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Ontario’s inspector general of policing will conduct a provincewide independent review of police in the wake of a corruption scandal involving more than half a dozen Toronto police officers. Ryan Teschner said incidents of corruption “understandably shake public trust” and a thorough independent investigation is needed to answer the public’s …
Read More »A new law gives Ontario more power over school boards. What does Bill 33 mean for your family?
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A controversial new law that will give Ontario’s education minister more power over school boards and other facets of the education system has passed in the province’s …
Read More »Ontario school boards, government advance conflicting plans on social media limits
The Ford government and a group of Ontario school boards are slowly moving forward with contrasting strategies to battle distractions in the classroom caused by social media apps like TikTok and Instagram. A government-led plan to meet with the executives of major social media companies to discuss how to combat …
Read More »Driver dispute could leave students at 2 Ontario school boards without transport
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Students at two rural school boards near Ottawa could be without transportation when classes begin next week as an impasse with bus drivers threatens to disrupt back-to-school planning. The Renfrew County District School Board and its Catholic counterpart have been locked in …
Read More »From school boards to dog adoption, N.S. Tories have pulled back from 2021 promises – Halifax
Campaign promises to fund mental health care, reinstate public school boards and give tax breaks for dog adoptions are among the pledges that, nearly three years into his mandate, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has either tossed aside or been slow to enact. On the cover of the Progressive Conservatives’ …
Read More »School boards lacking formal policies for AI as students return to class – National
Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. But while there seems to be wide consensus on the need for …
Read More »Public, Catholic school boards sign on protocol aimed at detecting violent threats
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board are signing on to an initiative aimed at assessing potential threats towards schools and the community at large. Members from 16 community partners were in Mono, Ont., on Thursday …
Read More »Some Ontario boards plan to keep virtual learning even if province doesn’t require it
TORONTO — Several Ontario school boards are planning to continue offering virtual learning next year, forging ahead before provincial direction is set, and saying it’s now more about a different mode of learning rather than a pandemic response. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board and Toronto …
Read More »Ottawa promises review of parole board’s decision to release stabbing suspect from incarceration
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Tuesday evening announced that the Parole Board of Canada will review its decision to uphold Saskatchewan stabbing suspect Myles Sanderson’s release from minimum security incarceration. The board ruled in February that it did not consider Sanderson to “present an undue risk to society” in its decision to maintain his release. Sanderson was …
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