The Globe and Mail3 hours agoFederation opposes proposal to boost number of days retired Ontario teachers can work in classroomsverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Caroline AlphonsoThe Ontario Teachers’ Federation has rejected a proposal by the government and school boards to temporarily increase the number of days that retired teachers can work as fill-in educators in classrooms. Earlier this month, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce and the associations that represent …
The Globe and Mail4 hours agoB.C. prepares for what could be a dangerous wildfire seasonverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Mike HagerOpen this photo in gallery: Climate experts are warning that B.C.’s spring wildfire season could be worse than normal, and the provincial government is urging people to preregister for emergency support now to avoid long wait times in case they are forced from their homes. A Monday update in …
The Globe and Mail4 hours agoNiagara Falls braces for record crowds hoping to take in eclipse’s path of totalityverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Jeff Gray and Daniel Reale-ChinOpen this photo in gallery: It’s called a totality: the period when the sun’s light is completely blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse. And Niagara Falls, Ont., will be smack-dab in the middle of the phenomenon’s shadowy path as it streaks across a strip of North America on April 8. The city is …
The Globe and Mail5 hours agoVaughan bylaw proposal aims to restrict protests near certain sitesverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Oliver MooreThe mayor of Vaughan, Ont., is seeking a sweeping bylaw that would restrict protests near places of worship, schools and other sites. Steven Del Duca said Monday that he was reacting to local acts of violence and intimidation related to the Israel-Hamas war. His proposed member’s resolution seeks …
The Globe and Mail6 hours ago‘Motel medicine’: Alberta NDP urge apology after stroke patient sent to motelverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Lauren KrugelAlberta’s health minister says proper procedures were followed when a stroke patient who, for his long-term recovery, was shipped to a motel where his wheelchair didn’t fit and he was fed fast food. “I was very concerned when I heard about this situation and I did talk to Alberta Health Services,” …
The Globe and Mail6 hours agoBill to ban replacement workers among those held up by Manitoba Opposition delaysverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressThe Manitoba government is planning to make it easier for workers to unionize, and to ban the use of replacement workers during labour disputes. The NDP government tried to introduce the bills, along with several others, in the legislature but the Opposition Progressive Conservatives used procedural …
Ontario moves to regulate towing industry in bid to stop violence and corruptionBy The Globe and Mail