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Cursive is making a comeback: Ontario to make learning script mandatory in school
Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said it is about more than just teaching students how to sign their own name. “The research …
Ontario to replace Dr. David Williams as chief medical officer of health
The Ontario government will replace Dr. David Williams as chief medical officer of health in June, the province’s health minister announced on Sunday. Williams is set to retire on June 25, Christine Elliott said in a news release. He will be replaced by Dr. Kieran Moore, currently the medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington …
Seven Ontario residents fined for breaking pandemic rules at Airbnb party in Cantley
Article content Seven people from Ontario will be fined $1,550 each for breaking Quebec’s COVID-19 rules by gathering at an Airbnb in Cantley, according to police. Police received a complaint about a residence on Hogan Street, according to a release from the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais. One of the seven people had rented the place on …
Young driver fined for breaking Quebec curfew — by 12 minutes
When you leave too many things open to be enforced “using discretion”, you know there are going to be problems. For a young Ontario driver, being 12 minutes away from the Ontario border has resulted in a fine of $561 for violating COVID-19 restrictions. The circumstances? The 17-year-old had spent the day with his father, …
Ottawa teen fined for breaking Quebec curfew while trying to return to Ontario
OTTAWA — An Ottawa teen is facing a $561 fine for breaking curfew in Quebec after trying to get home from an ice fishing trip. Jason Laverty lives in Aylmer, Que. This past weekend, he and his son Lukas spent the day ice fishing. His son lives in Ottawa. On his drive home, Lukas was …
COVID-19 Ontario: Province reports record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases with more than 3,900 cases
TORONTO — Ontario health officials are recording another record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases in the province as they report more than 3,900 new infections. The province confirmed 3,945 cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, which breaks the previous provincial daily case count record of 3,799 new cases reported on Friday. The province had actually …
Ontario confirms first two cases of U.K. COVID-19 variant in Canada
Ontario has become the first province in Canada to identify two cases of the new U.K. variant of COVID-19. In a news release, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced the news this afternoon. The cases are reportedly a couple from Durham with no known travel history, exposure or high-risk contacts. Both individuals …
Provincial health officials report 1,581 COVID-19 cases today, breaking another single-day record in Ontario
Ontario has once again set a new record for the number of COVID-19 cases reported in a 24-hour period as virus-related hospitalizations in the province jump to more than 500. Provincial health officials confirmed 1,581 new cases of COVID-19 today, edging out the previous record of 1,575 set on Thursday. The rolling seven-day average of …
Bear leaves Ontario home hungry after breaking in to find pizza
What to do when a bear attacks If you encounter a bear making aggressive moves, this is what to do to save your life according to the National Park Service. An Ontario black bear left a local home empty-pawed when it couldn’t find any leftover pizza. A video captured by the Candian home owners’ security …
Canada open to MLB in Toronto but MLB has not submitted plan
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government is open to Major League Baseball playing in Toronto this summer, but the league has not submitted the required plan to health authorities, Canadian officials said Tuesday. A senior federal government official said if MLB submitted an acceptable restart plan to the government, an exemption letter similar to the …
