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.
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Red dresses hang in the trees at Niagara’s post-secondary institutions to symbolize missing and murdered Indigenous women
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 schools to reopen for in-class learning Monday
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, …
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Ontario reports 1,172 new COVID-19 cases, but data issues persist; Niagara reports 53
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.
Ontario pushes back first-dose completion date due to vaccine delays
COVID-19 vaccine delays have caused the Ontario government to push back the first dose completion date from Feb. 5 to Feb 10.
‘Expect a visit’: Niagara’s farms under scrutiny in COVID-19 enforcement blitz
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 …
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New West Niagara hospital gets more funding and is on track to break ground next year
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, …
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Schools in four more Ontario public health units to reopen for in-person learning
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.
Sisters tap generations of home cooking to survive the pandemic
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.
Pelham family raising $250K for son’s restorative ear surgery that province denied
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.