Ontario education minister postpones March break to April 12
TORONTO — Parents, teachers and students are expected to learn Thursday afternoon whether March break will be cancelled for the province’s schools.
Provincial news for Ontario
TORONTO — Parents, teachers and students are expected to learn Thursday afternoon whether March break will be cancelled for the province’s schools.
In conjunction with Niagara College, Brock University is hosting a weeklong event to bring attention to the violence that plagues Indigenous women. The REDress Project, originated at University of Winnepeg in 2011 by Métis artist Jamie Black, has since been …
Niagara students along with several schools in Southern Ontario will return to in-class learning Monday, education minister Stephen Lecce said today. “Following the best medical advice, with the clear support of both Ontario’s and the local Medical Officers of Health, …
Read MoreNiagara schools to reopen for in-class learning Monday
Ontario is reporting 1,172 new cases of COVID-19 today but officials note that updates to the provincial case-management system are causing data fluctuations.
COVID-19 vaccine delays have caused the Ontario government to push back the first dose completion date from Feb. 5 to Feb 10.
Niagara’s agricultural and farming operations have been put on notice. Ontario labour minister, Monte McNaughton, recently said the region’s agriculture sector “can expect a visit” from ministry inspectors. “We’re proactively going to farms, greenhouses and other locations where agricultural workers …
Read More‘Expect a visit’: Niagara’s farms under scrutiny in COVID-19 enforcement blitz
The Ontario government is making an additional investment of over $15 million to support the planning and design of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby this year, with construction expected to start in 2022. The project is entering Stage 3, …
Read MoreNew West Niagara hospital gets more funding and is on track to break ground next year
TORONTO — Schools in four more public health units in southern Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, but students in several other regions will continue to learn online.
Jenny and Clarissa Vasquez spent most of last year honing their techniques and recipes for a pop-up tamale business, blending influences from Mexico and Guatemala, where their parents were born.
A Pelham family has established a GoFundMe campaign to help raise $250,000 to pay for their toddler’s restorative ear surgery, correcting a birth defect that left him deaf in one ear.