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Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:20:00 EST
Snow squall watch in effect for Toronto beginning Thursday morning
Wind chills will lead to -14 in the morning, increasing to -8 in the afternoon.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:30:58 EST
Rosie DiManno: Prisoner in a gilded cage? Secret videos raise fears for Dubai’s Princess Latifa
A British court last year accepted that Sheikh al-Maktoum had twice forcibly retrieved his daughter, just as he had, court ruled three years ago, masterminded the abduction of Latifa’s older sister, Shamsa

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:09:00 EST
Scarborough RT should get a second life — as an elevated park, cycling path or more — community leaders say
Ideas include turning decommissioned stations into community centres or farmer’s markets, replacing the tracks with a cycling trail and converting elevated sections into a park similar to New York City’s High Line. Metrolinx says it is “open to...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:53:00 EST
Tory, de Villa urge Ford government not to ease restrictions on Toronto until at least March 9
Mayor and public health chief warn that easing restrictions would risk a third wave of the virus and yet another lockdown.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:31:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: De Villa urging Ford to extend lockdown measures in Toronto until at least March 9; Ontario reporting 847 more cases, 10 deaths
Meanwhile, Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday they have finalized an agreement to supply the European Union with another 200 million doses of the vaccine.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:15:39 EST
Several Ontario private schools on board with March break delay
The Star surveyed 10 private schools in Ontario about whether they would align with the province’s recommendation to delay the term break until April 12 alongside public school boards.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:00:00 EST
Anti-poverty group calls for a national anti-predatory lending strategy
ACORN report finds high-interest instalment loans on the rise during pandemic and recommends Ottawa require banks provide more services to low-income earners.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:38:30 EST
Moving the 2022 Beijing Olympics would be ‘next to impossible,’ Canada’s Olympic CEO says
Political pressure mounting to relocate 2022 Olympics from Beijing over China’s human rights abuses in Hong Kong, persecution of Uihgur minority in Xinjiang.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:09:00 EST
Facebook stops sharing news in Australia. Is Canada next?
In a possible preview of what’s coming to Canada, Australia’s biggest media conglomerate has signed a deal with Google on the same day Facebook stopped the country’s users from sharing news on its platform.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:11:00 EST
Prince Philip, 99, admitted to hospital after feeling unwell

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:30:00 EST
A look at Texas as power outages have left people without electricity during a rare winter storm
Photos show people lining up outside grocery stores and heading to warming centres.



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