Ontario teacher, education worker unions call for contract talks to start early
Meredith Bond / citynews - Contracts for Ontario’s teachers and education workers expire at the end of this summer and their union leaders are calling on the education minister to start the bargaining process early, saying issues such as class sizes need to be urgently addressed. T…
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
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Ontario, Nova Scotia sign deal to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales
sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario and Nova Scotia have agreed to let their residents buy alcohol directly from the other's province, part of the premiers' ongoing work to bolster interprovincial trade.
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Four-year-old girl dies from injuries after Quebec cross-country ski trail accident
Paula Tran / ottawacitizen - The girl was injured on Feb. 22 while being pulled on a sled by an adult in Nakkertok in Val-des-Monts.
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2022 disappearance of Mississauga woman now a homicide, police say
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Peel Regional Police (PRP) are appealing for the public’s assistance as investigators now consider the disappearance of a Mississauga woman missing since 2022 to be a homicide. Mezhgan Aini, 38, who also went by “Sara” or “Sarah,” was last seen in June 20…
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New study finds sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline
sootoday - The rate of young men contacting Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has increased by more than 300 per cent after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests.
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