School buses are taken out of service after 12 years, but the district extended that cap to 13 as one way to get more buses into service, although Osborne said those buses have had to pass inspection.

Three school buses with Northway Bus Lines are now equipped with both lap and shoulder belts for riders, says Renée Boucher, executive director of the Sudbury Student Services Consortium.

The Ontario School Bus Association told the Star it expects some of its drivers — especially those who are older than 60 — to opt out and not come back to work in September.

Some children who have a seat on the bus are being driven to school, walking or riding a bike. Parents may be taking a “wait and see” approach before putting their children back on the bus, or ...

A school bus driver from Beausejour is calling on the province to make student commutes safer by mandating seatbelts and no longer requiring automatic stops at controlled railway crossings ...