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On June 23, 2020, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon and the Association des enseignantes et enseignants franco-ontariens de l’Ontario  – Local 61 – reached a three-year tentative agreement. The ratification meeting is to take place on September 22, 2020. The bargaining committees representing elementary and secondary teachers and the CSC Nouvelon agreed on a three-year agreement, retroactive to September 1, ...

On June 21, 2020 at approximately 1:00 p.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle stolen from a residence in the town of Nipigon. The vehicle is described as a 2019 white Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss, four wheel drive, crew cab (4 doors), with black wheels. The vehicle was last observed ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and local public health officials, the Ontario government is implementing a three-point plan to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 on farms and throughout the community. Recent outbreaks, especially those in the agriculture and agri-food sectors, pose unique challenges that require a targeted response. By taking immediate action, health officials ...

Alors que la province entame sa reprise économique, le gouvernement lance l’édition 2020-21 du Programme d’appui à la francophonie ontarienne afin de soutenir les entreprises et les organismes francophones de l’Ontario ainsi que ceux qui servent la francophonie ontarienne. « Notre gouvernement est déterminé à soutenir la communauté francophone de l’Ontario face à la pandémie COVID-19 et au-delà, » a ...

As the province begins its economic recovery, the government is launching the 2020-21 edition of the Francophone Community Grants Program to support Ontario’s francophone businesses and community organizations, as well as those that serve French-speaking Ontarians. “Our government is committed to supporting Ontario’s Francophone community through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond,” said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs. “This year’s ...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pc8vcv1rtphb2te/SolMamakwa06232020.mov?dl=0   Doug Ford walked out during question period Tuesday as Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa called on him to take action to stop any further deaths of young Indigenous people at the Thunder Bay District Jail, after Mamakwa’s nephew recently died at the facility. “The correctional system across Ontario is a factory that produces broken Indigenous people and dehumanizes our ...

The Ontario NDP has laid out its commitments for overhauling policing and police oversight, tackling systemic racism, and making mental health crisis response safer, especially for Black, Indigenous and racialized people. “Regis Korchinski-Paquet, Rodney Levi, Chantel Moore, Stewart Kevin Andrews, Jason Collins, Eishia Hudson, Caleb Tubila Njoko, D’Andre Campbell and Ejaz Choudry. These people were loved, and should be here ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a publié le nouveau programme-cadre de mathématiques des écoles élémentaires de la province, conçu pour mieux préparer les élèves à une carrière dans un monde en rapide évolution, renforcer leurs compétences en mathématiques et améliorer leurs résultats. Le programme-cadre a été élaboré sur une période de deux ans, en consultation avec des parents, des éducateurs en ...

The Ontario government released the province’s new elementary math curriculum to better prepare students for work in a rapidly changing world, strengthen math competence and improve grades. The curriculum was developed over two years in consultation with parents, math educators, academics and math education experts, and is designed to reverse a decade of declining math scores. It will be available ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario autorise davantage d’entreprises et de services à se remettre en marche et permet à un plus grand nombre d’Ontariens et Ontariennes de retourner au travail en faisant passer la Ville de Toronto et la région de Peel à la deuxième étape de son cadre visant le déconfinement de la province, ce mercredi. Prise en consultation avec ...

The Ontario government is allowing more businesses and services to open and getting more people back to work by moving the City of Toronto and Peel Region into Stage 2 on Wednesday. This decision was made in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and the local medical officers of health. It is based on positive local trends of ...

Le ministre des Affaires autochtones, Greg Rickford, a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones : « Aujourd’hui est la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones, une journée qui célèbre le patrimoine unique, la diversité culturelle et les riches traditions des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis de l’Ontario. C’est aussi une journée pour ...

Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day: “Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day to celebrate the unique heritage, cultural diversity and rich traditions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Ontario. It is also a day to recognize the contributions of Indigenous Peoples to our province, and the ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario fournira jusqu’à 10 millions de dollars aux petites et moyennes entreprises autochtones pour les aider à obtenir les capitaux dont elles grandement besoin, alors que la province amorce la réouverture graduelle et sécuritaire de l’économie. Les entreprises autochtones qui ne sont pas admissibles aux mesures d’aide fédérales et provinciales mises en place pour aider les petites entreprises ...

The government of Ontario is providing up to $10 million to Indigenous-owned small and medium sized businesses to help them with much needed capital as the province begins to safely and gradually reopen the economy.   Loans of up to $50,000 will be available to businesses that are either ineligible for, or unable to access, existing federal and provincial COVID-19 ...