8 h. ago LILLEY UNLEASHED: Ontario is about to undergo an overhaul of its education system

WATCH: After the Ontario EQAO results showed disappointing math results, Sun political columnist Brian Lilley talks with Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra about the future of education in Ontario. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  […]

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51 h. ago LILLEY: Ford government pushes major overhaul of Ontario’s struggling education system

After reviewing the latest EQAO scores, Education Minister Paul Calandra says it’s time for Ontario to head back to the drawing board.

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51 h. ago Standardized test results disappoint Ontario education minister

Paul Calandra said the province would appoint an expert advisory body to review its approach to student assessment because the results showed 'insufficient progress.'

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4 d. ago Ontario education minister appoints himself as interim supervisor of school board

Paul Calandra has already appointed supervisors at five other school boards due to what he calls mismanagement.

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7 d. ago Province to cut slot machine revenue for Hastings Racecourse

Even with continued government investment from casino-generated revenue, the industry is not sustainable due to declining revenues, public participation and attendance, a letter from the province reads.

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7 d. ago Ontario minister Vic Fedeli crosses globe to chase defence industry investments and jobs

Province home to Ontario Shipbuilding, and roughly 300 defence companies, including makers of component parts and software

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7 d. ago Ontario minister crosses the globe to chase defence industry investments and jobs

Ontario's Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli knows he has to hustle to secure job-creating developments with defence industry ties for his province.

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1 week ago Ontario NDP asks integrity commissioner to investigate labour minister

Labour Minister David Piccini has come under fire for his handling of Ontario's $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund

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1 week ago Strong Earnings Highlight Growing Investor Confidence in Hospitality Automation

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AINewsWire Editorial Coverage: Amid persistent inflation, cautious capital markets and uneven industry performance, investors are placing heightened importance on one metric above all: whether a company can deliver credible, measurable earnings improvement. This scrutiny is especially pronounced in fast-growing fields such as artificial intelligence and service robotics, […]

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1 week ago Minister says declaring Ontario intimate partner violence epidemic would be ‘disingenuous’

Survivors and experts have called on the Ford government to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic, arguing it would add urgency and emergency funding to the acute problem.

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2 w. ago Ontario education minister eyes more board takeovers with newly passed bill

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra is signalling that he will act quickly to use new powers granted to him to take control of school boards, eyeing one board in particular identified by a government report as dysfunctional. A bill that passed third and final reading Wednesday allows the minister to more easily put school boards […]

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2 w. ago Ontario bill to give education minister more power over school boards set to become law

On Wednesday, Bill 33 passed its third reading at Queen's Park after a shortened debate and bypassing committee, with Royal Assent set to follow.

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2 w. ago Ontario’s school boards need funding and accountability, not random Conservative schemes: CUPE Ontario

TORONTO — With Ontario’s Minister of Education doubling down on creating chaos across the province’s school boards – and undermining local democratic control in the process – CUPE Ontario is reminding the government that Ontarians blame Conservatives’ underfunding, not school board trustees, for cuts in schools and the continuing lack of services for students. Commenting […]

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2 w. ago Canada investing more than $500 million in European Space Agency programs

OTTAWA — Industry Minister Melanie Joly says the government is ramping up its investment in European Space Agency programs by $528.5 million. Joly made the announcement at the SpaceBound 2025 Conference in Ottawa today. She says the investment in ESA programs creates new opportunities for Canada’s own space sector to thrive and build a competitive […]

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2 w. ago Ontario labour minister blames civil servants for controversial funding decisions

At Question Period, the government faced continued questions over the timing of the audit and why the province didn't freeze provincial contracts immediately.

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3 w. ago ‘Can’t let the negative get in the way’: Ontario minister’s English

A video from an Ontario MPP speaking in both English and Punjabi went viral across social media, drawing particularly visceral reaction on X.

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3 w. ago One scenario in new global outlook shows oil demand rising past 2050

Report carries implications for how investors approach Canada’s oil and gas industry

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3 w. ago Anand opens G7 foreign ministers meeting with push for multilateralism

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand opened a meeting of the Group of Seven countries Tuesday by calling for continued collaboration on many of the world’s problems, from Russia’s war in Ukraine to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. “Meeting global challenges requires global partnerships,” Anand said. Anand welcomed G7 foreign ministers to Ontario’s […]

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