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Ontario tries to fight court ruling striking down new teachers' mandatory math test

Ontario tries to fight court ruling striking down new teachers' mandatory math test

TORONTO — The Ontario government is trying to fight a court ruling that found its mandatory math test for new teachers is unconstitutional.
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Ontario drivers, instructors concerned about lack of information on changes to G test

Ontario drivers, instructors concerned about lack of information on changes to G test

TORONTO — Muneeb Khatana has been waiting to take his final driving test for so long, he no longer knows what he's getting into.
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Ontario looks to update COVID death reporting, distinguish 'for' and 'with' virus

Ontario looks to update COVID death reporting, distinguish 'for' and 'with' virus

TORONTO — Ontario is trying to ascertain "true" mortality data from COVID-19 by telling hospitals to document whether deaths were caused by or associated with the virus, the province's top doctor said Thursday.
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School boards in Ontario call on government to report and track COVID-19 once again

School boards in Ontario call on government to report and track COVID-19 once again

TORONTO — School boards in Ontario are calling on the provincial government to reinstate COVID-19 reporting and tracking when schools reopen next week, with some saying they will release available data to families.
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Toronto to open emergency shelters, give out more than 300,000 N95 masks to homeless

Toronto to open emergency shelters, give out more than 300,000 N95 masks to homeless

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says it will open two emergency shelters and supply more than 300,000 N95 masks to the homeless as COVID-19 rips through the shelter system.
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Ontario businesses want to know if they can reopen on Jan. 26

Ontario businesses want to know if they can reopen on Jan. 26

TORONTO — Ontario businesses are calling on the provincial government to announce if establishments shuttered under the latest pandemic restrictions will be allowed to reopen on Jan. 26.
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Windsor-area health unit pauses arrival of temporary foreign workers amid COVID surge

Windsor-area health unit pauses arrival of temporary foreign workers amid COVID surge

WINDSOR, Ont. — Health officials in the Windsor, Ont., region have issued an order halting the arrival of temporary foreign workers for several weeks in light of COVID-19 outbreaks in the agricultural sector.
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Brampton Transit to temporarily cut routes, reduce service due to COVID-19

Brampton Transit to temporarily cut routes, reduce service due to COVID-19

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Brampton Transit is temporarily cancelling service on some 20 routes, citing COVID-19 related staffing shortages and reduced ridership.
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Police say woman abducted following home invasion in Wasaga Beach

Police say woman abducted following home invasion in Wasaga Beach

WASAGA, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say a woman has been abducted following a home invasion in Wasaga Beach. Police say officers were called to a home on Trailwood Place at around 8:30 last evening.
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Ontario students, staff to each get two rapid tests after schools restart in-person

Ontario students, staff to each get two rapid tests after schools restart in-person

TORONTO — Students and staff in Ontario schools will each eventually get two rapid tests to use if they develop COVID-19 symptoms, but won't be notified if their peers and colleagues are off sick until a third of the school is absent.
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