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ONTARIO: Province to spend $300K to help Muslim organizations combat Islamophobia in schools

ONTARIO: Province to spend $300K to help Muslim organizations combat Islamophobia in schools

Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it is unacceptable that Muslim students face discrimination at schools
ONTARIO: burning vehicle west of Sudbury was found with human remains inside

ONTARIO: burning vehicle west of Sudbury was found with human remains inside

The identity of the person inside the vehicle has not been confirmed
ONTARIO: David Bowie painting bought for five bucks in South River sets a record, selling for over 100 grand

ONTARIO: David Bowie painting bought for five bucks in South River sets a record, selling for over 100 grand

Valuable art can be found in the most unexpected places, as well as in your own backyard
CANADA: Oldest living Habs champ talks hockey from condo overlooking Barrie's lakeshore

CANADA: Oldest living Habs champ talks hockey from condo overlooking Barrie's lakeshore

Ahead of tonight's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, BarrieToday sits down with Paul Masnick, who won the Cup with Montreal in 1953
CANADA: Peaceful protest to raise residential school awareness held outside Northern Ontario church

CANADA: Peaceful protest to raise residential school awareness held outside Northern Ontario church

'It’s not an attack on one individual church. We want this to go higher,' says one of the protesters
ONTARIO: More lawsuits pending over fake Norval Morrisseau art

ONTARIO: More lawsuits pending over fake Norval Morrisseau art

Lawyer Jonathan Sommer wants to hear from others who want to join an action
CANADA: Documents detail outreach, take-up of little-used federal victims benefit

CANADA: Documents detail outreach, take-up of little-used federal victims benefit

The Liberals overhauled the program following a critical review of the benefit by a federal watchdog in 2018 that showed administrative costs far outstripped the amounts paid to parents
ONTARIO: Free app offering a tour of Francophone destinations to promote tourism in the North

ONTARIO: Free app offering a tour of Francophone destinations to promote tourism in the North

Available in both English and French, Destination Northern Ontario app offers ten points of interest in nine cities with interactive maps and videos 
CANADA: Country's tragic residential-school reckoning could be grim harbinger for U.S.

CANADA: Country's tragic residential-school reckoning could be grim harbinger for U.S.

'They don't teach this in schools,' says prominent U.S. Indigenous activist. 'Now we're no longer able to hide from those truths.'
WORLD: Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death

WORLD: Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death

With good behavior, Chauvin, 45, could be paroled after serving two-thirds of his sentence, or about 15 years