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Toronto·Analysis Premier Doug Ford’s government faces a sharp reduction in what has been a lucrative source of funding for Ontario’s colleges and universities, now that Ottawa plans to slash the number of international students allowed into Canada. Facing 50% cut to foreign students, Ontario must decide how colleges and universitiesContinue Reading

Toronto Karen Brown has advocated for elementary school teachers, Black educators and single mothers. Now, after her kidney disease took a turn for the worse, she’s advocating for herself — and the hundreds of Ontarians waiting for a transplant. Karen Brown is used to rallying for teachers. Now she’s usingContinue Reading

Toronto·Photos Bombardier unveils new private jet assembly plant at Pearson airportThe Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is in the midst of moving its aircraft assembly plant from Downsview Park to Pearson Airport, and CBC Toronto got a sneak peak of the new facility.  $670M facility replaces Downsview site and will employContinue Reading

A major challenge of Canada’s ban on adoptions from several Muslim countries is set to play out in the Federal Court — a move some legal observers say wouldn’t be necessary if the government wasn’t upholding what they call a “discriminatory” policy. The case, which could be heard as early as April, comes more thanContinue Reading

Toronto A bust of Lincoln Alexander, Canada’s first Black member of Parliament and a former lieutenant governor of Ontario, was unveiled at Queen’s Park on Sunday.  Alexander was a trailblazer in Canadian public lifeCBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2024 3:56 PM EST | Last Updated: January 21 A newly unveiled bustContinue Reading

Toronto Toronto Raptors fans say it’s “heartbreaking” that all-star forward Pascal Siakam is being traded to the Indiana Pacers. Siakam going to Indiana in exchange for 3 future 1st-round picks, multiple playersCBC News · Posted: Jan 17, 2024 9:44 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, picturedContinue Reading

Canada is seeing a record number of cases of invasive Group A strep, a bacterial infection that kills roughly one in 10 people who contract it, according to data obtained by CBC News.  More than 4,600 cases were confirmed in 2023 at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg, an increase ofContinue Reading

Toronto Two Canadian mayors are imploring the federal government to help create a multi-jurisdictional strategy to combat what they say are rising extortion threats towards businesses in their cities, particularly South Asian ones. Mayors sent letter to public safety minister this weekFakiha Baig · The Canadian Press · Posted: JanContinue Reading

Toronto A small plane made an emergency landing on a roadway in Ajax on Monday night but the pilot escaped without injury, according to Durham police. Durham police say landing on city street damaged plane and a few light polesCBC News · Posted: Jan 15, 2024 9:55 PM EST |Continue Reading