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Ontario has launched its online classroom supply portal, providing elementary homeroom teachers a $750 allowance through a provincial deal with Staples. However, as CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp explains, the launch has drawn criticism, with some educators saying the portal's prices are higher than those in store.
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Ontario has launched its online classroom supply portal, providing elementary homeroom teachers a $750 allowance through a provincial deal with Staples. However, as CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp explains, the launch has drawn criticism, with some educators saying the portal's prices are higher than those in store.
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![This is Toronto [FULL EPISODE] | Toronto polices new AI cameras: Safety tool or big brother?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/83HHQAslNDY/mqdefault.jpg "This is Toronto [FULL EPISODE] | Toronto polices new AI cameras: Safety tool or big brother?
Toronto police have deployed AI-powered cameras capable of scanning license plates, makes and models to help fight crime. But experts are sounding the alarm on potential risks — from mistaken identity and officer over-reliance to severe privacy and civil liberty breaches. In this episode of This is Toronto, CBC’s Chris Glover speaks with Patrick Watson, an assistant professor of criminology at the University of Toronto to break down the issue.
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