Ontario teacher walkout

Thursday is the last day teachers can legally walk out in Ontario for the next two years.

Public elementary teachers with the London-area board will be among the last in the province to stage a one-day strike.

It’s in protest of legislation that gives the province the power to impose a collective agreement on teachers who haven’t negotiated one by the end of this month.

The union will hold a news conference Friday to announce its next steps.

Education Minister Laurel Broten says any strike action by teachers in the new year will be illegal.