All local schools are closed today, as all four of Ontario's teachers' unions hold a one-day strike.
Including 200,000 teachers and education workers in nearly 5000 schools across 72 school boards, this strike is the first time since 1997 that members of all of Ontario's major education unions have held a political demonstration on the same day.
While classes are set to resume on Monday for most local schools, it'll be a four-day weekend for students with the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board, as the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association launches rotating strikes next week, starting with the local English Catholic board on Monday.
OECTA returned to mediated talks with the provincial government earlier this week.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce has decried the various strikes - claiming the unions are only looking for increased compensation and benefits - though the unions say they're fighting unreasonable demands for cuts to education by the Progressive Conservative government.