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A city that borders Toronto is pushing for new rules to make it easier to remove someone from elected office, after a councillor sparked criticism for denouncing Black History Month, posing with a far-right German politician and describing herself as “a modern-day slave” when council docked her pay.Pickering has seen months of increasing dysfunction at city hall. Council requested a police presence at meetings and Mayor Kevin Ashe, in a hot-mic moment, referred to Councillor Lisa Robinson’s supporters as “nutcases.” She slammed him for running a “dictatorship.”
April 9, 2024 - 07:00 | Oliver Moore | The Globe and Mail
The parents of a non-verbal, autistic teenager arrested at a St. Albert playground say the officers involved should face repercussions for the harms their son suffered in custody.
April 9, 2024 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
As a parent of three children, I have spent nearly two decades reading children’s poetry. So I can say with some confidence that, by and large, the stuff is terrible. Marred by incompetent metre and bad rhymes (when it bothers to rhyme at all), most children’s poetry is disposable, written to fill the space next to an illustration. This is unfortunate. Children react to catchy rhythms, clapping their hands and stamping their feet even if they don’t yet understand the meaning of the words. A physical response to sound can ignite interest in poetry as an art form. It takes a special writer...
April 9, 2024 - 06:30 | Brooke Clark | Walrus
Ontario is considering adding student accommodation to its definition of new housing as it works to hit an ambitious goal of 1.5 million homes by 2031.
April 9, 2024 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Since the convoy protest in 2022, Ottawa has been the site of more than 130 protests, with roughly 50 of them including more than 1,000 participants. Whether the theme is COVID, social problems, labour strikes or foreign conflicts, Ottawa is no stranger to large protests about federal issues. Read More
April 9, 2024 - 06:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
What a difference a decade has made in the supply of elementary and secondary school teachers in northeastern Ontario and across Canada. Teachers used to have to leave the province to find work due to job shortages; now, there are plenty of openings that are hard to fill.
April 9, 2024 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
