18 h. ago Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in its public schools

Canada's special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario needs to take seriously incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry targeted at students in public schools.

Society

18 h. ago Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in public schools

OTTAWA — Canada’s special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario needs to take seriously incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry targeted at students in public schools. Deborah Lyons commissioned a survey of nearly 600 Jewish parents, and found hundreds of children were subjected to incidents including antisemitic bullying and blame for the carnage of Israel’s military conduct in […]

Society

7 d. ago Ontario Police Leaders Launch Answer the Call Campaign to Recruit the Next Generation of Officers

New provincewide effort aims to modernize recruitment and address urgent staffing shortages TORONTO — Today, Ontario’s police leadership has announced the launch of Answer the Call, a provincewide marketing campaign to recruit the next generation of police officers. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), Ontario Association of Police Service […]

Events

2 w. ago Ombudsman calls for ’urgent’ Ontario correctional reform after record complaints

Ontario’s ombudsman is urging the province to address a “growing crisis” in correctional facilities, pointing to a record number of complaints about facilities in the last year as well as deteriorating conditions. Ombudsman Paul Dube says in his 2024-25 annual report that there was a 55% increase in complaints about correctional facilities, totalling a record […]

Society

2 w. ago Life Sciences Ontario Releases New Report Calling for Urgent Action to Bridge Critical Funding Gap Threatening Ontario’s Innovation Leadership

TORONTO — Life Sciences Ontario (LSO), in partnership with Shift Health, today released a comprehensive report highlighting the urgent need for targeted intervention to address the critical seed-stage funding gap that threatens Ontario’s position as a global life sciences leader. The report, “Catalyzing Ontario’s Life Sciences Economy,” reveals that while Ontario’s life sciences sector is […]

Politics

2 w. ago CUPE Calls on MPs to Reject Dangerous Airline Deregulation Plan

OTTAWA, Ontario — CUPE is urging Members of Parliament to reject the Competition Bureau’s latest report on airline competition, warning it poses serious risks to Canadian jobs, public safety, and national sovereignty. The report calls for increased foreign ownership of Canadian airlines and the elimination of anti-cabotage rules to allow foreign carriers to operate domestic […]

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