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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:00:00 EST
Transition documents suggest Biden plans Day 1 order rescinding Keystone XL permit

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:01:15 EST
Nine dead, more than 100 infected in ‘rapid’ COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie LTC home
The Red Cross has been brought in to help control the outbreak at Roberta Place, where 110 cases have been recorded among residents and staff since Jan. 8. The outbreak has had a “very rapid and high attack rate,” a local health official told the...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:00:00 EST
It’s cold, it’s dark, we’re tired. Canada, meet the COVID-19 wall
How do leaders keep from losing the public-health battle for hearts and minds?

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
Which U.S. president was played by two Canadian actors on the silver screen?
With Joe Biden’s inauguration week coming up soon, quizmaster Jamie Bradburn is all about that Toronto-U.S. trivia.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 EST
For 60 years, two best friends sent the same card back and forth, adding a line for each birthday
Joan Wright and Brenda Naylor documented marriages, divorces, children and grandchildren in warm, witty style. Now, their own children are carrying on the tradition.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 EST
How a giant orange tabby with a wild yowl and a heart of gold converted me from cat skeptic to feline fan
It took awhile, but Aslan — king of cats —melted my heart. Then my boyfriend and I got some bad news from the vet.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:54:56 EST
‘Be patient and kind with ourselves’: How you can avoid having the bluest Blue Monday of them all
No, Blue Monday isn’t a real phenomenon — it’s a marketing creation — but don’t ignore your mental health this third Monday of January. Here’s how you can fight seasonal depression amid the pandemic.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:52:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Toronto Public Health reporting another 40 deaths; Ontario reporting another 3,422 COVID-19 cases; Canadian care homes struggle to isolate dementia patients
Also, Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:11:18 EST
COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in Quebec and Ontario; cases spike in New Brunswick

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
Single-occupant rooms, no COVID-19 cases and 20-year plans. Here’s what long-term care looks like outside of Canada
Denmark and Taiwan have implemented long-term care practices that experts say Canada should be striving to implement, and both have had fewer COVID-19 deaths in their homes.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:30:10 EST
Ford and Tory tour Toronto’s first COVID-19 immunization clinic, set to open Monday
Staff at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will administer vaccinations to 250 front-line health-care workers a day.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:00:00 EST
Private virtual health services are booming in a ‘policy vacuum’
Toronto-based Maple says many patients prefer to consult by secure texts and pay a fee. Critics ask why there is a charge for care that should be publicly insured

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:26:09 EST
No place for ‘far right’ in Conservative Party, Erin O’Toole says

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
‘The guy who knew too much and didn’t tell’: Frank the barber hangs up his scissors at Queen’s Park
After 45 years, the man regulars call “Frank the barber” has hung up his clippers and combs in the basement shop at the Ontario legislature where many a premier, cabinet minister, political staffer, bureaucrat and journalist has been coiffed.



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