The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:57:34 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Ontario worship services limited to 10 again as COVID surges /item/32994-ontario-worship-services-limited-to-10-again-as-covid-surges /item/32994-ontario-worship-services-limited-to-10-again-as-covid-surges

With Ontario going into hard lockdown to combat a disturbing rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, places of worship will once again be limited to a hard cap of 10 people in attendance.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:59:21 -0400
Ontario schools back in business in September /item/31944-ontario-schools-back-in-business-in-september /item/31944-ontario-schools-back-in-business-in-september

OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp high school and elementary students will be back in school in September, with significant provincial investment in measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. 

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:14:24 -0400
Funds to fight trafficking just a start, say advocates /item/30796-funds-to-fight-trafficking-just-a-start-say-advocates /item/30796-funds-to-fight-trafficking-just-a-start-say-advocates

Joy Smith is pleased that the Ontario government has stepped up with $20 million in annual funding to fight human trafficking, but these dollars and more need to be replicated by other provinces in combatting the problem.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:33:46 -0500
Conscience rights battle wages on several fronts /item/30688-conscience-rights-battle-wages-on-several-fronts /item/30688-conscience-rights-battle-wages-on-several-fronts

As Alberta debates a private memberöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bill to protect conscience rights for doctors and other health care providers, OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp government is saying little about a lack of protection for doctors forced to provide referrals for assisted suicide, abortion and other procedures.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:16:10 -0500
Board warns of nutrition cuts /item/29483-board-warns-of-nutrition-cuts /item/29483-board-warns-of-nutrition-cuts

Catholic parents have been put on notice that their childöÏÓãÊÓƵapp breakfast is under threat from provincial budget cuts.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 12 May 2019 12:05:18 -0400
Educators worried over declining funds /item/29482-educators-worried-over-declining-funds /item/29482-educators-worried-over-declining-funds

On average, each Ontario student is going to be worth 0.44 per cent less in terms of funding beginning this September.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 12 May 2019 07:18:33 -0400
Educators bracing for cuts while in a waiting game /item/29341-educators-bracing-for-cuts-while-in-a-waiting-game /item/29341-educators-bracing-for-cuts-while-in-a-waiting-game

Little was mentioned about education in Doug FordöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first budget as Ontario premier that wasn’t already known, but all the entities involved had heard all they needed to hear in the weeks leading up to the April 11 budget.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:07:40 -0400
Bracing for impact: A four-per-cent cut would trim $1 billion from Ontario's education budget /item/29007-bracing-for-impact-a-four-per-cent-cut-would-trim-1-billion-from-ontario-s-education-budget /item/29007-bracing-for-impact-a-four-per-cent-cut-would-trim-1-billion-from-ontario-s-education-budget

As Ontario budget consultations wrapped up Feb. 8, Liz Stuart questioned how much of a conversation really took place.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:12:05 -0500
Doug Ford's free speech policy misses pro-lifers, advocates say /item/28792-doug-ford-s-free-speech-policy-misses-pro-lifers-advocates-say /item/28792-doug-ford-s-free-speech-policy-misses-pro-lifers-advocates-say

OTTAWA – Doug FordöÏÓãÊÓƵapp free speech policy for Ontario universities may not stem the censorship and even violence against pro-life expression on campuses, say pro-life activists.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:28:12 -0500
#LaResistance target Ford government decision on French university /item/28520-laresistance-target-ford-government-decision-on-french-university /item/28520-laresistance-target-ford-government-decision-on-french-university

French Catholic school boards across Ontario are joining protests over the decision to stop plans for a French-language university in southern Ontario.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:28:38 -0500