2 w. ago LILLEY: High time province puts kibosh on wasteful boards renaming schools

Legislation comes after Toronto District School Board voted in February to rename several institutions

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2 w. ago LILLEY: High time Ontario puts kibosh on wasteful boards renaming schools

Legislation comes after Toronto District School Board voted in February to rename several institutions

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2 w. ago OSBCU Responds to New Education Legislation: ‘Police in Schools Won’t Fix an Understaffed, Underfunded System’

TORONTO — Earlier today, the Ford government and Education Minister Paul Calandra introduced the Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, which includes provisions to make it easier for the province to take control of local school boards and mandates School Resource Officers (SROs)—police—in schools. In response, the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is […]

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2 w. ago CATHOLIC TEACHERS RESPOND TO NEW PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION ON SCHOOL BOARD OVERSIGHT AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS

TORONTO, May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “The recent legislation introduced by Education Minister Paul Calandra is another example of how the Ford government is slowly and intentionally eroding local democracy in an attempt to distract from key issues in publicly funded education in Ontario. The proposed legislation expands ministerial powers to override locally elected […]

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2 w. ago Toronto will soon have direct flight route to country known for tropical rainforests

If you're seeking a tropical getaway this upcoming winter, you'll be pleased to hear that a new flight route will soon connect Toronto with a South American country known for its lush rainforests and high biodiversity. Montreal-headquartered airline Air Transat will be launching a new non-stop flight service between Toronto Pearson Airport and Guyana's capital, Georgetown. Nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean," Georgetown is the retail and administrative centre of the country. Guyana is the only mainland South American country in which English is the official language, and is known for its natural resources, including its dense rainforests, sugarcane plantations, rice fields, and gold reserves. Rainforests cover roughly 80 per cent of Guyana, and the country's majestic Kaieteur Falls, located in Kaieteur National Park, are located just a short flight away from Georgetown. Known as the world's largest single-drop wate...

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3 w. ago Apollo Capital Comments on MediPharm Labs’ Failure to Respond to Reasonable Offer to Ensure Fair, Lawful and Transparent 2025 Annual Meeting

MediPharm Labs Board Continues to Obstruct the Appointment and Oversight of an Independent Chair Failure to Appoint an Independent Chair to Oversee the Election of Directors at the Annual Meeting Prevents Shareholders from Exercising their Legal Right to Hold the Current Board Accountable for their Epic Failures Board Made No Attempt to Engage with Apollo […]

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