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Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra is urging parents not to pull their kids out of school for sports tournaments next year, when new attendance rules begin.

New attendance rules kick in next academic year, when attendance and participation will make up either 10 or 15 per cent of a final mark for students, depending on the grade.

Education contracts will expire at the end of August, but they've already faltered over technical disagreements between the government about which issues should be negotiated.

Talks with the major education unions are largely stalled as the Ontario Labour Relations Board is looking at the issue of which topics should be bargained centrally.

New Brunswick is banning elementary students from using their mobile devices during the school day starting in September. The ban will expand to high schools in 2027.

The union representing workers at the Ontario Science Centre says it’s “outraged” after learning of layoffs impacting the entire science department.

On Saturday, Metrolinx announced it would be reducing service on several of its routes until next spring, after offering enhanced service during the summer.

Career Colleges Ontario also asked the government to refer certain related concerns to police, though the details of those concerns are not clear.

Little has changed at Queen's Park after Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives and the Opposition New Democrats held on to their seats in three byelections Thursday.

Candidates say a variety of provincial issues has popped up during campaigning, but U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs.

Career Colleges Ontario said it could not comment on alleged behaviours of any particular school, but said it has raised concerns with the government.

New legislation has reduced the role of trustees, including cutting budget responsibilities at English-language boards, and mostly removing their role in central bargaining.

As of Aug. 1, the proportion of non-repayable grants a student can receive through OSAP has been reduced from 85 per cent to a maximum of 25 per cent, with the rest given in loans.

Around 11 a.m., Carney will address reporters, as he prepares for a 1:30 p.m. meeting with the premiers of Canada's provinces and territories. 

The Prime Minister's Office said Monday that Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone about the ongoing negotiations.

With the window to run in this year's Ontario municipal elections about to close, observers and advocates are paying attention those who have and haven't signed up.

Ontario is investing $55.8 million to help launch York University's new medical school, which will focus on training family doctors as millions of residents remain without them.

The Peel District School Board's government-appointed supervisor wrote to trustee and vice chair David Green telling him he must stop using a portable to store items.

Canada vowed retaliation and suspended trade talks with Washington after new U.S. tariffs took effect Saturday.

There are currently 582 active wildfires burning across Canada, 31 of which are labelled as out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada.