The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is planning for hundreds of job cuts for the 2026/2027 school year. In a statement to CityNews, the TDSB says it expects to employ 289 fewer secondary and elementary teachers this fall, citing falling enrolment. The school board says they are planning for nearly 5,000 fewer students. Meanwhile, the Elementary Teachers’ of Toronto (ETT) say according to their math, there’s a possibility that more than 480 elementary teaching positions could be eliminated. “They have put aside what all of the staff are struggling mightily to do now which is to meet student needs with…
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Cody Ponce and catcher Alejandro Kirk won’t be returning in the near future. Ponce will have surgery on his ACL next week and is expected to miss at least six months, the team told reporters Tuesday. Kirk had a screw placed in his left thumb and is expected to miss at least six weeks. Kirk was injured in last Friday’s loss to the Chicago White Sox in the 10th inning when a foul tip clipped his catching hand behind the plate. Kirk’s thumb was dislocated on the play, as well, with the fracture coming near…
As if the Ottawa Charge needed any more motivation to fight for the PWHL’s fourth and final playoff spot, it’s now also doing it for Carla MacLeod. Read MoreThere’s even more motivation to make the playoffs for the Ottawa Charge: to make Carla MacLeod proud as she battles breast cancer. Sports, PWHL, Ottawa Charge, Ottawa Sun As if the Ottawa Charge needed any more motivation to fight for the PWHL’s fourth and final playoff spot, it’s now also doing it for Carla MacLeod. Read More
As Toronto celebrates the 50th season of the Blue Jays, award-winning Filipino-Canadian journalist Hazel Mae, who has been working alongside the team, is also being recognized for her thriving career in sports broadcasting. Back in 1977, just a few years after Mae’s family moved to Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays franchise was born. “It’s exciting on a big scale for the network, for the city. On a personal note, it’s very close to my heart as well,” Mae told OMNI News in a one-on-one interview. “When we were growing up, unlike today when you have tv in every room, we…
A 31-year-old man is facing several charges in connection to a Toronto police sexual assault investigation. Investigators allege in March the suspect contacted the victim through an online advertisement. The victim then went to the home of the accused where there was an exchange of money for sexual services. The man then allegedly assaulted and sexually assaulted the victim while preventing her from fleeing. She was able to escape but the suspect stole her belongings, police allege. John Edward Kikiantonis was arrested on April 2. He’s facing several charges including sexual assault with choking, sexual assault cause bodily harm, robbery…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set dates for its final two Oscars on ABC The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set dates for its final two Oscars on ABC Entertainment The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set dates for its final two Oscars on ABC
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The FBI is at the scene of an ICE-involved shooting that happened in Patterson, California, on Tuesday near the I-5. The FBI is at the scene of an ICE-involved shooting that happened in Patterson, California, on Tuesday near the I-5. US The FBI is at the scene of an ICE-involved shooting that happened in Patterson, California, on Tuesday near the I-5.
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, has been released by her abductors. American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, has been released by her abductors. US American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, has been released by her abductors.
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Transportation correspondent Gio Benitez shares images taken by four astronauts who traveled farther into space than any humans before during the lunar flyby. Transportation correspondent Gio Benitez shares images taken by four astronauts who traveled farther into space than any humans before during the lunar flyby. GMA Transportation correspondent Gio Benitez shares images taken by four astronauts who traveled farther into space than any humans before during the lunar flyby.
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One gunman was shot dead outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul and two other gunmen were injured on Tuesday, Turkish police told ABC News. One gunman was shot dead outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul and two other gunmen were injured on Tuesday, Turkish police told ABC News. International One gunman was shot dead outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul and two other gunmen were injured on Tuesday, Turkish police told ABC News.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested the wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant at the military base where he is stationed, days after their wedding. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested the wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant at the military base where he is stationed, days after their wedding. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested the wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant at the military base where he is stationed, days after their wedding.