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At the latest rally, attendees said they were worried about Ontario's new regulatory body for personal support workers.

The scene came after weeks of negative headlines, including the purchase of a $28.9 million jet for the Premier's use, and polling that put Ford's approval rating at 21 per cent.

Thirty-four correctional workers have died by suicide over the past 15 years, according to a report by the Office of the Chief Coroner.

Thousands of community and social workers across Ontario have walked off the job today, calling on the province to boost funding for their services.

OPSEU is slamming a planned merger between St. Lawrence and Fleming colleges, saying staff were blindsided by a consolidation driven by provincial underfunding.

Ontario's jails are currently struggling with overcrowding issues, including an average capacity of around 130 per cent and growing violent incidents.

New data shows the vast majority of the province's correctional facilities are operating with far more inmates than they were designed — and growing staffing problems.

The mother of a man living in a Toronto-area group home at the centre of a bitter labour dispute says she is seeking accountability after he was "savagely bitten" on the neck.

The tightening of Canada's international student regime has had ripple effects across higher education, but Ontario college students fear they are set to hurt the most.

The union representing more than 10,000 full-time college support staff at Ontario's 24 colleges has reached a tentative agreement after nearly five weeks on strike.

Conestoga College said its Doon campus in Kitchener, Ont., was also closed to all vehicle traffic.

On Sept. 11, support workers at Ontario's 24 public sector colleges walked off the job after OPSEU failed to get close to a deal with the CEC.

Two colleges say they've cancelled some of their classes and on-campus activities Thursday as striking support staff joined rallies at several colleges across Ontario.

The funding received by low-scoring applications with lobbyists “can create an appearance of real or potential preferential treatment by the minister’s office,” the auditor said.

Staff represented by OPSEU have been bargaining for a new deal from the College Employer Council for months, but moved toward strike action in August.

Unions representing Ontario public sector workers are holding a rally Thursday outside of Queen's Park to protest the province's return-to-office mandate.

Support staff represented by OPSEU will begin a strike on Sept. 11 if a deal cannot be reached with the College Employer Council, which negotiates on behalf of 24 public colleges.

Support staff at Ontario's publicly funded colleges are on strike, as they failed to reach a new contract agreement before the deadline of midnight.

A statement from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said 77 per cent of those who voted in a recent ballot backed the potential for a strike in mid-August.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says it has requested a "no board" report, and once issued it would set a countdown to a strike position.