High school students react to Ontario’s new cell phone and vaping rules in classrooms
High school students in the TDSB react to stricter cell phone regulations in the classroom.
Tag: Ontario
Ontario extends gas and fuel tax cuts to end of 2024
As part of the government’s efforts to ease financial burdens for Ontarians, they have introduced a referendum proposal amidst the carbon pricing debate.
“Long transition”: Toronto family doctor discusses Ontario Health Teams
Ontario Health Teams are regional health authorities that replaced Local Health Integration Networks. Since then, they have drawn lots of talk from health policy watchers. UofT professor and St. Michael’s physician Dr. Danyaal Raza offers his perspective.
Ontario universities grapple with insufficient funding
Exploring the nuances of the province’s funding boost for postsecondary education, uncovering both its potential and its shortcomings.
Ontario begins to drop mask mandates
For the first time in two years, face masks will no longer be required in several public settings.
March bar exam cancelled on potential test leak
The Law Society cancelled the March Bar Exam on the likelihood of test material leak.
Moving into the ‘next normal’ as COVID-19 restrictions continue to lift.
While mask mandates lift almost everywhere, healthcare systems must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and health literacy must be prioritized.
Law proposal for workers to know if they are being electronically tracked
Ontario proposes a law to require employers to disclose how they are electronically tracking their employees.
Ontario loosens pandemic restrictions, drops vaccine passports
Despite the hectic start to the year, Ontario has continued to progressively ease province-wide restrictions.
Ontario government announces plans to consider portable health and wellness benefits system
As ‘non- standard’ employment rises, Ontario becomes the first province in Canada to explore health and wellness benefits tied to employees instead of employers.