Unpublished Newswire

On Thursday, Torontonians woke to a blanket of snow over the city with more coming down. Closures in the Greater Toronto Area included schools, universities, the Toronto Zoo and even the Don Valley Parkway, after black ice accumulated on the road. TTC routes and the airport were affected as Environment Canada issued a yellow alert, then upgraded it to orange. But at least the city didn’t have to call in the army. The memory of that day will remain as long as there are seasons. (Even if Toronto tries to forget, the rest of the country won’t.) It was almost exactly 27 years ago — Jan...

The rate of school absenteeism has grown over the last few years, according to public school district data obtained by CBC News. Some kids are now relying on organizations after missing months, even years of school.