TORONTO – The number of violent incidents in Ontario’s classrooms has skyrocketed in recent years, according to a Global News journalistic research. The level of violence reported by school boards to the Ministry of Education has increased by 77% since Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives took office in the Province, with over 4,400 incidents reported in the 2023-24 school year alone. →
TORONTO – A “hot” weekend is expected for those planning to travel with Air Canada: the airline announced today that it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow for an “orderly closure” due to a possible flight attendant strike, which could begin on Saturday. The airline says the first flights will be cancelled tomorrow, other flights on Friday, and then the airline will cease all flights by Saturday. →
TORONTO – Bonfires and burns banned and hefty fines for those who do not comply: several municipalities in southern Ontario have issued strict prohibitions to try to prevent a worsening of the already dire situation, with wildfires continuing to rage across the country and a heat warning in place. →
TORONTO – Canada continues to burn. It’s a veritable summer in flames for the entire country, grappling with hundreds of wildfires, air quality compromised by smoke, and a sweltering heat that seems never-ending. →
TORONTO – Like on a seesaw, Toronto is swinging, up and down and up again, in the global air quality rankings compiled in real time by the Swiss company IQAir (here). After dropping out of the top ten cities with the worst air quality in the world in recent days, today Toronto climbed back up to fifth place, where it was at 8:30 a.m (see the graphic below). →
