Ontario

Ontario students may begin tuition protest

25 May 2012

As a social crisis over tuition deepens in Quebec, students and unions in neighbouring Ontario are gearing up to join their counterparts by protesting their own tuition fees — the highest in Canada.

Ontario GSA Coalition Praises Action on Students' Right to Name Clubs

25 May 2012

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - The Ontario Gay Straight Alliance Coalition is delighted that the Minister of Education is proposing amendments to Bill 13 that will clarify the rights of students to name clubs. Under ...

Ontario forest fire halts gold projects

25 May 2012

TORONTO (Reuters) - Two more Canadian companies - Brigus Gold Corp and Lake Shore Gold Corp - have joined the list of miners halting operations in northern Ontario as dozens of forest fires caused power outages and forced evacuations in the region. Brigus suspended gold production at its Black Fox mill near Timmins, about 700 kilometers (450 miles) north of Toronto, because of a power outage ...