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Purported to be the largest Trans March in the world, Friday’s event helps kick off Pride weekend, which culminates in Sunday’s parade. → Read More
Criticized for being too vague and not specifying a dress code for teachers, the proposed policy was ordered in response to controversy surrounding a teacher whose provocative clothing garnered international headlines. → Read More
The province’s decision effectively ends the controversial practice across the country. → Read More
Nearly 460 detainees were jailed here last year, most because they were considered flight risks. Ontario says it’s reviewing its agreement with Ottawa. → Read More
The nearly two-year detention of an African immigration detainee was found to be “dehumanizing” and “degrading.” → Read More
The Star reviewed 60 cases of immigration detainees held in Ontario jails and found more than half had reported mental health issues. → Read More
Pioneering 19th-century physicians Alexander Augusta and Anderson Abbott celebrated for their contributions with plaques to be installed in Toronto → Read More
South Simcoe police constables Devon Northrup, 33, and Morgan Russell, 54, were killed Oct. 11 after arriving at a home for a domestic disturbance. → Read More
The policy change comes after the Star reported on the ultimatum given to a Kingston woman: lose her funding or her independence. → Read More
Upper Canada College’s identity had been concealed by a sweeping publication ban, which has been overturned. The school denies any wrongdoing. → Read More
The Meeting House says they have “substantiated” additional allegations against the popular former pastor, including one case involving a minor. → Read More
The Ministry of Health will cut the funding Maggie Hickey uses for caregivers unless her parents impose guardianship over her. → Read More
“Prescribing food is not something I wanted to do as a health-care worker,” said Dr. Andrew Boozary. “It’s a response to broken social systems.” → Read More
All three opposition parties are promising to revive basic income in some fashion, but the Progressive Conservatives would keep it mothballed. → Read More
Potential class-action launched against the federal government on behalf of two former detainees who suffered from post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression as a result of their detention. → Read More
With the fate of Ontario’s accessibility law at stake, next month’s election is being called the “most pivotal” for the province’s 2.6 million people with disabilities. → Read More
“I am constantly made to feel like a second-class citizen,” said Michael Iacovone, a 32-year-old university student with spina bifida. → Read More
Plans to abruptly shutter youth jails in 2021 were “shrouded in secrecy,” writes provincial Ombudsman Paul Dubé in a 60-page report, released Tuesday. → Read More
The Durham District School Board recently pulled several books from its libraries, including “The Great Bear” by David A. Robertson, an award-winning Indigenous author. → Read More
Advocates, analysts applaud the deal but are skeptical that spaces can meet demand, and that promised wage increases can attract enough workers. → Read More