The Toronto District School Board is poised to eliminate hundreds of staff positions due to the expiry of special COVID-19 funding from the province, prompting concerns from education advocates.
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Charges in ‘largest international drug takedown’ in Toronto police’s history stayed
The criminal proceedings into what Toronto police described as the “largest international drug takedown” in their history have been halted.
Continue reading...Safety agency opens inquiry into rail operator Norfolk Southern after accident
A view of the scene Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday, March 6, 2023 that Norfolk Southern has pledged...
Continue reading...Landmark abortion lawsuit in Texas shows the dangers of post-Roe America
Five women who were denied abortions in Texas filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the state on Monday, attempting to turn their real-life horror stories into legal action.
Continue reading...Veterans group asks Pentagon to stop airing Fox News on military bases
The progressive veterans advocacy group VoteVets is calling on military bases to stop airing Fox News given its tendency to push disinformation.
Continue reading...Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 revisionism is a self-own for conservatives
The list of critics assailing McCarthy and Carlson’s reframing of Jan. 6 includes Republican senators — and Capitol Police officers who lived through it.
Continue reading...Women sue Texas over abortion ban, saying it threatened their lives
FILE – Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas state Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 14, 2022. On Monday, March 6, 2023, five women sued Texas over its abortion ban saying they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives in the latest...
Continue reading...TikTok’s biggest threat isn’t a ban at all
Sen. Mark Warner announces the RESTRICT Act with some of the bill’s sponsors. | Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Sens. Mark Warner and John Thune have a bipartisan bill to deal with TikTok and beyond. There might be a new way to deal with...
Continue reading...In reversal, Biden weighs detaining migrant families
President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) In reversal, Biden weighs detaining migrant families Immigration and the Border COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT March...
Continue reading...‘It’s an alarming situation:’ Two-thirds of younger women in Ontario are living with a mental health condition, survey suggests
Two-thirds of younger women in Ontario are living with a mental health condition, a new survey commissioned by the Ontario Association of Social Workers has found.
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