Ontario's Education Minister Stephen Lecce will be holding a news conference at Queens Park on Sunday as a deadline to reach an agreement comes to pass at 5 p.m.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ford government are taking part in negotiations which have spanned the weekend, as they try to find a last-minute deal that would avert a planned strike.

CUPE has served the province with its strike notice and said its workers — who include education assistants, school library workers, administrative assistants and custodians — will walk off the job Monday if a deal is not reached.

Some school boards, including the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), have said that would force them to close classrooms.

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