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Man accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash to stand trial in April 2025
The aftermath of a bus crash outside a daycare centre in Laval, Que, is shown on Feb. 9, 2023. A preliminary hearing is underway for a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by allegedly driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in February 2023. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested after a city bus crashed into the front of a daycare in the Ste-Rose neighbourhood of Laval, Que., on Feb. 8, 2023, killing two young children and injuring six other children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
young money
Restoring balanced budgets is harder than cutting spending on the things people love to hate
Paul Kershaw
u.s. business
Higher gas and rents keep U.S. inflation elevated in March, likely delaying Fed rate cuts
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 12: Gas prices are displayed at a gas station on March 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Gas prices climbed 3.8% percent in February after falling 3.3% the previous month. The Consumer Prices Index showed prices overall rose .04% for the same month which was more than analysts had expected and the largest increase since September. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
british columbia
B.C.’s government buys land for transit-oriented housing development
British Columbia's government is spearheading a new public development project on Vancouver Island oriented toward transit access. B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during an announcement in a greenhouse at Westcoast Vegetables in Delta, B.C., on Monday, March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</p>
canada
Trudeau announces AI spending plan to bolster Canadian infrastructure, computing capacity and safety
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement on innovation for economic growth in advance of the 2024 federal budget in Montreal, Sunday, April 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
canada
Woman faces second-degree murder charge in death of child at Quebec City daycare
<p>A Quebec City police patrol car in Quebec City on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The Crown says two people have been charged in the killing of a 14-month old girl last month at a home daycare in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot</p>
young money
There are good ways to make life more affordable for Canadians. Cutting the carbon tax isn’t one of them
Paul Kershaw
canada
Federal government promises over $1-billion in low-cost loans for child care expansion in upcoming budget
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau chats with children in child care at Don Christian Recreation Centre in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
opinion
Ottawa is not the parent of the provinces
The Editorial Board
opinion
Commotion in Point Grey over what will replace grocery store
Kerry Gold
property report
Efficient transportation, daycare, key to coaxing workers back to the office
newsletter
Nestruck on Theatre: How much would it cost to provide childcare to theatregoers?
Kelly Nestruck
Kelly Nestruck
canada
Ceremony marks one-year anniversary of Quebec daycare bus crash
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toronto
Why a Toronto daycare is exiting the $10-a-day program over funding uncertainty
Kristen Lillyman, left, and Jacqueline Stein pose for a portrait in Toronto, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The daycare that their respective children attend has given notice to parents that it is pulling out of the $10/day program, saying the funding model has saddled the centre with unsustainable levels of debt, leaving families scrambling to either find other care, absorb an $800 monthly increase to their budgets or leave the workforce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
cost of living
Will it cost you $350,000 to raise a child? There’s the easy math and then there’s the right math
Anita Bruinsma
newsletter
When a return to the office affects child-care pickups, can you say no?
To be accommodated with an exception to a hybrid work policy, an employee needs to show that other supports are not available.
canada
Ontario enacting daycare safe arrival rules aimed at preventing deaths in hot cars
Everett Smith smiles in this undated family handout photo. Everett was just three weeks shy of his 2nd birthday when he died in late June 2022 in the back seat of a car in Bancroft, Ont., after a family emergency changed his family's morning routine and his mom forgot he hadn't been dropped off at his daycare when she headed into work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Jason and Diana Smith *MANDATORY CREDIT*
alberta
Another case of E. coli at Calgary daycare, but officials say no link to outbreak
A microbiologist points out an isolated E. coli growth on an agar plate from a patient specimen at the Washington State Dept. of Health on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Shoreline, Wash. A Calgary-based lawyer says she's preparing to file a class-action lawsuit following an E. coli outbreak linked to 11 daycares in the city.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson
alberta
Alberta Health Services says E. coli cases related to daycare outbreak stable
The Alberta Children's Hospital is shown in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Alberta Health Services say the number of E. coli cases related to an outbreak at numerous Calgary daycares remains stable. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
alberta
Five additional daycares close because of E. coli outbreak in Calgary
A daycare at the centre of an E-coli outbreak at several daycares is seen in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
alberta
Calgary daycares reopen as number of E. coli cases crosses 300
Fueling Brians Academy McKnight location is pictured in Calgary, AB on Sept. 13, 2023. The daycares at the centre of a significant outbreak of E. coli in Alberta have been given permission to reopen, even as authorities continue to search for the source of the illness, and as confirmed cases, most of them in children, surpass 300. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
canada
As E. coli cases rise from Calgary daycare outbreak, frustrated parents search for answers
A microbiologist points out an isolated E. coli growth on an agar plate from a patient specimen at the Washington State Dept. of Health Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Shoreline, Wash. An official for six Calgary daycares closed due to an E. coli outbreak says a deep cleaning of the facilities could take anywhere from two days to a week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson
alberta
Fifteen children in hospital after E. Coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
A microbiologist points out an isolated E. coli growth on an agar plate from a patient specimen at the Washington State Dept. of Health Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Shoreline, Wash. An official for six Calgary daycares closed due to an E. coli outbreak says a deep cleaning of the facilities could take anywhere from two days to a week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson
globe careers
As the nature of work changes, new childcare plan misses a need
Grandparent stepping in to help with childcare
report on business
How cracking down on ‘time theft’ affects women at work
canada
Man accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash has case postponed to August
A city bus is shown next to a daycare centre in Laval, Que, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. The case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been postponed to late August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
canada
Fire burned through memories, pieces of history, says owner of Nova Scotia daycare
A water bomber plane flies over a RCMP roadblock as smoke fills the sky from an out-of-control fire in a suburban community outside of Halifax that quickly spread, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents on Sunday May 28, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
opinion
Families are being left to wander in Canada’s child-care desert
The Editorial Board
alberta
Two daycare employees charged with assault in Calgary, police say
A police vehicle is parked at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary on Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Psychiatric evaluation completed for man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare
The scene outside a daycare centre in Laval, Que., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, where a bus crashed into the building, killing two children. A Montreal psychiatric hospital has completed its evaluation of the mental state of a man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a daycare. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
canada
Psychiatric evaluation extended for driver in Quebec daycare bus crash
A Laval city bus is seen crashed into a daycare, in Laval, Quebec, February 8, 2023. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
international business
North American aviation industry turns to child care programs, free iPhones in bid to woo workers
A tug is used to haul baggage to a waiting Delta Airlines jetliner at Denver International Airport after a winter storm swept over the country packing snow combined with Arctic cold, which created chaos for people trying to reach their destinations before the Christmas holiday, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Denver. Forecasters predict that warmer weather will be on tap for the week ahead. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
canada
Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for driver in Quebec daycare bus crash
Police are shown outside the home of Pierre Ny St-Amand in Laval, Que, Wednesday, February 8, 2023. St-Amand is charged after a city bus was driven into a daycare centre leaving two children dead. He has been ordered by a judge to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
canada
Parents of girl killed in Quebec bus crash remember her as a ‘ray of sunshine’
A woman lights a candle at a memorial outside a church close to the site of a daycare centre in Laval, Que, Thursday, February 9, 2023, where a bus crashed into the building killing two children. The parents of one of the two children who died have paid tribute to their four-year-old daughter in a letter sent to Quebec media.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
canada
Witnesses describe how the deadly Quebec daycare bus crash unfolded, moment by moment
People stand next to a memorial at the site of a daycare centre in Laval, Que, Thursday, February 9, 2023, where a bus crashed into the building killing two children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes