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Publication Date: December 3, 2025 - 18:00
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December 3, 2025
Ontario’s Education Minister is preparing for a thorough review of how the province conducts Standardized Testing. Paul Calandra made that promise in the wake of the province’s latest EQAO test results, which were officially released Wednesday morning. And while the results do show slight gains in Reading, Writing, and Math, he argues those gains aren’t good enough. Kristy Cameron chats with Rene Jansen in de Wal, the President of the English Catholic Teachers Association of Ontario. Plus, as the holiday travel season ramps up, Julie Beun from CAA North and East Ontario delivers a few tips to make the travel process easier. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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The field of candidates planning a run for Ottawa’s mayor could soon have a fourth name, as another potential challenger seeks support to formally launch his campaign.
January 30, 2026 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
January 30, 2026 - 06:35 | Fakiha Baig | The Globe and Mail
I’ve been thinking about how Indigenous kids grow up in a swath of experiences—those we give them deliberately, those they seek out themselves, and what they are simply exposed to.
This summer, I took my youngest to the fairgrounds in Saskatoon. The sun was murky and orange as forest fire smoke obscured it. The acrid smell that makes the back of your throat feel raw is a summer familiarity now. In the fairgrounds, the bright lights were flashing, the teddy bears were puffy, the popcorn and the Doukhobor bread were bursting out of their confines, and the majority of the thousands of kids—...
January 30, 2026 - 06:30 | Laakkuluk Williamson | Walrus
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