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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
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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
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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
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Trudeau attends vigil in honour of victims of fatal Quebec daycare bus crash
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Quebec premier joins community members paying tribute to victims of Laval daycare bus crash
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Laval community struggles in aftermath of deadly daycare bus crash as Premier Legault pays respects
Quebec Premier Francois Legault and wife Isabelle Brais bring flowers 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 CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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All Canadians grieving with Laval parents: Trudeau
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Two children dead, driver arrested after bus crashes into Quebec daycare
A Laval city bus is seen crashed into a daycare, in Laval, Quebec, February 8, 2023. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
small business
Private equity, pension funds show growing interest in daycare industry
BrightPath location, in Brampton, Ont., on Thursday Jan. 26, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
british columbia
Monthly daycare costs in B.C. to drop by hundreds of dollars for eligible parents
Children play in a sandbox at a daycare in Vancouver, on Thursday July 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
CAQ admits that family doctor for all Quebecers ‘not possible’
Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault, right, chats with candidate Christian Dube after the party unveiled its health platform, Friday, September 2, 2022 in Levis. Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec governing party says they will subsidize all non-subsidized daycare spots if re-elected
Mathieu Lacombe responds to reporters' questions at the beginning of a pre-session caucus meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Quebec City. The minister of families told reporters that if the Coalition Avenir Québec is re-elected, the party would convert all unsubsidized daycare spots into subsidized spaces at a cost of $1.4 billion over five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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P.E.I. to lift COVID-19 masking order in schools, daycares on Monday
Dr. Heather Morrison, chief medical officer for Prince Edward Island, speaks to the media, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island is ending its pandemic-related mask mandates for K-12 schools, school buses, early learning centres and child-care facilities beginning Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
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Ontario parents and daycare operators confused about when fees will drop
Christie Cowan, left, and Liam Cowan are seen in a portrait on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa, Ont. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
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Some Nova Scotia daycares reducing services to deal with labour shortages
Cathy Montreuil, deputy minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Education, speaks to reporters in Halifax, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Staffing shortages in Nova Scotia daycares are forcing some centres to reduce services. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Tutton
canada
How does Quebec’s universal daycare work, and what can the national $10-a-day programs learn from it?
canada
Amplify: Daycare workers are heroes. After a year, I finally met those who care for my daughter
Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a CEFA (Core Education and Fine Arts) Early Learning daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. Ontario child-care operators and staff are calling on the provincial government to take steps to make daycares safer during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the sector's long-term viability. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Daycare workers are exiting the profession in droves, just as access for parents opens up
canada
Ontario health care workers scramble for daycare spots
Board of Health Chair and Councillor Joe Cressy makes remarks about public health at city hall in Toronto, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
canada
Parents pull children out of Ontario daycares because of COVID-19 testing changes
Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare, in Langley, B.C., on Tuesday May 29, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Ontario called on to allow COVID-19 tests for kids in daycare, resume reporting cases
Doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at a one-day pop-up vaccination clinic at the Muslim Neighbour Nexus Mosque, in Mississauga, Ont., on April 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
toronto
No kids injured after explosion at east Toronto daycare, officials say
report on business
Toddlers 2.0: Toronto’s HiMama raises $70-million to bring software to daycares
Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare, in Langley, B.C., on Tuesday May 29, 2018. Experts in education say many young students are facing problems getting back into the swing of school after the COVID-19 pandemic forced most of them to learn from their own homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Quebec to increase pay for daycare workers despite ongoing contract negotiations
Quebec Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe responds to reporters' questions at the beginning of a pre-session caucus meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
opinion
New taxes, daycare and help for home buyers: How Liberal election promises will affect your finances
Rob Carrick
opinion
Child care should be a key economic issue in this election
David Parkinson
carrick on money
Where do Globe investor journalists get their morning updates on stocks and more?
Rob Carrick
carrick on money
‘No one is saying boomers didn’t work hard’
Rob Carrick
politics
Fate of national daycare in the hands of Canadian voters
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plays with children at the daycare in Carrefour de l'Isle-Saint-Jean school in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/John Morris/File Photo
carrick on money
If bonds are supposedly safe, why are my bond ETFs losing money?
Rob Carrick
opinion
Federal Liberals bank on urban votes with affordable child-care program
John Ibbitson