BRAMPTON, Ont. – Police say they have recovered 82 iPad tablets stolen from Brampton, Ont. public schools over the last several months. Police in Peel Region say windows were smashed and iPads were stolen from elementary schools overnight on multiple occasions since July. Investigators say the incidents took place at six Brampton-area schools. They say…
The provincial government will start asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 in schools in Toronto, Peel, York and Ottawa, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Thursday. Lecce also said that boards — some struggling because of a drop in enrolment due to the pandemic — will not see a corresponding drop in funding that is based on the…
Those taking part in Portland’s renewed protests are out of touch with the locals and have nothing to do with the city – that’s according to one African American resident filmed stopping by to erupt in a fiery rant. Bystanders filmed the black motorist as he drove through a residential area in Portland, Oregon. “I…
Ontarians will soon be able to track any cases of COVID-19 in schools. With millions of students already returning to classrooms for the first time in six months, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is set to unveil a new online tool to monitor coronavirus cases. Similar to the tracking used in long-term-care homes since…
As Ontario’s back-to-school plans face increased scrutiny with thousands of parents calling for smaller elementary class sizes, leaders at the Hospital for Sick Children say that keeping classroom numbers low enough to enable physical distancing is key to curbing transmission of COVID-19 in schools. Sick Kids President and CEO Dr. Ronald Cohn told the Star…
