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Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:40:00 EST
Police accuse son of killing 69-year-old mother found in Etobicoke park
On Saturday, police accused one of Kathleen Hatcher's three children of killing her — a tragedy that left friends of the 69-year-old recent retiree, a doting grandmother and skilled quilter, stunned.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:00:00 EST
Inside the ‘Indigenization’ of Canada’s universities: Progress — but also accusations of tokenism, broken promises and ‘ethnic fraud’

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:00:00 EST
Toronto’s Okonomi House restaurant has been serving up savoury Japanese pancakes since 1978. Not even the pandemic has slowed it down
For over four decades, Okonomi House’s red lanterns have beckoned Torontonians to the small Japanese diner, best known for its okonomiyaki.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:03:00 EST
First their three-year-old boy disappeared. Then, these parents say, the cyberbullying began
Parents of missing child seek court action that will test new law meant to prevent bullying online

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 18:50:31 EST
Sergio Scariolo might coach the Raptors for a couple more weeks. He couldn’t be more ready
The Raptors had no update Saturday on head coach Nick Nurse and the five assistants who missed Friday’s game under NBA health and safety protocols. But league sources say it could be a “couple of weeks” before they are back on the job. Scariolo...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:10:00 EST
Mitch Marner and Jack Campbell step up for Maple Leafs with Auston Matthews down in Edmonton
Campbell recorded the Leafs’ first shutout of the season and Marner sparked the offence in the opener of a three-game series at Rogers Place.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:00:00 EST
Is your boss watching you? Widespread computer surveillance of remote workers ‘worrisome on a bunch of levels’
Technology allowing employers to keep tabs on workers remotely being enhanced at astonishing pace, raising deep privacy concerns.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:30:26 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: U.S. approves Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine; Ontario close to milestone of 300,000 COVID-19 cases; Canada reports 3,252 new cases, 50 deaths
Meanwhile: A Vancouver-area health authority says people at three schools in the region have tested positive for a COVID-19 variant of concern.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
How is each Ontario region rolling out COVID vaccines? We contacted all 34 public health units to find out
Strategies, and the level of detail in the plans, vary widely across the province as vaccinations set to pick up steam.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:00:00 EST
How a shift in COVID-19 vaccine strategy could save more lives
Prioritizing the hardest-hit neighbourhoods, in addition to the oldest residents, could curb COVID-19 infections, keep hundreds out of hospital and save more lives, a new Science Advisory Table report shows.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Brother vs. sister: Two of Barry and Honey Sherman’s children in a battle for control of the family empire
Son Jonathon and daughter Alexandra face off against each other in a struggle over control of the multibillion-dollar Sherman empire. Meanwhile, Sherman company boss Alex Glasenberg says his goal is to support Barry Sherman’s legacy.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:00:00 EST
This live-in caregiver got COVID after her employer fell sick. As she isolated at a hotel, she was fired via text-message
Advocates say they are seeing a growing number of foreign caregivers being exposed to the virus in their shared quarters with employers with some losing their jobs after contracting COVID-19

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:00:00 EST
12 of the week’s best long reads from the Star, Feb. 20 to 26, 2021
From the crisis in long-term-care to the Sherman family’s succession saga, we’ve selected some of the best long reads of the week from the Star.



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