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It pays to pay attention in class, and students will soon pay the price if they don’t attend class. That’s because, here in Ontario, class participation and attendance will now be graded at the high school levels of learning. Joining the program with his reaction is Paul W. Bennett, the Director of the Schoolhouse Institute. It provides commentary and research on critical issues in education. Meantime, the April 30th deadline to file your taxes is just around the corner. And if it’s somehow slipped your to-do list, you’re not alone. However, experts say you should...
April 16, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Pop quiz, everyone! If you were a student in today’s Ontario high school, how much is attendance worth to you? Better yet, if you weren’t attending class, do you know how much that could cost you down the line? The answer: A lot more than yesterday. That’s because Ontario’s high-schoolers will soon be graded on their attendance records, as well as their overall participation in the classroom. We dig deeper with Rebecca Greaves, an Educational Consultant and CEO of The Parent Advocate. They are a leading educational consulting firm based in Toronto. Meantime,...
April 16, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The video played in Corner Brook Supreme Court, a four-plus hour long conversation, was started on Thursday afternoon.
April 16, 2026 - 17:52 | | CBC News - Canada
Something happened around 4,000 years ago in West Eurasia that made red-haired people more common.
But not just redheads. New research shows genetic variants linked to celiac disease, schizophrenia, light skin, a lower chance of male pattern baldness, and B blood type all arose and caught on quickly among prehistoric humans because they gave some sort of evolutionary advantage. Genes relating to body fat and cognitive performance, and resistance to various diseases such as leprosy also saw major spikes in frequency around this time, and made those who had them more likely to pass...
April 16, 2026 - 17:44 | Joseph Brean | National Post
OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said that Canada “certainly won’t be the source of any delays” for the review of Canada’s trade deal with the United States, despite warnings from the U.S. trade representative that it might not meet the deadline.
LeBlanc said that proposals and talks with the U.S. have been constructive and at this point, it is a waiting game for Canada.
The Canada-United States-Mexica Agreement (CUSMA) requires a joint review starting on July 1, as prescribed when it was created, however, there is no “drop dead date,” LeBlanc said following a...
April 16, 2026 - 17:32 | National Post | National Post
Nearly 60,000 people were hospitalized in what the CIHI calls 'vaccine-preventable respiratory hospitalizations' across Canada in 2024.
April 16, 2026 - 17:24 | Adriana Fallico | Global News - Canada
