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Silencing Sarah Jama diminishes Canadian democracy

Sarah Jama, the MPP for Hamilton Centre, is suing the Ontario government and Legislative Assembly after being censured in the legislature by members of the Progressive Conservative government.

The Conversation

Revisiting the Williams Treaties of 1923: Anishinaabeg perspectives after a century

One hundred years ago this November, the governments of Canada and Ontario signed treaties with First Nations of the Chippewa of Lake Simcoe (Beausoleil, Georgina Island and Rama) and the Mississauga of the north shore of Lake Ontario (Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island).

The Conversation

Why Sunrise Records Is Still Spinning

It survived Napster, iTunes, and streaming. Now the chain is expanding its horizons overseas

The Walrus

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Are freeloading premiers undermining Canada's climate strategy?

It has been a bad few weeks for the federal government’s plans for climate action.

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Canadian man convicted of murdering Muslim family in 2021 truck attack

Nathaniel Veltman found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder and one of attempted murder over London, Ontario, attack

The Guardian - US

School portables aren't a solution to student overcrowding, but a symptom of it

Portable classrooms, also known as mobile classrooms, are stand-alone modular structures used when schools cannot accommodate growing student populations. They can provide relief in overcrowded schools while permanent accommodations are built, but there are concerns about their use.

The Conversation

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

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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?

The Conversation

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.

The Conversation

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.

The Conversation

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.

The Conversation

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…

The Hindu

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?

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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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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

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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

Salon

"Food insecurity and healthcare neglect"

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

The Conversation

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…

The Conversation

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.

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