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Canada: murder charge for ex-boyfriend of woman abducted by fake police

Case of Elnaz Hajtamiri, taken from Ontario home by three men with police equipment in January 2022, had stumped investigators

The Guardian - US

Campus tensions and the Mideast crisis: Will Ontario and Alberta's ‘Chicago Principles’ on university free expression stand?

Our tolerance for expression that we value often exceeds our tolerance for expression we find distasteful. Nonetheless, if there’s a place in society where the high ground on free expression should be consistently held, surely it’s on university campuses.

The Conversation

Seeing histories of forced First Nations labour: the 'Nii Ndahlohke / I Work' art exhibition

How do we learn and teach about First Nations labour in ways that connect to local economies and Canadian history education?

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Sarah Jama's censure: Making people feel uncomfortable is part of the job

Sarah Jama, a member of the Ontario legislature for Hamilton Centre, recently faced censure from Doug Ford’s Conservative government. She was also removed from the Ontario NDP caucus by her own party.

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Jewish women’s illustrated memoirs of the Holocaust cover matrilineal relationships

The Ontario government recently made a welcome announcement that as of September 2025, lessons on the Holocaust will be included in the mandatory history class for Grade 10 students. The announcement precedes Neuberger Holocaust Education Week at the Toronto Holocaust Museum, which runs Nov. 1–9.

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The latest mass shooting in Sault Ste. Marie highlights Ontario's epidemic of gender-based violence

It took only 11 months for Ontario to experience its next mass shooting after the one in Vaughan in December 2022.

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Two Canada-based Malayali friends launch artisanal arrack brand

Two friends, Ajith and Sajish, launch Taika in 2022, a home-brewed arrack made from fruits, spices, dates and jaggery. The unaged spirit is sold at the distillery in Ontario and is popular among the Malayali population in Canada. The label is a nod to Kerala, with an image of a…

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We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford

Failure and corruption seem to follow Ontario’s premier at every turn. What would it take to get rid of him?

The Walrus

How a Summer House Triggered an Existential Crisis on PEI

An Ontario couple’s planned property development has sparked environmental and right-of-access concerns—and has Islanders questioning their sense of self

The Walrus

Inside the temple of fun: a dramatic chapel conversion

Out go the pews, in comes the trampoline… A church in rural Ontario gets a major makeover

The Guardian - UK

Florine Mark, former owner of Weight Watchers franchises in Michigan and Canada, dies at 90

Florine Mark, a Michigan business icon and former owner of Weight Watchers franchises in Michigan and Ontario, Canada, has died

The Independent UK

Sotheby’s Motorsport to Auction Two Luxury Vehicles from World-Renowned Ikonick Collection

MIAMI and BLENHEIM, ONTARIO (Oct. 12, 2023) – Sotheby’s Motorsport, the new joint venture between the automotive lifestyle ecosystem duPont REGISTRY Group and luxury auto auction house RM Sotheby’s, today announced two new listings from legendary collector Barry Skolnick’s The Ikonick Collection. The brainchild of Skolnick, an entrepreneur and philanthropist,…

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Canada: police open criminal inquiry into billion-dollar green belt scandal

Ontario premier Doug Ford’s office to ‘fully cooperate’ with investigation into scandal that has forced number of resignations

The Guardian - US

"Food insecurity and healthcare neglect"

"Our findings demonstrate the need to improve the health and quality of life of [Liberians] living with diabetes"

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Ontario's 2-tier minimum wage: As discriminatory now as it was in the 1990s

The province of Ontario has increased its minimum wage to $16.55 per hour — unless workers are students under the age of 18, in which case their labour is only worth $15.60.

The Conversation

Are seniors being pressured into retirement homes by lack of community services?

Ads for retirement homes often feature an older couple relaxing in comfortable surroundings, playing a board game or enjoying a meal with friends. They look well — and young for their age — with broad smiles and perfect silver hair.

The Conversation

Ontario's Greenbelt is safe for now, but will the scandal alter Doug Ford's course?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s extraordinary reversal on his decision to open the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt for housing development flows from two colossal political miscalculations.

Reason

Brickbat: That's Not What I Meant

Following a public outcry, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce has asked the Peel school district to stop removing books from school libraries. Earlier this year, Lecce sent all school boards in the province a memo directing them to "evaluate books, media and all other resources currently in use for teaching…

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Ontario's Greenbelt: A step in the right direction, but is it enough to protect biodiversity?

Doug Ford has announced that he’s reversing his controversial plan to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt, following a massive public outcry and the resignation of two of his ministers.

The Conversation

Doug Ford reverses Greenbelt plans: Construction would never have provided affordable housing

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a reversal of his government’s decision to allow developers to construct residential properties on parts of Ontario’s Greenbelt. While this is a positive outcome for an ongoing saga, let’s be clear: paving Ontario’s Greenbelt was never actually about providing affordable housing.

The Guardian - US

Ontario premier reverses plans to build on green belt after ministers quit

‘It was a mistake,’ says Doug Ford to allow development in protected areas of Greenbelt amid scandal that cost him ministers

The Conversation

Ancient pictograph vandalism at Bon Echo Provincial Park reveals an ongoing disregard for Indigenous history and presence

Vandalism has once again marred the ancient Indigenous pictographs nestled within Bon Echo Provincial Park about two hours west of Ottawa and north of Kingston, Ont.

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What Canadians need to know about West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be life-threatening

During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number of cases of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). At the same time, the Bronx Zoo reported a massive death of birds and mammals.

The Conversation

Ontario needs to remove barriers to child-care subsidies for low-income families

In September, a major turnover in child care occurs, as preschoolers graduate to kindergarten and a new wave of preschoolers enters into early learning and care systems.

The Conversation

Why we must address the interconnected harms to people, animals and ecosystems in train derailments

On June 24, a train derailment in Montana caused a bridge to collapse, sending hot asphalt and molten sulfur spewing into the Yellowstone River. The derailment came nearly five months after the disastrous derailment near East Palestine, Ohio that raised awareness of rail transportation’s risks and prompted renewed efforts to…

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