[GTranslate]TORONTO – It’s been a troubled school year, which is coming to an end. A year out of every scheme, between distance learning and lessons in presence, with the feeling shared by students, parents and teachers of being under a lead hood called Covid-19. And now Ontario school providers are starting to plan, in many cases, for a regular school return in September. Everyone in the classroom, as they were until a year ago when the pandemic came to change the rules. (more…)
TORONTO – Nós jornalistas somos péssimos. Temos o desprezível hábito de nos ancorar nos factos; o nosso trabalho diário é o da busca contínua por notícias baseadas em factos reais. (more…)
[GTranslate]TORONTO – We journalists are a bad lot. We have the uncomfortable habit of anchoring ourselves to the facts; our daily work revolves around the continuous search for news that has a factual basis. This modus operandi is sometimes irksome; sometimes it is ignored, sometimes it is criticized, sometimes even distorted and used against us. (more…)
[GTranslate]TORONTO – The list of schools closed in Ontario for the Coronavirus emergency is growing. The latest in the series is St. Francis Xavier Catholic School, where eight students and three staff have been infected since the outbreak on February 27. Since yesterday, the school at 53 Gracefield Avenue in North York has been closed. “As you know, as far as Covid-19 is concerned, we follow the recommendations of Toronto Public Health – said the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) at CP24 – the school will be temporarily closed starting today. We believe that the tests are being finalized, and as soon as they are available, the details will be shared.” (more…)
