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ONTARIO: Advocates call for COVID-19 vaccination plan for migrant and undocumented workers

ONTARIO: Advocates call for COVID-19 vaccination plan for migrant and undocumented workers

The Ontario government has not said if temporary foreign workers employed on the province's farms would have access to the COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19: The roots of Canada's vaccine shortage go back decades, expert says

COVID-19: The roots of Canada's vaccine shortage go back decades, expert says

Ensuring that Canadians would receive an effective vaccine quickly was never going to be a sure thing
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: How racism in Ontario schools today is connected to a history of segregation

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: How racism in Ontario schools today is connected to a history of segregation

History prof explores the Common School Act of 1850, one of many policies that left Black students disadvantaged throughout Canadian school systems
ONTARIO: COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on school principals, survey suggests

ONTARIO: COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on school principals, survey suggests

For principals surveyed from virtual schools, managing student enrolment was identified as the most challenging issue
ONTARIO: Parent speaking out after 4-year-old leaves Lively school unsupervised

ONTARIO: Parent speaking out after 4-year-old leaves Lively school unsupervised

The board has since apologized to the family, and sent home a letter to parents at the school
CANADA: Jordan's Principle order may cost feds $15 billion in compensation, PBO says

CANADA: Jordan's Principle order may cost feds $15 billion in compensation, PBO says

Jordan's Principle requires governments to cover the cost of services for First Nations children, and work out any disputes over jurisdiction afterwards
WORLD: Tiger Woods taken to hospital after California car crash

WORLD: Tiger Woods taken to hospital after California car crash

Woods was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries
ONTARIO: Legislators call for clear criteria of 'emergency brake' pandemic measure

ONTARIO: Legislators call for clear criteria of 'emergency brake' pandemic measure

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the government needs to detail the criteria that would trigger the use of the measure
WORLD: Facebook to lift Australia news ban

WORLD: Facebook to lift Australia news ban

The social media company caused alarm with its sudden decision last week to block news on its platform across Australia after the House of Representatives passed the draft law that would make digital giants pay for journalism
ONTARIO: Northern Ontario city most secretive municipal government in Canada according to journalists' group

ONTARIO: Northern Ontario city most secretive municipal government in Canada according to journalists' group

'City officials are slowly tightening the screws on transparency. It’s a story that needs to be told,' says News Media Canada CEO