Ontario is nearly doubling the number of days retired educators are allowed to work in public schools, in an effort to address significant staffing shortages. Retired teachers, principals, and vice-principals will now be allowed to work 95 days per academic year, up from 50 days, the provincial government said in a statement on Jan. 10, after…

Former Progressive Conservative MPP Roman Baber has filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures. Baber said the lawsuit aims to strike down Premier Doug Ford’s Reopening Ontario Act as unconstitutional. “I sued the Attorney General of Ontario for our right to protest, pray and gather outdoors,” Baber wrote on Twitter. “The risk…

Former Progressive Conservative MPP Roman Baber has filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures. Baber said the lawsuit aims to strike down Premier Doug Ford’s Reopening Ontario Act as unconstitutional. “I sued the Attorney General of Ontario for our right to protest, pray and gather outdoors,” Baber wrote on Twitter. “The risk…

TORONTO—Ontario is postponing March break until the week of April 12 in an effort to reduce COVID-19 spread as students return to in-person classes. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said postponing the break—a decision based on the advice of the province’s chief medical officer—is an important way schools can help limit community transmission. “I recognize this…