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Military tradition continues through three generations

Serving in the military is a family tradition for Ben Boyden. “I’m proud to be in the army. I joined for a reason,” he said. Boyden, 22, joined the 48th Highlanders of Canada in November 2008, when he was 17 years old. Now a corporal in the reserves, he enjoys the experiences that the military has provided him.


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Ontario teachers rally against McGuinty budget plans

An elementary teacher in the Ontario system fears for the future of her career and for her students’ education. The Ontario Federation of Labour staged a protest, yesterday, at Queen’s Park. About 1,000 protesters representing about 90 different groups, participated in the rally, and marched through downtown Toronto.


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Ontario Liberals’ jobs at stake in looming budget battle

The fate of Ontario’s Liberal minority government rests in the hands of the New Democratic Party. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was quick to slam the provincial budget tabled today at Queen’s Park, saying it has very little to offer in terms of job creation and may not be worth supporting.


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Ontario budget riles some student and teaching officials

The head of a province-wide student group calls cuts to education funding outlined in today’s Liberal budget further evidence of “a broken promise” to Ontario students. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan unveiled the 2012 budget at Queen’s Park today.


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Students march for more tuition assistance

A student union representative says Ontario’s new tuition grant falls short of college and university students’ needs. Hundreds of students from across the GTA joined the annual National Day of Action, this year in Queen’s Park. They protested the 30-per-cent tuition grant. Some chanted, “We don’t want no mac and cheese, come on Dalton drop our fees!”


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Wynne, Prue, Tabuns doing the ‘Queen’s Park Shuffle’

Wynne, who represents Don Valley West, was provincial education minister from 2006 until just last year, when McGuinty moved her to the transportation portfolio. Now she’ll serve as minister of Aboriginal Affairs as well as minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.