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Ontario can close students’ access and opportunity gaps with community-led projects

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing systemic inequities. It’s also presented new hardships for marginalized families and under-resourced communities associated with loss of income, lack of access to social support services, increased care responsibilities and a rise in depression and anxiety.

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Stellantis' Windsor Assembly Plant to build STLA Large electric vehicles

Chrysler maker Stellantis NV said on Friday it will build vehicles based off its new electric STLA Large platform at its Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario after the automaker retools the plant starting next year.

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Ontario premier Ford starts second term with many promises, less revenue

Ontario premier Doug Ford will have a long list of promises to fulfill after voters handed his Progressive Conservatives a second term in Canada's most populous province, even as he cuts taxes and fees, bringing in less revenue.

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Ford, folksy in face of criticism, clinches second term as Ontario premier

A larger-than-life politician, Ontario premier Doug Ford beat back criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic to win a second term for his party on Thursday, but he faces an affordability crisis and a strained health system.

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The Ontario election campaign produced some surprisingly good ideas for Canada

No big ideas during an election campaign? Au contraire — the Ontario election campaign produced some unexpected and innovative proposals.

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Ontario election: Doug Ford's victory shows he's not the polarizing figure he once was

Doug Ford has won a larger majority government in Ontario, a victory that serves as a reminder that the Progressive Conservative party ruled Ontario for much of the 20th century.

The Conversation

Progressive Conservatives projected to win Ontario election, CBC says

Ontario's Progressive Conservative party was projected to win provincial election Thursday evening, allowing them to form government for a second term in Canada's most populous province.

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Imprisoned citizens face barriers to voting in Ontario

Many Ontario citizens faced barriers to voting in the June 2 general election. In a process known as disenfranchisement by process, thousands of imprisoned persons in Ontario experience obstacles to voting. Many will also be explicitly barred from voting in the upcoming municipal elections in October.

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Conservatives set to retain power in Canada's debt-laden Ontario province

Canada's right-leaning Progressive Conservatives are set to retain power on Thursday in Ontario, the country's most populous province, helped by a promise to increase spending despite a massive existing debt load.

Reuters

High Tide Closes Acquisition Of Bud Heaven, Adding Two Established Cannabis Retail Stores In Ontario

High Tide Inc. (NASDAQ: HITI) (TSXV:HITI) (FSE:2LYA) has completed its acquisition of 100% of the equity interest of Livonit Foods Inc. operating as Bud Heaven which operates two retail cannabis stores in O

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Why Ontario's 'Right to Read Inquiry' needs to broaden its recommendations

The release of the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Right to Read Inquiry earlier this year calls for rethinking early literacy teaching in Ontario.

The Conversation

After Ontario's COVID-19 school closures, a responsive recovery plan is critical

Three years into the pandemic, it’s clear that Canada’s provinces have been hampered by a lack of a comparative cross-Canada analysis of school closures and the effects on students.

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The folly of the work-life balance

Ontario employers have until June 2 to craft a written policy on disconnecting from work. Will companies take inspiration from the television series Severance where workers volunteer to have their work self and home self surgically severed?

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More long-term care beds in Ontario won't help without well-paid, well-trained staff

Days away from the Ontario election, with health care a top issue, what are the three major parties’ proposals for fixing Ontario’s chronic long-term care problems?

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Call out anti-Black racism every day, not as a campaign tactic

When Ontario Education Minister Steven Lecce was blasted for having participated in an anti-Black slave auction as a university student, he became the second politician in recent history to be called out for a past act connected to anti-Black racism.

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Ontario election gives voters the chance to choose people over profits in long-term care

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity to correct how public funds will be allocated for long-term care in Ontario. The choice is between more profits for shareholders or reinvestment in care for seniors and improved working conditions for employees.

The Conversation

To serve school communities and address inequities after COVID-19, principals must become activists

A survey of Ontario principals about COVID-19 challenges and specific school issues like technology found that in the pandemic principals were hearing “about province-wide education policy decisions at the same time as the public received news.” This “did not support schools in navigating the rapidly changing pandemic landscape.”

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5 ways school boards can address racial injustice

Schools and school boards struggle to respond to racism — and continue to fail to dismantle systemic barriers that affect Indigenous, Black and racialized students and families.

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Inspired Entertainment Secures iGaming License In Pennsylvania

Inspired Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:INSE) has secured an Interactive Gaming Manufacturer License in Pennsylvania as part of its North American expansion strategy. This license enables Inspired to offer its Interactive games to licensed online operators serving Pennsylvania. Inspired's Interactive content is expected to launch in the summer of 2022. "Pennsylvania is one of the…

The Independent UK

Eight killed in wild cluster of thunderstorms across Canada

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said the government was ready to provide federal support after devastating storms

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada Storms Death Toll Rises to 8

The death toll from powerful storms that lashed eastern Canada over the weekend has risen to at least eight, authorities said Sunday. Police in the province of Ontario announced on CTVNews the deaths of seven people, killed Saturday by falling trees and branches, AFP said. The eighth victim was a…

Al Jazeera

Four killed during powerful storms in eastern Canada

Nearly 900,000 homes in Ontario and Quebec provinces were without power as wind-blown trees killed several Canadians.

Reuters

Powerful storm rips through Ontario, killing at least two

A thunderstorm that nearly packed the power of a tornado rolled through Ontario on Saturday killing at least two people and left parts of Canada's most populous province without power, authorities said.

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High Tide Adds Two Cannabis Dispensaries To Its Network, Cabana Club Loyalty Program Surpasses 515K Members

High Tide Inc.’s (NASDAQ: HITI) (TSXV:HITI) (FSE:2LYA) Cabana Club loyalty program has surpassed the milestone of 515,000 members.

Reuters

Canada's busiest airport battles delays ahead of summer travel

As Canada's busiest airport, in Toronto, grapples with unusually long lines, a global airline trade group has urged Canadian authorities to take action to curb the hours-long queues ahead of the upcoming summer travel season.

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