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87% of new Ontario school board CEOs are education directors with new titles (opens the original)
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. When the Ford government shook up school board governance this spring by sidelining elected trustees, Education Minister Paul Calandra promised the new head honchos at local school boards would hold the newly created position of chief executive officer (CEO). This person would have “business qualifications” rather than the exclusively teaching backgrounds of education directors who have run school board administrations for decades. But five months on, alm
Ontario deficit smaller than expected, watchdog warns of spending gaps (opens the original)
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TORONTO – Ontario is falling behind on the spending needed to keep up with demands in health care, schools, colleges and universities, the province’s budget watchdog is warning, even as Queen’s Park touts a smaller-than-expected deficit from its latest budget year. On Thursday, the Ford government published data showing how much the government actually spent during the 2025-26 fiscal year – which ended March 31 – compared with estimates in the annual provincial budget. Finance Minister Peter Bet
Thousands march at Queen’s Park as First Nations press Ford on mercury crisis (opens the original)
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TORONTO – Thousands of people marched through downtown Toronto on Wednesday to protest outside the Ontario legislature as part of the annual Grassy Narrows River Run. The River Run is consistently one of the largest protests held at Queen’s Park, drawing participation and media attention that other rallies outside the legislature rarely match. “When people say ‘what do you want?’ I want Doug Ford. And I want him here now,” Grassy Narrows activist Chrissy Issacs told a cheering crowd. Grassy Narr
Ontario education unions are holding strike votes. What happens next? (opens the original)
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TORONTO – Three of Ontario’s five education unions are holding strike votes next month as contract talks with the province remain stalled. Unions representing Catholic teachers, English public elementary teachers and education support staff have scheduled strike votes between Nov. 4 and 18. What does that mean for students and parents? Here’s what to know. A strike vote asks union members to authorize their leadership to call a strike or other labour action if necessary. It does not mean a strik
What’s in Ontario’s new truck-driver training plan? (opens the original)
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TORONTO – Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced a new curriculum Monday for transport truck driving schools across the province. It is the latest measure aimed at addressing concerns raised in a scathing auditor general’s report last spring about inadequate training for some truck drivers in Ontario. The curriculum will apply to entry-level trucking students and will be mandatory for every truck driving school in Ontario. “What this will do is standardize the curriculum, so
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