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TORONTO 鈥?The family of a teenager who killed herself in a remote Indigenous community on James Bay is calling
stanley travel mug for a coroner inquest into her death two years ago, which sparked a crisis that garnered international attention and political promises of change.In a letter to the regional coroner in northwestern Ontario, Stephanie Hookimaw said relatives in Attawapiskat are still struggling to come to grips with what drove her daughter Sheridan Hookimaw, 13, to her self-inflicted death and what might be done to prevent further such suicides.It seems that nothing has changed in the community 鈥?it is business as usual, Hookimaw wrote in a letter obtained by The Canadian Press. The family and I think, however, that this death could have been prevented. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
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The Halton District School Board HDSB passed its budget Wednesday evening June 19 , but not
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stanley termohrnek s for approximately $11 million in reductions 鈥?meaning larger kindergarten and special education classes, fewer supports for literacy, and less classes in secondary schools.Despite the provinces education budget for next year being Ontarios largest ever, trustees said the increases are still not enough to cover rising costs. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW We are in the same boat right across the province, with all the other boards, said Halton Hills trustee Jeanne Gray. We dont seem to be getting traction with the province. We have a province that says so many more dollars has been directed towards education, but they dont recognize its nowhere near meeting the increased costs that each board has to deal with. Federally mandated enhanced CPP/EI benefits, which school boards must pa
stanley cups y, as well as underfunding in areas of special education, student well-being and supply staff costs, have resulted in a budget of $920.3 million and a deficit of $1.8 million. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW We are not doing more with less; we are doing less with less, commented Burlington trustee Robbie Brydon. I will be voting for this budget and I don ;t like it.Larger class sizes mean students will not get the s
