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Posted: May 05, 2021 12:09 PM ET | Last Updated: May 5 In the afternoon of May 6, 2019, Toronto Fire Services responded to a fire alarm in the second floor auditorium of the high school. Within hours, it declared the fire extinguished and decided to resume the investigation in the morning.(Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press)
Last Updated Tuesday, April 6, 2021 8:25PM EDT Toronto’s top doctor says she made the decision to shut down schools in the city after reviewing three weeks’ worth of data showing that the rising number of COVID-19 infections in the community is being reflected in school settings as well. “We were just finding that with all the community activity that's happening, lots of COVID-19 cases, this is reflecting itself in our schools,” Dr. Eileen de Villa told CP24 Tuesday night. “And what we're seeing now is really fast spread related to variants of concern.” She s...
Last Updated Tuesday, April 6, 2021 5:06PM EDT All Toronto schools will be closing tomorrow for two weeks amid a month-long provincewide shutdown to combat rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. As of Wednesday, students in all Toronto schools will have to pivot to remote learning for the rest of the week, under the order of Toronto’s top doctor. Toronto Public Health says in-person learning is set to resume in Toronto on April 19, after next week’s spring break. “So we received word from Toronto Public Health which has invoked Section 22 of the Health Protecti...
TORONTO -- Toronto schools have been ordered to close as of Wednesday, forcing students to make the switch from in-person classes to virtual learning. Students will move to online learning from April 7 through to April 18 after Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa used her discretionary powers under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act on Tuesday to close schools. An extension of the order may be considered based on COVID-19 epidemiological data for Toronto, the city said. School-aged children will not be permitted to attend daycares located inside TDSB schoo...
TORONTO -- School boards in Ontario are working to finalize graduation plans amid a global pandemic. Toronto’s largest school board says it’s “made the difficult decision that all graduations must be done virtually for this school year.” However, the board is giving local schools some flexibility. “Locally, schools will be able to determine what virtual celebrations will look like and what will work best for their communities,” said Ryan Bird, spokesperson for the Toronto District School Board. Ronan DSouza, a Grade 12 student at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School in M...