Toronto Star
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 17:05:00 EDT‘Let’s try a different approach.’ Restaurant owner urges government to pursue more targeted restrictions after spending $10,000 for Easter weekend
The Ontario government had lifted restrictions on patio dining after months in lockdown, but it was shut down again as part of the third province-wide pandemic lockdown.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 16:05:00 EDTFaster COVID-19 vaccination rollout in U.S. is prompting jab jealousy in Canada
After a horrible year for Americans., it appears those north of the 49th parallel are envious of their southern neighbours for the first time during the pandemic.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 05:00:00 EDTFriends with benefits? An inside look at the money, power and influence behind the Ford government’s push to build Highway 413
The premier’s office says the 413 would serve a growing population and relieve pressure on existing highways. Ontario has approved controversial MZOs to help fast-track development on lands owned by some of these major developers.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 13:00:00 EDT‘Canada hasn’t had a market overheating of this scope since the late 1980s’: Economists warn Canada’s housing market may be in for a nasty tumble
Despite dire warnings of instability in the overheated housing market, CMHC and the Toronto Real Estate Board say there’s little risk if the market stumbles.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 13:32:00 EDTAre you 50 or older in a high-priority Toronto area? Here’s how you can book your COVID-19 vaccine appointment
Some adults 50 or older may book their appointment by contacting Unity Health, the Toronto East Health Network or Humber River Hospital.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:47:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Canada tops 1 million cases since pandemic began; Toronto reports 1,025 more cases, 8 deaths; 14 Vancouver Canucks on NHL’s COVID protocol list
Meanwhile, U.K.’s medicines regulator said it has identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine but stressed the benefits “continue to outweigh any risks.”
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 15:13:44 EDTNo job, no home, no bed in shelters facing COVID-19 outbreaks. Instead of protection, the City of Toronto is evicting encampment residents from parks
Two weeks ago, the City of Toronto began handing out trespass notices in encampments in four downtown parks and other outdoor dwellings across the city.
Fri, 2 Apr 2021 08:00:00 EDTHow many people can you see and still avoid COVID-19? This new risk assessment is sobering as another lockdown lingers
New calculations by biostatistician and consultant Ryan Imgrund show how many people you would have to encounter in the next month to have a 50 per cent chance of exposure to COVID-19.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:34:00 EDTOntario reports 3,009 COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths, one in long-term care
The seven-day average is at 2,552 cases daily, or 123 weekly per 100,000. Ontario’s seven-day average for deaths is up at 17.1 daily.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:00:00 EDTThe ‘Stuck on the Suez’ saga gave us the stuck-in-a-pandemic content we needed
For a world largely sitting at home, the weeklong Suez Canal saga was a perfect moment of human connection as we watched — and cheered on — the tiny tugboats as they freed the giant container ship Ever Given
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 19:57:49 EDTToronto officials have backed off an April 6 deadline to clear encampments. Now what?
According to the city’s estimates, there are between 400 and 450 people still living outside across the city.
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:00:00 EDTToronto is struggling to fill vaccine appointments for seniors. Why Ontario’s rollout is missing people in COVID-19 hot spots
An inequitable vaccine rollout is to blame as neighbourhoods and disadvantaged groups are neglected by the current strategy, physicians and community organizations say.