TORONTO – It is open war between the Government of Ontario and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). On Friday, the first day of the strike by the 55,000 union members employed in schools, thousands of people demonstrated outside Queen’s Park and the offices of Conservative Party provincial MPs. Schools in the province will still be closed tomorrow and, according to union leaders, will remain closed until a collective agreement is signed with the government.
by Marzio Pelù
OTTAWA – The pandemic has highlighted the contributions of newcomers to the well-being of Canadian communities and across all sectors of the economy. Last year, Canada welcomed more than 405,000 new permanent residents—the most immigrants in a single year in its history.
TORONTO – Thousands of Toronto families can breathe a sigh of relief. There will be no disruption to classroom instruction for Catholic elementary school students in Toronto this week.
TORONTO – Time is running out for the TCDSB and Catholic elementary teachers in Toronto to reach a deal in the labour dispute. The union representing Toronto Elementary Catholic Teachers (TECT) has given formal notice to strike at one or more schools as of January 31, 2022.
Things may get a little more difficult for some Toronto area students this coming Monday. The Toronto Catholic Elementary Teachers Union (TECT) is prepared to commence strike action as early as next week. If TECT and the Toronto Catholic District School (TCDSB) fail to come to an agreement in the next few days, teachers are in a position to stop instruction services as of January 31, 2022.
Parent-teacher interviews are next on the chopping block in the labour dispute between Toronto Elementary Catholic Teachers (TECT) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). That means that TECT members will not participate in parent-teacher interview which were supposed to take place on November 16, 18 and 19. (more…)
Some of Toronto’s major summer festivals, including the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), have been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The slap in the face came on Friday (May 14), after the city announced that is extending the cancellation of in-person City-led and City-permitted outdoor events to September 6. (more…)
Statistics Canada has just released data for March. (more…)
Noon 1996 isang sikat na artista ay tinawag an nang pansin sa midya sa kanyang negosyo na nag kakahalaga nang $300 milliones pag gawa nang mga damit na May kinalaman ang mga sari sari kongpania sa Amerika. (more…)
In 1996, a famous American television celebrity’s attention was called out by the media regarding her US$300 million line of clothing carried by a multinational retail corporation based in the US. (more…)
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