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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:42:00 EDTMore than 20,000 people aged 18-49 signed up for COVID vaccines in Toronto. The bad news? There aren’t enough doses
Kevin Smith says one of UHN’s clinics will have to close next week, and another go to 25 per cent, if they don’t get more COVID-19 vaccines.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:24:00 EDT
Several Toronto neighbourhoods are exceeding Ontario’s record-high positivity rate. Here’s what that shows us
The high rates of positivity in these neighbourhoods reflect historical data showing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in the city’s northwest corner and some parts of Scarborough.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:56:00 EDT
Why Air Canada’s new loophole may allow it to deny refunds for COVID-19 flight cancellations
The airline is promising to provide refunds for all flights cancelled due to the pandemic, but according to experts, a new ‘force majeure’ addition to its tariff may give it the legal right to refuse such refunds in the future.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:18:00 EDT
‘Say their name!’ ‘Which one?’ A familiar cry echoes in American streets after yet another Black man is killed by police
The shooting death of Daunte Wright during a routine traffic stop is bringing the Derek Chauvin trial into sharp focus, Edward Keenan writes.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:45:00 EDT
Former politician working for developers on Hwy 413 issues violated Ontario lobbyist law, complaint alleges
Registered lobbyist Peter Van Loan says he violated no rules and represents his clients as a lawyer. He registered as a lobbyist out of “an abundance of caution.”
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:21:13 EDT
W. Galen Weston, ‘a giant of Canadian business’ and patriarch of Loblaw food and retail empire, dies at 80
Businessman turned his father’s struggling company into the most powerful retailer in Canada, all while maintaining his common touch and ability to connect with regular people, according to friends and family.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:17:00 EDT
A record number of COVID-19 tests are coming back positive in Ontario. These three charts show what’s happening
Ontario’s third wave has hit a new milestone: The number of COVID-19 tests coming back with positive results is higher than it’s been since the pandemic started a year ago.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 05:50:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: SHN temporarily closes Centennial Arena and Centenary hospital vaccine sites due to vaccine shortage; UHN may need to close Toronto Western vaccine clinic
Meanwhile: Ontario schools are to remain closed until further notice following this week’s spring break, with students learning online until the province’s medical officer of health deems COVID levels safe enough for them to return.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:20:00 EDT
Doug Ford urged to move quickly to vaccinate Ontario’s child-care workers
Ontario’s child-care workers aren’t slated for vaccinations until mid-May despite calls for them to get shots sooner as daycare centres stay open while schools close to in-class learning during the COVID-19 surge.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:58:00 EDT
Doctors weigh in as U.S. pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The risk is that rather than instilling confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, the move could undermine it, Edward Keenan writes.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:17:12 EDT
Mississauga boxing gym reopens in defiance of provincial lockdown
‘I don’t believe the data they’re reporting. They’re fear-mongering,’ says Teresa Heron, anti-lockdown owner of Huf Gym.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EDT
They were supposed to be vaccinated. So, why are Ontario’s seniors still getting the worst of COVID-19?
While COVID-19 has spread fastest among unvaccinated people under 30 years of age during Ontario’s third wave, that growth has taken attention away from another, more deadly trend: the pandemic is still hitting older Ontarians the hardest.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:15:00 EDT
Air Canada passengers, here’s how to get your refund for cancelled flights
After Monday’s bailout news come the specifics about how to get repaid for cancelled flights — which could take three months.