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The largest local bargaining unit of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation has told members it opposes a tentative agreement between the provincial union and the government that would avoid the possibility of strikes. The OSSTF reached a deal last month with the province that would see the parties keep …
Read More »Winnipeg man accused of child porn was teacher for 15 years, police say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg man who worked as a teacher for a decade and a half has been arrested for possessing child pornography. Police say an investigation that began in January led to a raid at a home in the Seven Oaks neighbourhood Wednesday, …
Read More »Advocates, teacher unions call for free school breakfast, lunch for Ontario students
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers’ unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province. In a letter …
Read More »Halton elementary teacher faces more charges in child exploitation investigation
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man who once taught at elementary schools in Halton Region is facing more charges in connection with a child luring and child pornography probe that began early in 2022. Halton police allege the man lured children online from locations across the …
Read More »2 teen girls repeatedly sexually assaulted by Toronto private school teacher, police allege – Toronto
An arrest has been made after a Toronto private school teacher repeatedly sexually assaulted two teenage girls whom he taught, police say. Toronto police said in a news release Thursday that between January 2012 and June 2020, the man worked as a teacher at Bond Academy Private School, located on …
Read More »Years later, author reconnects with Grade 2 teacher who helped him learn English
As It Happens13:22Years later, author reconnects with Grade 2 teacher who helped him learn English Jamil Jan Kochai knows exactly how much one teacher can change a child’s entire life. Kochai is the author of 99 Nights in Logar, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, and The Haunting of …
Read More »Former student of North Vancouver teacher accused of sexual assault says he is ‘ridding himself of shame’
Warning: This story contains graphic details. In the sunny boardroom of a North Vancouver law firm, Dennis Cooper flips through faded photos from his childhood — two class portraits taken in 1977 at Upper Lynn elementary school, and various shots of him at 11-years old, mastering ski jumps in Penticton and Vernon. The photos from …
Read More »Teacher exonerated at Mount Cashel abused kids in B.C. until at least 2009, lawsuit alleges
A young man from British Columbia alleges Joseph Burke — a former Christian Brother once convicted of abusing boys at a Newfoundland orphanage in the early 1970s — sexually assaulted him numerous times from 2007 to 2009. The man, known as John B. Doe in court documents, says Burke was his teacher at …
Read More »Toronto mother speaks out after 5 year-old-daughter says teacher taped her to chair
Shelly received an email in late May that took her completely by surprise — a parent had written that their daughter had said something alarming at home. Later, in a phone call, that parent said her child told her she’d seen their teacher tape Shelly’s daughter to a chair in their classroom to …
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