Elementary and secondary school students need at least one hour of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity every day listed on Canadian physical activity guidelines suggested by Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology. According to a latest report by Active Healthy Kids Canada, only 7% of children in age group... Read more

As Unit 3 of CUPE 3902 has reached an agreement with the University of Toronto, there is still no resolution in the negotiations with Unit 1 as a deadline of Thursday at 12:00 a.m. looms. Unit 3, which represents instructors and other staff hired under a contract of less... Read more

Two students from Northern Secondary School won a lawsuit on Monday against their principal who demanded mandatory breathalyzer testing before last year’s school prom. Superior Court Judge Susan Himel ruled such a policy infringed on the students’ constitutional rights, saying the students had reasonable grounds for their privacy to... Read more

The Canadian National Railway Company and Unifor came to deal late last night to avoid the lockout of 4,800 employees. Unifor said ratification meetings will take place in the next few weeks and details of the agreement will only be revealed thereafter. Talks went on well past the 11... Read more

An eight-month-old child died on Monday after firefighters found traces of the insecticide phosphine in their Fort McMurray apartment. Four other children have been hospitalized and are currently in critical condition. Names and genders of the children have not been released at request of the family. A hazardous materials... Read more

Dozens of people have been injured after a train derailed at a crossing in southern California earlier today. So far there have been no casualties confirmed. Three of the cars from the Metrolink train fell onto their sides, although the locomotive stood upright after crashing into a truck. Not... Read more