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Providing Stability and Certainty to More Ontario Students TORONTO — Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding a tentative agreement with the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) and […]

Province announces second phase of Learn at Home to support continuity of learning TORONTO — Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak, the Ontario government announced that schools and child care centres will remain closed […]

TORONTO — People who are being charged with an offence under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) will be required to identify themselves if asked by a provincial offences officer, which includes police […]

Province Invests $10.2 Million to Acquire Greenwood Secondary School TORONTO — The Government of Ontario is providing Conseil scolaire Viamonde with $10.2 million to purchase the former Greenwood Secondary School site from the Toronto District […]

TORONTO — Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) announcement of another one-day strike: “Parents have been clear: strikes by unions hurt […]

TORONTO —Yesterday, the Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) Act came into force, creating the first fully provincial government-based animal welfare enforcement system in Canada. Ontario now has the strongest penalties in Canada for people who […]

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the Christmas holiday: “Christmas is a time to count our many blessings. It’s a time to rest from work and school, spend time with family […]

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the beginning of Hanukkah: “Tonight, the Jewish community in Ontario and around the world will light the first candle on the menorah as part of […]

Ontario’s government is connecting remote communities and creating opportunities for economic development by investing in the 2019-20 winter roads program. Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs, […]

TORONTO — With nine years at the top of Ontario’s baby names list, Olivia could be the baby name of the decade. From January, 2010 to December, 2018, Ontario has registered more than 8,300 baby girls named Olivia. Here are Ontario’s […]