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Toronto’s public school board trustees voted Wednesday night to replace ability-based assessments with an interest-based application.

Party members will vote using a mail-in ballot and the winner will be declared on Sept. 10 at an event in Ottawa.

The province will be picking up bill for Ottawa’s cleanup, according to mayor Jim Watson.

Anthony Bilodeau testifies in his own defence at second-degree murder trial in March 2020 deaths of two hunters.

In court Wednesday, Jacob Hoggard testified that the encounters with the complainants were consensual, though he did not have a complete memory.

People in Uvalde say that although they’d seen these mass-shooting scenes in other places on the news, they cannot believe it happened here, Edward Keenan writes.

Abuse Hurts CEO says the organization is severing ties with Derringer in light of abuse allegations from the radio host’s former co-workers.

Trucks with horns blaring and a noose dangling from a prop gallows were the backdrop of a protest outside a Liberal party fundraiser in Surrey, B.C.

While voters despise negative advertising, the dirty secret in politics is they work. Del Duca needs to hold his nose and go on the attack.

Amid questions swirling around a Toronto Progressive Conservative MPP, Doug Ford is accusing the Liberals of “desperation” because “their campaign is falling apart.”

How factual is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party? The Star is documenting false claims and stretched truths in the lead-up to the provincial election.

The decision means Lich will stay out of jail after she was granted bail on March 7.

Meanwhile, Germany has not had any countries on its list of “high-risk areas” for the coronavirus since early March.

Hydro One said crews have restored power to more than 479,500 but it will take a few more days help fix damage.

Lone star ticks, which can cause a rare allergy to red meat called alpha-gal syndrome, are expanding into Canada as temperatures rise.

The jury is expected to hear whether the defence will be calling any witnesses to testify, including Hoggard himself.

Meanwhile, Sweden also recommends another booster shot for people over 18 in the risk groups.

Workers were exempt from the vaccination requirement if they had a “sincerely held individual belief... rooted in religion.”

The TDSB says the new policy, if approved Wednesday, will remove long-standing barriers and improve access to programming.

The Progressive Conservatives appear to be maintaining an unassailable lead in the last full week of campaigning.