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Ontario unveils new Grade 9 math curriculum that eliminates streaming

Ontario unveils new Grade 9 math curriculum that eliminates streaming

TORONTO — Ontario's new Grade 9 math course, which will be the first to eliminate the practice of "streaming," will involve more real-life applications of the subject and include lessons on financial literacy and coding.
Local top doctors urge caution ahead of Ontario partial reopening

Local top doctors urge caution ahead of Ontario partial reopening

TORONTO — Local Ontario health officials are urging caution ahead of the province's partial economic reopening on Friday, citing risks still posed by a more infectious COVID-19 variant. Dr.
Hamilton public school board votes to rename Ryerson Elementary School

Hamilton public school board votes to rename Ryerson Elementary School

Hamilton's public school board has voted to rename Ryerson Elementary School and says it will review the names of all its facilities to ensure they align with current values.
Judge rules against Ontario third-party campaign finance rules

Judge rules against Ontario third-party campaign finance rules

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has struck down a limit on third-party ad spending introduced by Premier Doug Ford’s government, declaring recent changes to the law unconstitutional.
Families concerned over reinvestigation of Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay

Families concerned over reinvestigation of Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay

Family members of Indigenous people whose deaths are being reinvestigated in Thunder Bay, Ont., are raising concerns about the process.
Northeastern Ontario health unit won't reopen Friday amid COVID-19 surge

Northeastern Ontario health unit won't reopen Friday amid COVID-19 surge

A northern Ontario health unit won't be loosening pandemic restrictions this week as it battles an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases that's spreading among young people and in First Nations communities.
Police investigating theft of Pride flag from Burlington, Ont., residence

Police investigating theft of Pride flag from Burlington, Ont., residence

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO — Police say they're investigating after a Pride flag was stolen from a residence in Burlington, Ont., the latest in a series of similar thefts.
Five arrested after confinement and assault of man in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Five arrested after confinement and assault of man in Thunder Bay, Ont.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police say five people have been arrested after a man was bound and assaulted inside a Thunder Bay, Ont., home on Monday. Officers were dispatched to the south side on Monday afternoon to help a man who had reportedly been bound.
Mosque to host vigil for family killed in London, Ont., vehicle attack

Mosque to host vigil for family killed in London, Ont., vehicle attack

LONDON, Ont. — A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the mosque of five family members who police say were intentionally struck down by a driver in London, Ont.
Peel police arrest London, Ont., man in shooting death of 56-year-old Brampton woman

Peel police arrest London, Ont., man in shooting death of 56-year-old Brampton woman

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police in Peel region say they've arrested a man from London, Ont., for the alleged murder of a 56-year-old woman last year. They say the woman, Sangita Sharma, was located in a Brampton, Ont.