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On the anniversary of a toddler found dead at a daycare just north Cobourg, Ont., residents held a rally on Saturday demanding answers from officials. Northumberland OPP say on May 25, 2023, a girl was found dead after she was reported missing from an “address in Hamilton Township.” Witnesses say …
Read More »Ottawa, province help fund $10-million expansion of daycare at Halifax university – Halifax
Government funding is expected to cover half of the cost of a $10-million expansion of the child care centre at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. A provincial government news release says Ottawa is providing $3 million through a federal-provincial child care agreement, while the province is contributing $2 million …
Read More »Daycare arrival, tow truck industry changes among new Ontario regulations in effect
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 1, 2024 8:27 am Updated January 1, 2024 8:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Daycare safe-arrival rules and tow-truck industry changes are among several new laws and regulations taking effect in Ontario today. All child-care operators must now …
Read More »Penticton daycare centre closes to make room for larger child-care facility – Okanagan
An early learning education program in Penticton, B.C., has officially closed down to make room for a larger child-care facility. Bugaboo University has been offering daycare at the Penticton Community Centre for nearly 10 years, and the last day of Bugaboo was on Friday, Dec. 15. “Bugaboo University has been …
Read More »Man facing multiple charges in sex assault investigation involving Oshawa daycare
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 5:11 pm Updated October 27, 2023 5:15 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say an 82-year-old man who lived at an Oshawa, Ont., home that functioned as a daycare is facing multiple charges in a sexual assault …
Read More »Waterloo region confirms there won’t be homeless shelter at former Cambridge daycare
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Region of Waterloo councillors took steps to alleviate concerns some Cambridge residents may have had with plans to redevelop an old daycare. As a motion was being passed on the site at a council meeting on Wednesday night, Cambridge resident Nathan Whalen …
Read More »2 young children receive minor injuries after vehicle crashes into Vaughan daycare fence – Toronto
By Stewart Lewis Global News Posted October 4, 2023 10:54 am Updated October 4, 2023 11:44 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two young children have been taken to hospital with minor injuries following a single-vehicle crash into the fence of a daycare in Vaughan on Wednesday …
Read More »Calgary E. coli outbreak shines a light on daycare food safety, experts say
An outbreak of E. coli that’s sickened hundreds has shone a much-needed spotlight on food safety at daycares, experts said as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to consider further regulations in shared kitchens. There have been 337 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection in the Calgary outbreak, and though an …
Read More »Vancouver non-profit backing daycare which saw expansion rejected – BC
A Vancouver non-profit volunteer organization, Abundant Housing Vancouver, has voiced its support for a daycare that saw its application to add spaces for children rejected. Lisa McCormick and her partner own the Douglas Park Academy daycare on West 20th Avenue, with eight children enrolled at the licensed, multi-age centre in …
Read More »Alberta recommits to $10-a-day daycare plan in mandate letter
The Alberta government is reupping its commitment to affordable daycare. In her latest mandate letter, Premier Danielle Smith directed Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton to make $10-a-day daycare happen. Her letter tells Turton to start “Working with the federal government and child care providers to implement $10-per-day daycare …
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