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Twenty-five per cent of Canadians believe a degree is necessary for economic success

Twenty-five per cent of Canadians believe a degree is necessary for economic success

TORONTO — A new survey suggests one in four Canadians believe a university degree is essential to succeed economically.
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Kitchener Centre residents head to polls in provincial byelection

Kitchener Centre residents head to polls in provincial byelection

KITCHENER, Ont. — Kitchener Centre is set to get a new provincial representative tonight. Residents head to the polls today to elect their new member of provincial parliament, after the seat has been vacant since July, when Laura Mae Lindo resigned.
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Ontario releases 'business case' for moving science centre to Ontario Place

Ontario releases 'business case' for moving science centre to Ontario Place

TORONTO — Relocating the Ontario Science Centre from its current east Toronto location to Ontario Place would save about $250 million over 50 years — largely because the new building will be half the size — according to an analysis the provincial gov
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Toronto school board moves away from communicating every hate incident to parents

Toronto school board moves away from communicating every hate incident to parents

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board has moved away from communicating every hate- or racism-related incident to school communities after finding that letters about the cases could lead to further harm.
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Coroner's inquest hears from doctor who saw Soleiman Faqiri

Coroner's inquest hears from doctor who saw Soleiman Faqiri

TORONTO — A doctor who examined a mentally ill man days before he died at an Ontario jail believed sending him to hospital for an assessment could put his safety at risk with no guarantee he would be admitted, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday. Dr.
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Group at York U calls for reinstatement of employees charged in Indigo defacement

Group at York U calls for reinstatement of employees charged in Indigo defacement

TORONTO — A group of faculty, staff and students at York University is calling for the reinstatement of three university employees who were suspended after police laid charges in the defacement of an Indigo bookstore in Toronto.
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Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachers

Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachers

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has upheld the validity of a mandatory math test for new teachers, saying that a lower court decision declaring it unconstitutional was based on preliminary and incomplete data.
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Kitchener Centre residents soon head to polls in provincial byelection

Kitchener Centre residents soon head to polls in provincial byelection

Residents of Kitchener Centre are set to vote Thursday in a provincial byelection, and the candidates for the legislature's three opposition parties agree the main issue is affordability — and that the Tories aren't putting up much of a fight.
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Ontario to mandate lessons in Grade 10 history course on Holodomor Ukrainian famine

Ontario to mandate lessons in Grade 10 history course on Holodomor Ukrainian famine

TORONTO — Grade 10 students in Ontario will get mandatory education on the Holodomor famine in Ukraine and its impact on the community in Canada as part of their Canadian history course.
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Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 yrs

Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 yrs

TORONTO — A man who pleaded guilty to the incel-inspired murder of a Toronto massage parlour employee has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.
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