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2026-09-14 · Toronto Star

Ontario English Catholic teachers schedule strike vote amid stalled bargaining

🔮 The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association says in a message to its members today that a strike vote will send a message to the government that there needs to be meaningful progress at the bargaining table. assertive

2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail

Ontario to expand tariff support program eligibility to businesses affected by new U.S. tariffs

🔮 Businesses affected by a new round of American tariffs and bans set to take effect later this month will be eligible for Ontario’s support programs, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. assertive

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star

Ford's comments about supporting Chow were not an endorsement, his office says

🔮 A day after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he supports Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow amid her bid for re-election, his office says it was not an endorsement. assertive

2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

Pickering nuclear reactors start coming off-line for massive refurbishment

🔮 Four reactors at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station are starting to come off-line so they can be refurbished at an estimated cost of $26.8 billion, with the actual refurbishment work set to start in January. assertive

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

Ontario public high school teachers to hold strike vote amid stalled bargaining

🔮 TORONTO - Ontario public high school teachers are set to vote in November on whether they would be willing to strike, meaning all major education unions will now look to their members for strike mandates this fall. assertive

2026-09-29 · CBC News

Province and feds extending affordable child-care program in Ontario, but fees stay the same

🔮 The province is one of only two, including Alberta, that had not reached longer-term deals beyond the program's initial five years, and securing funding until at least 2031 will give operators and parents some certainty. But what it may not do is see the program live up to its signature goal — lowering parent fees to an average of $10 a day. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

Court records show Ontario's 'serious concerns' about three career colleges

🔮 TORONTO - Ontario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework — sometimes entire courses in one day — and a few students who couldn’t name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court. assertive

2026-10-02 · The Globe and Mail

Ontario raises ‘serious concerns’ about three career colleges in report

🔮 Ontario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework – sometimes entire courses in one day – and a few students who couldn’t name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court. assertive

2026-10-02 · CBC News

Government inspection at 3 Ontario career colleges reported 'serious concerns,' court records show

🔮 Ontario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework — sometimes entire courses in one day — and a few students who couldn't name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court. assertive

2026-10-08 · Toronto Star

Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory

🔮 His cancer has spread to his lungs and his bones and he tried every avenue he could think of to ensure he is around for his daughters as long as possible. mixed

2026-10-08 · CBC News

This Ontario man won a court case for Stage 4 cancer treatment in the U.S. Then the province changed the rules

🔮 His cancer has spread to his lungs and his bones and he tried every avenue he could think of to ensure he is around for his daughters as long as possible. mixed

2026-10-14 · Toronto Star

Ontario blocks a few career colleges from OSAP for three additional years

🔮 An order in May from Nolan Quinn meant that six schools, including four Academy of Learning locations, could not access the Ontario Student Assistance Program for the 2026-27 academic year, which most of them are fighting in court. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Globe and Mail

Ontario extends OSAP ban for three career colleges until at least 2030

2026-10-15 · Toronto Star

Second career college court challenge reveals concerns about 'bona fide studies'

🔮 Ontario’s colleges and universities ministry is alleging it could not “reliably determine bona fide studies” at two of the career colleges it barred from student financial aid — a decision those schools are now challenging in court. assertive

2026-10-16 · Toronto Star

National Ballet School, divinity college students among those affected by OSAP pause

🔮 While the audit is ongoing, Quinn said, OSAP payments to private post-secondary institutions would be paused. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Globe and Mail

Ontario’s OSAP pause affects students at ballet and divinity schools, among others

🔮 While the audit is ongoing, Quinn said, OSAP payments to private postsecondary institutions would be paused. assertive

2026-10-21 · Toronto Star

Ontario drug funding decision leaves cancer patients disappointed, with few options

🔮 She has undergone radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgeries, though the synovial sarcoma couldn’t be fully removed. assertive

2026-10-21 · CBC News

Ontario cancer patients speak out over disappointment with drug funding decision

🔮 She has undergone radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgeries, though the synovial sarcoma couldn't be fully removed. assertive

2026-10-21 · Toronto Star

Career college students worry about impact of OSAP pause, extended to 2027

🔮 Now that the Ontario government has confirmed that a provincewide pause on student financial assistance payments to career colleges will last for months, some students say they’re worried it will prevent them from graduating. assertive

2026-10-27 · The Globe and Mail

Ontario’s delayed inspections of two career colleges was after funding approval, records show

🔮 In May of 2025, the federal government told the province about serious concerns with those schools. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Globe and Mail

Ontario pauses some skills training funding for unemployed people

🔮 There has been no public communication from the government about the status of the program that aims to get people off social assistance and into the work force, but people who were depending on the program and the institutions that were set to train them are taking note. assertive

2026-10-29 · Toronto Star

Ontario finance minister to table fall economic update

🔮 TORONTO - Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is set to provide an update on the province’s finances today by tabling his government’s fall economic statement. assertive

2026-11-02 · CBC News

Ontario education ministry alleges thousands of OSAP applications came from single IP address

🔮 Quinn earlier this year drastically reduced the amount of OSAP grants that students at universities and publicly funded colleges could receive in the name of "sustainability" as the program was facing rising costs. assertive

2026-11-03 · The Globe and Mail

Ontario’s OSAP pause hits paramedic students

🔮 He said his stomach dropped when he heard the funding was paused, and wondered if he would have to quit school. assertive

2026-11-03 · Toronto Star

Ontario won't make career college OSAP audit public, minister says

🔮 Ontario’s colleges and universities minister says he will not be releasing a government-commissioned audit into student financial aid usage at career colleges. assertive

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