Toronto students join global protest calling for action on climate change
Toronto students protested in front of Queen’s Park on Friday and called for politicians to act against climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Toronto pedestrians battle more than just weather this winter
weather isn’t the only thing in the way of getting around as Toronto faces a salt price hike
Ontario students worry they will pay a heavy price for Ford’s OSAP changes
As MPPs headed back to Queen’s Park on Tuesday, students gathered to protest upcoming changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).
Students in Toronto march against OSAP changes
Ontario post-secondary students marched in Toronto to protest recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program.
OSAP changes leave some students worried about their future
The Ontario government has announced changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, leaving some post-secondary students uncertain about their future.
Ford government urged to help sexual violence survivors in Ontario
Bill 148 states victims of domestic or sexual violence can receive job-protected leave. By law, a person is entitled to 10 days or 15 weeks in a calendar year time off when an employee or…
A helmet exemption is not a religious accommodation
Ontario will join Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba in exempting helmets for turban-wearing Sikh motorcyclists.
East York Collegiate students join sex-ed protest, belatedly
Ontario students protested the province’s decision to roll back the sex-ed curriculum taught in elementary schools by walking out of class on Sept. 21, but the demonstration at East York Collegiate Institute didn’t follow the script.
Redefining ‘disability’
Multiple invisible disabilities, such as chronic pain, HIV and Multiple Sclerosis can also fall into the category of being an episodic disability. An episodic disability is not something that is constant. It’s invisible, unpredictable and can fluctuate with each episode or instance, says Odelia Bay.
Liberals to extend OHIP+ to seniors. What took so long?
Ontario’s Liberal party wants to make prescription medication free for seniors under OHIP+ by removing the co-payment and deductibles from more than 4,400 drugs