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Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education

Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education

One parent says the Ontario government is not really working with educators
COVID-19: Where to buy kids’ masks in Canada and what to look for

COVID-19: Where to buy kids’ masks in Canada and what to look for

Social media threads suggest many parents are skeptical about whether their little ones will tolerate a piece of cloth over their nose and mouth for several hours a day
WATCH: Ford joined by Toronto mayor for daily announcement

WATCH: Ford joined by Toronto mayor for daily announcement

Premier also joined by Minister of Long-Term Care for today's announcement
ONTARIO: Police watchdog to collect data on race as part of investigations

ONTARIO: Police watchdog to collect data on race as part of investigations

Special Investigations Unit will collect information from complainants and officers under investigation
BEYOND LOCAL: Black people 'disproportionately' arrested, struck, shot by police, report finds

BEYOND LOCAL: Black people 'disproportionately' arrested, struck, shot by police, report finds

Study shows Black people represent 8.8 per cent of the city's population, but almost a third of all charges in the data
BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers find cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism

BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers find cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism

2.2 per cent of children exposed to cannabis in the womb diagnosed, researchers say
ONTARIO: Expert says school won't be safe from COVID-19 in September

ONTARIO: Expert says school won't be safe from COVID-19 in September

Professor says urban centres are at greater risk
WATCH: Province to invest $6M in expansion of CCTV coverage

WATCH: Province to invest $6M in expansion of CCTV coverage

Police forces will be able to apply for funding for the first year starting today
ONTARIO: Pot store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected

ONTARIO: Pot store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected

TORONTO — More than a year after winning the chance to open one of Ontario's first cannabis stores through a provincial lottery, Lisa Bigioni has walked away from her Niagara Falls pot shop.
CANADA: COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

CANADA: COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

Many advocates point to CERB as a concession that Canada's disability assistance rates have failed to keep up with the costs of living in much of the country, and in some places, fallen below the poverty line