In recognition of International Firefighters' Day, we honour firefighters who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice serving their communities and salute all who continue to serve. Thank you for your service, always.
#Toronto #InternationalFirefightersDay #IFFD

Toronto Sun If u have time to complain about a cookie made by special needs volunteers,you need to find a hobby.

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Hot Docs festival will be honouring the memory of Charles Officer with a FREE special screening of Mighty Jerome and a panel of guests who knew Charles: hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-d….

My local Tim Hortons has volunteers decorating the cookies. One of the organizations is for special needs.

Buy your cookie and stop complaining.

What it says is that there is an unnecessary and unwelcome polarization in Canadian politics that begins and ends with the Reform/People's party that masquerades as the Conservative Party.
Sir John A. (and Brian Mulroney) would turn over in their graves.

UPDATE: There are reports this morning Israel and Hamas look to be negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. Click the image below for more. ctvnews.ca/world/hamas-is…

On #WorldPressFreedomDay we commemorate & honor the over 1,500 journalists who have been killed since 1992, dedicating their lives to the public interest & the right to inform.

Seen here is a memorial shown at the Exhibition 2024 with Free Press Unlimited, Committee to Protect Journalists & RSF.

Kindergarten students carry their own cellphones? I am dubious of this. #onted

“'This is about restoring focus during instructional time,' Lecce said.”

Hey, @sflecce, know what's making it difficult to focus in class? The teacher shortage, rising violence, and a mental health crisis. Maybe try doing something about them? #onted

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Part II:
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On Wednesday we welcomed future NBE3 teachers to build capacity to centre First Nations, Métis & Inuit stories as Toronto District School Board moves to have NBE3 as the compulsory Grade 11 English Course. Gratitude to Dr Susan Dion for starting the learning off to requisites for working in relationship

Furious at report after report, video after video, of peacefully protesting students, faculty & community members being manhandled & arrested on their campuses.

This video of a student checking in on this Professor & shouting, “I got you” as she’s dragged away moved me to tears.

Like I've been saying...a lot of companies overfired/laid people off and are running their teams into the ground while seeing the quality of the deliverables fall off a cliff or timelines being pushed back indefinitely

Medicine was traditionally a very macho, tough-guy profession. (My older sister is a retired doc.) But it turns out that good communication and spending extra time w/ patients is what may count most.

In this blog post you'll find practical ideas, gain key understandings & uncover fascinating histories that will inform & enhance your capacity to teach Chinese Canadian narratives through an anti-racist approach this #AsianHeritageMonth & beyond:
facingcanada.facinghistory.org/how-do-we-teac…

Andre Picard is a national treasure.
Let's shower him with messages of congratulations on his 37th anniversary in journalism
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Having a stranger grab my purse strap as a way to break her fall was not smart. It was startling and it could have cause serious injury to both of us. And yes, I told her all of this because I wasn't sure if I was being robbed or assaulted.

we’re not seeing less about Palestine because the issue has been resolved, we’re seeing less because like in Congo or Sudan or West Papua, there is scarcely anyone left who can report on the ongoings of the genocide that they are facing.

Just learned a new fact related to the Toronto Raptors. Paul Jones, one of the announcers, is a former Toronto District School Board educator. How cool us that?