13 h. ago ‘Significant crisis’: Number of violent incidents reported in Ontario’s schools grows

New data obtained by Global News reveals the rate of violence reported in Ontario's schools is growing, up almost 80 per cent compared to 2018-19.

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5 d. ago GOLDSTEIN: Report finds antisemitism new normal in many Ontario schools

But that's not surprising given the federal Liberal government has been repeatedly praised by Hamas for taking anti-Israel stands

Society

5 d. ago Suspect dead, police officer injured at Emory University: Cops

ATLANTA — A suspected shooter at the campus of Emory University in Atlanta is dead and one law enforcement officer is injured after police responded to reports of an active shooter Friday, according to police. The incident took place near the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where the federal agency’s […]

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7 d. ago Shaker and Bahran: Internationally trained educators can help solve the teacher shortage

Daily vacancies now plague one‑quarter of elementary and more than one‑third of secondary schools in Ontario.

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3 w. ago Environmental lawyers demand action on lead in school drinking water

Three of the school boards overseen by Ontario's Ministry of Education reported the highest number of lead exceedances in 2023-24.

Society

last month World's oldest marathoner who made history in Toronto killed in hit

Fauja Singh, the British-Indian athlete and marathoner, who inspired millions of people with his late-in-life running achievements, has died at the age of 114.Singh, who was widely believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident on Monday while crossing a road in his native village near Jalandhar in Punjab, India. Local media reported that Singh sustained severe head injuries in the incident and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. In 2011, Singh became the oldest man to run a full marathon at the age of 100 in Toronto, although this achievement was not officially recognized by Guinness World Records due to a lack of a birth certificate. Singh had a British passport, which listed his birth date as April 1, 1911, while a letter from Indian government officials stated that birth records were not kept in 1911. He began running at the age of 89 and went on to complete nine full marath...

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last month KINSELLA: Flood of antisemitic hate seeping its way into Ontario schools

Report titled Antisemitism in Ontario's K-12 Schools details everything from Holocaust denial to harassment

Society

last month Ontario students targeted by hundreds of antisemitic incidents, federal report finds

The survey drew on the testimonies of nearly 600 Jewish parents across the province who reported 781 antisemitic incidents between the Hamas attacks and January 2025

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last month Ontario trustee has ignored requests to repay share of $145K Italy trip, government says

Education Minister Paul Calandra has threatened to table legislation to "fire" the trustee if he does not immediately repay the $11,000-plus he allegedly owes.

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