at legislatures across Canada. Twice this month, visitors to parliament buildings were asked to remove items of clothing sporting the slogan "I love Canadian Oil and Gas." In both cases, the men involved said […]
Sep 17 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Two recent incidents that saw visitors wearing pro-oil and gas shirts banned from touring the Senate have industry watchers questioning the clarity of rules at legislatures across Canada. Twice this month, visitors to parliament buildings were asked to remove items of clothing sporting the slogan "I love Canadian Oil and Gas." In both cases, the men involved said […]
Sep 16 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A major union representing education workers in Ontario says its members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a potential strike that could take effect by the end of the month. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says 93 per cent of its 55,000 members voted in favour of job action, putting them in […]
Sep 13 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors say a new line of team-branded hijabs is part of a broader effort to be more inclusive to fans of all cultures. The team's parent company, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, unveiled the Nike Pro hijabs emblazoned with the team logo in a social media post on Friday. In doing so, they say the Raptors became the […]
Sep 11 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Public elementary school teachers in Ontario are set to vote on whether to go on strike if their pending contract negotiations with the province don't go their way, but their union said Wednesday that does not mean classes will imminently grind to a halt. The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario said a general strike vote […]
Sep 11 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A study from the University of Ottawa suggests there has been a sharp increase in the level of violence teachers face while working in Ontario's elementary schools. A team of researchers surveyed more than 1,600 educators last year to gauge the number of times they encountered violence from students, parents or administrators during the 2017-18 […]
Sep 3 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Ontario's coroner's office should investigate a teenage boy's death at a provincially run school for the blind in order to ensure past troubling patterns are not re-emerging and to protect future vulnerable students, the teen's parents said Tuesday. Andrea and Gladstone Brown are calling for a coroner's inquest into the death of Samuel Brown, a longtime […]
Aug 29 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's small communities could benefit from the influx of immigrants that are disproportionately settling in the Greater Toronto Area, a new report said Thursday as it urged all levels of government to address the imbalance. The study from the Conference Board of Canada said the number of newcomers settling in Ontario last year starkly […]
Aug 28 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A course in financial securities seemed like just the class to round out Anjana Somasundaram's final semester of high school. With years worth of economic reading and workshops under her belt, and an application to Western University's Ivey Business school in progress, the 18-year-old felt the lessons would complement her education while equipping her with the tools […]
Aug 24 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The operator of Ontario's GO Transit service is asking bus drivers to accommodate an autistic man by spitting out their chewing gum if asked, a directive meant to encourage employees to meet the needs of those with invisible disabilities. Metrolinx says a regular passenger, who is autistic, has extreme sensitivity to the sounds and scents of […]
Aug 23 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Two doctors were acting within the rules and providing adequate care to an elderly patient when they imposed a "do not resuscitate" order on the man without notifying him or his substitute decision maker, an Ontario judge ruled this week. Ontario Superior Court Justice Peter Cavanagh defended the actions of Dr. Donald Livingston and Dr. Martin […]
Aug 20 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A Toronto street could wind up bearing the name of one of its most notorious politicians, a possibility that's reignited the division so prevalent during Rob Ford's career. A major construction project in the city's west end is creating three new streets, and the late Toronto mayor's name is one of 10 being considered to […]
Aug 16 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A 51-year-old man killed his wife and 13-year-old son Friday before taking his own life on a highway west of Toronto, police said. Peel Regional Police Const. Danny Marttini offered few details of the double-homicide, which was reported to police from inside the Brampton, Ont., home where the victims were found. She said the family members' identities […]