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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:08:00 EDT
Conservatives lead in popular support, but Liberals would still eke out a diminished minority win today: poll analysis
Top-line numbers aggregated in The Signal by Vox Pop Labs suggest Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives now have the support of 34.5 per cent of voters, compared to 33.5 per cent for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:31:00 EDT
Jagmeet Singh says ending for-profit long-term care will be ‘less costly.’ Why it’s not necessarily that simple
While costs can mean more than just money — the Star has reported on the disproportionate death toll in for-profit homes throughout the pandemic — it’s not true to say for-profit homes put a bigger burden on taxpayers.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:20:12 EDT
Canadians were asked which election issue they cared about most. Here’s what they said
After the deaths of more than 26,000 people, numerous stay-at-home orders, and a federal push to acquire vaccines against the coronavirus, 27 per cent of Canadians identified the pandemic as “the most important issue facing Canada today,” accordi...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:12:02 EDT
Federal minister Maryam Monsef calls Taliban ‘our brothers,’ stresses she views them as a terrorist group
Criticism of the federal minister for women and gender equality, Maryam Monsef, was swift online.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:11:06 EDT
He helped the Americans try to rebuild Afghanistan. Now his family hides from ‘the butchers,’ as he watches on from Canada
While Ottawa says it is working diligently to get as many at-risk civilians out as possible, lawyers and advocates say red tape could leave many Afghans for dead.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:42:00 EDT
COVID-19’s fourth wave is here. Where is Theresa Tam?
There is a fourth COVID-19 wave rising in parts of Canada, but suddenly nearly 18 months into the pandemic, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is conspicuously absent on the national scene.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:53:00 EDT
Air Canada announces unvaccinated employees could be terminated after Oct. 30
Testing will not be offered as an alternative under Air Canada’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:21:00 EDT
Should the vaccine be mandatory for Ontario cops? Police chiefs and officer unions take sides
The outcomes of officer vaccination disputes are particularly high-stakes because “the people who interact with the police don’t have a choice to interact with the police,” said Dr. Naheed Dosani, a Toronto-based palliative care physician and h...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:19:00 EDT
Wondering about the vaccine policy of a company or organization in the GTA? Here’s what we know
The Star has comprised a list of some of the businesses and organizations that have made public their COVID-19 vaccine policies, including the Toronto Blue Jays, schools, hospitals, Toronto police, Canada’s big banks, Rogers, and the upcoming Toron...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:26:00 EDT
More and more companies are banning non-vaccinated people from events — and experts say they’re on solid legal ground
If you want to see the Jays or a TIFF event, you’ll need to be vaccinated or get a negative test, If you’re tempted to fight that in court, Allan Hutchinson suggests you save your energy.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 EDT
It started as a blockade. Now, B.C.’s Fairy Creek protests are putting old-growth logging, and RCMP enforcement, on the 2021 political agenda
With 788 arrests made to date, the Fairy Creek blockades are shaping up to be a second ‘war in the woods.’

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:04:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 660 new cases of COVID-19, 1 death; Peel Region exploring local options for vaccine certificate system; Air Canada announces strict employee vaccine mandate
Meanwhile, the Quebec government is recommending that companies delay plans to return employees to offices until the COVID-19 situation in the province improves.



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