Parents fighting to save Algonquin College's special needs program
July 8, 2025
Eric Burgin planned to send his daughter Angie, who has an intellectual disability, to Algonquin College, where its program for adults with developmental disabilities could put her on equal footing with her friends. But his plan hit a snag when in May the school announced it plans to end the program by April 2026.
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The Giller Prize will be forced to shut down at the end of this year without federal funding, according to the Giller Foundation. The annual $100,000 award for fiction, the richest in Canada, is in dire financial straits after its decades-long partnership with Scotiabank ended prematurely earlier this year. The Globe and Mail has learned the Giller Foundation is in the process of appealing to the federal government for funds.
July 16, 2025 - 10:43 | Brad Wheeler | The Globe and Mail
Police say three people were killed and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision last night in Pickering, Ont.Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a head-on collision involving two SUVs on Highway 7 at Concession Road 6 at approximately 7 p.m.
July 16, 2025 - 10:39 | | The Globe and Mail
Ontario should rejig its programs meant to support auto businesses through the impact of tariffs and associated economic uncertainty, an advocacy group says in a new report.
July 16, 2025 - 10:17 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
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