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As millions of voters prepare to cast ballots for their school board trustees, the Ford government is implementing a last-minute change that would continue to sideline elected officials in boards that have been operating under provincial supervision and potentially prevent them from being sworn in. Eight school boards, representing nearly 40 per cent of Ontario’s elementary and high school population, are currently under the province’s control, with critical decision-making handed over to a single supervisor appointed by the Ford government. Trustees, meanwhile, have been effectively stripped of all responsibilities, including access to their board emails, the ability to call and attend board meetings, or officially engage with parents. Ahead of municipal and trustee elections on Oct. 26, the Ministry of Education introduced a new regulation asserting the Ford government’s control over supervised school boards: that only Education Minister Paul Calandra or the school board supervisor can call the first meeting of the newly elected board. Story continues below advertisement

The Superior Court has just rejected a request from Amazon, which was contesting a decision of the Administrative Labour Tribunal, in the broader case of the unionization of employees at its Laval warehouse. A union from the Federation of Commerce, affiliated with the CSN, had been recognized by the Administrative Labour Tribunal within this establishment in May 2024. Since then, it has been closed, like the other warehouses of the retail giant in Quebec, with Amazon claiming to want to change its business model.

Toronto·NewA Toronto police officer who pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining a computer service in connection with the Project South police corruption investigation was handed a conditional discharge Monday. Const. Elias Mouawad pleaded guilty last month to charge related to police corruption investigationAngelina King · CBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 2:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Elias Mouawad, who pleaded guilty to one charge related to Project South, has been handed a conditional discharge in Superior Court and sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service. (Nicole Brockbank/CBC)A Toronto police officer who pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining a computer service in connection with the Project South police corruption investigation was handed a conditional discharge Monday.

The Justice Department said the 28 people who were charged as part of a sweep dubbed Operation Protect the Vote are lawful permanent residents — but not U. S. citizens who are permitted to legally vote. They are charged with crimes including making false statements on a naturalization application and submitting fraudulent voter registrations. “This causes real damage to real elections and real damage to American citizens,” Trent McCotter, the acting deputy attorney general at the Justice Department, said during a news conference in Los Angeles to announce the charges. California emerges as a flashpoint for voting dispute The federal government has made noncitizen voting a priority this year, demanding detailed voter information — including dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers — from the states. While some states voluntarily handed over the information, the department sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain it — lawsuits that so far have been unsuccessful.

A mother of four says she thought her life was about to end when a huge tree fell on her minivan in Santa Clarita amid powerful Santa Ana winds.

Watch ABC News live news stream and get 24/7 latest, breaking news coverage, and live video. Monday, October 19, 2026 5:56PMMUNDELEIN, Ill. -- Five people were found dead from gunshot wounds inside a home in Mundelein, Illinois, according to police. Police responded to the home on Wellington Avenue in the Chicago suburbs for a well-being check at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday. When officers entered the home, they found five people -- three men and two women -- dead from gunshot wounds. Police said they appeared to be family members or have a domestic relationship. Two handguns were recovered from the scene and the investigation is ongoing, police said. Investigators were seen going in and out of the house and examining multiple cars in the driveway, including police forcing their way into a gray Volkswagen in the parking lot next door to the house. It's unclear what they found in the car or how that relates to the case. Neighbors told our sister station WLS that the couple who lived in the home were retired veterinarians, and the wife -- who was beloved by those who knew her -- was someone who would take regular walks in the neighborhood.