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Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachers

Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachers

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has upheld the validity of a mandatory math test for new teachers, saying that a lower court decision declaring it unconstitutional was based on preliminary and incomplete data.
Kitchener Centre residents soon head to polls in provincial byelection

Kitchener Centre residents soon head to polls in provincial byelection

Residents of Kitchener Centre are set to vote Thursday in a provincial byelection, and the candidates for the legislature's three opposition parties agree the main issue is affordability — and that the Tories aren't putting up much of a fight.
Online streamers should direct 2% of Canadian revenues to local content: Rogers

Online streamers should direct 2% of Canadian revenues to local content: Rogers

Online streaming giants should be forced to contribute two per cent of their annual Canadian revenue to support Canadian and Indigenous content and help level the playing field for local broadcasters, executives from Rogers Communications Inc.
Ontario to mandate lessons in Grade 10 history course on Holodomor Ukrainian famine

Ontario to mandate lessons in Grade 10 history course on Holodomor Ukrainian famine

TORONTO — Grade 10 students in Ontario will get mandatory education on the Holodomor famine in Ukraine and its impact on the community in Canada as part of their Canadian history course.
Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins
Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act

Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act

NEW YORK (AP) — For a year, New York's Adult Survivors Act suspended the usual legal deadlines to give sexual assault victims one last chance to file lawsuits over misconduct that occurred years or decades ago.
Conservative deputy calls MP 'unhinged' for linking Poilievre and Winnipeg killings

Conservative deputy calls MP 'unhinged' for linking Poilievre and Winnipeg killings

SURREY, B.C.
Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian

Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian

AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds turned out to salute Rosalynn Carter on Monday with the former U.S.
Eminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have widespread property law implications

Eminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have widespread property law implications

ATLANTA (AP) — A hearing began Monday in an eminent domain battle that involves one of rural Georgia's poorest areas but could have implications for property law across the state and nation.
Saskatchewan seniors home afflicted by drug use, vandalism

Saskatchewan seniors home afflicted by drug use, vandalism

REGINA — Darlene Goethals says she no longer feels safe in her government housing building that's meant for people 55 and older. The senior says someone has been defecating in the elevator at the High Park building in Moose Jaw, Sask.
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