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Ontario releases new COVID-19 guidance to manage school outbreaks

Ontario releases new COVID-19 guidance to manage school outbreaks

TORONTO — Ontario has released new guidance to parents and educators to help prevent and manage COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, including provisions that will not require ill students to take a test for the virus before returning to class.
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Federal government gives Ontario $381 million to help with back-to-school plan

Federal government gives Ontario $381 million to help with back-to-school plan

TORONTO — Ontario's controversial back-to school plan received an infusion of cash from the federal government on Wednesday, with at least $381 million being added to what Premier Doug Ford has already earmarked for the upcoming return to class.
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University of Toronto research to explore racism in health care during pandemic

University of Toronto research to explore racism in health care during pandemic

TORONTO — A new research project will look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized communities as well as existing biases in the health-care system.
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Campus coalition urging UofT to "listen to its own scientists" in back-to-school plans

Campus coalition urging UofT to "listen to its own scientists" in back-to-school plans

TORONTO — A campus coalition at Canada’s largest university is urging the school to listen to its own expert research on COVID-19 and roll back its plan to reopen doors to students and staff in the fall.
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Ontario's credit rating remains stable despite COVID-19 pandemic: FAO

Ontario's credit rating remains stable despite COVID-19 pandemic: FAO

TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province's credit rating has remained stable in 2020 despite the costs incurred by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Teachers' unions ask Ontario for workplace safety orders as schools reopen

Teachers' unions ask Ontario for workplace safety orders as schools reopen

TORONTO — An escalating disagreement over school reopening safety standards between Ontario's major teachers' unions and Premier Doug Ford's government could be headed to the province's labour board, a letter to union members said late Tuesday.
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Ford defends back-to-school ad campaign, says it will continue despite criticism

Ford defends back-to-school ad campaign, says it will continue despite criticism

TORONTO — An Ontario government advertising blitz touting the province's back to school plan will continue, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday amid opposition calls to redirect the campaign costs towards keeping students safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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School bus drivers ask for COVID-19 safety protocols ahead of start of new year

School bus drivers ask for COVID-19 safety protocols ahead of start of new year

TORONTO — School bus drivers in Ontario say they need guidance from the province and school boards on COVID-19 safety protocols including social distancing, use of face masks and sanitizing routines.
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Ontario has failed to follow segregation rules, human rights commission says

Ontario has failed to follow segregation rules, human rights commission says

TORONTO — Ontario has failed to keep inmates with mental health disabilities out of segregation, the province's human rights commission alleges.
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Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools

Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools

TORONTO — Class sizes in elementary schools should be cut to protect students and staff from COVID-19, Ontario's registered nurses said Monday, suggesting schools should not reopen until all safety conditions are met.
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