About 80 per cent of Ontario education workers have disclosed they are fully vaccinated: minister
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Ontario's education minister says about 80 per cent of school staff have attested to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
That is roughly the percentage of vaccination seen in the eligible population provincewide.
The government has said employers in settings considered high-risk for COVID-19, including schools and hospitals, need to have workers immunized against the virus or regularly tested for it before coming to work.
Some organizations, such as the Toronto District School Board and some hospitals, have enacted tougher policies that include possible termination.
There were 146 new school-related cases reported Monday, including 11 in staff members, and five schools are currently closed due to outbreaks.
The Alberta government says it’s moving to update its provincial laws to allow victims of deepfakes and non-consensual intimate audio recordings to sue for damages.
The mystery of a gold-coloured cat perched in the office of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is now a full-on hissing match.
Federal RCMP investigators are looking into a complaint connected with at least one Calgary city councillor.
A year after the Liberal government launched a review of plans to buy a fleet of F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, even the competition doesn’t know when exactly Ottawa will reach a final decision.
An B.C. elementary school teacher who brought dry ice into the classroom has been disciplined for creating an unsafe environment, according to the provincial regulator.
A man charged in the 2007 killing of a Manitoba Métis woman described as “extremely vulnerable” has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon is disappointed that Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau released a video in English only to offer his condolences to the families of the pilots, including one from Quebec, who died on Sunday evening in an accident at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
An Ottawa crossing guard struck by a vehicle while on duty near a Barrhaven elementary school on Monday has died from his injuries.
Sarnia Coun. Bill Dennis is doubling down and refusing to apologize Tuesday following a special council meeting after comments he made online were deemed by some as offensive towards Indigenous communities.
A mechanical issue cancelled two sailings on BC Ferries’ busiest route Tuesday morning and threatened to cancel several others throughout the day.
A 32-year-old man is facing charges after police seized a large quantity of counterfeit cash from a stolen vehicle in Elsipogtog, N.B., last week.
One of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, who is accused of murder in a 2024 Toronto shooting, has been arrested in the United States, Toronto police say.
Manitobans are being warned to prepare for closures and cancellations later this week as a wallop of winter weather hits the province.