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Sat, 28 Aug 2021 16:22:21 EDT
Trudeau rally cancellation prompts question: Is the federal campaign trail becoming too dangerous?
In the wake of the cancellation Friday of a rally in Bolton featuring Justin Trudeau over safety concerns due to protesters, leaders on the campaign trail faced questions Saturday about the rise in vitriol

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:01:23 EDT
Ontario businesses cautiously optimistic about vaccine passports
It’s better than another lockdown — but not by much. With Ontario set to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport for everything from attending concerts to indoor dining and shopping for back-to-school, that’s the message from many business owners...

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:54:27 EDT
Toronto’s Afghan community rallies at city hall in solidarity with those struggling to escape Taliban rule
The Canadian government rescued 3,700 Canadian nationals and Afghan refugees. The rally comes after a suicide bombing at Kabul airport, which left at least 169 Afghan nationals and 13 U.S. troops dead

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 20:41:26 EDT
Man who built tiny shelters for Toronto’s homeless will no longer do so after reaching legal agreement with City of Toronto
The city reached the settlement with Khaleel Seivwright to ‘permanently restrain’ the carpenter from placing or relocating shelters built on city-owned land

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:30:00 EDT
What’s the role of teachers in discussing vaccines in class? Ontario educator’s vaccine misinformation case may shed light
In a case that predates COVID, Grand Erie District School Board science teacher Timothy Cyril Sullivan is alleged to have told students vaccines were a failure. He faces an October disciplinary hearing.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Our Employment Insurance plan is broken — do any of the parties have a good plan to fix it?
Experts surveyed by the Star say that none of the three major parties has a proposal that would prevent so many people from falling through the cracks. But they have some ideas that would.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 07:00:00 EDT
‘We’re the worst, again’ — Exhausted Alberta doctors raise COVID alarm as cases spike and hospitals feel pressure
Kenney government’s messaging criticized as province has about a third of the total active cases in Canada.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Her name is Ta7talíya. Why Canada won’t print the Squamish spelling on a passport
Indigenous peoples who want to reclaim their traditional names are told government systems can only print in Roman alphabet with some French accents despite a new program as part of Truth and Reconciliation.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 07:00:00 EDT
‘We are just waiting to see who will be the last farmer left’: Prime farmland in the GTA is disappearing fast. Doug Ford’s growth plan may be making that worse
Some GTA municipalities would have to develop all the nearby farmland to meet 2051 population targets set by the province.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:28:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: One third of Canada’s active cases are in Alberta; Ontario updates school screening guidelines
Meanwhile, Asia's tourist destinations are looking to domestic visitors to get them through the COVID-19 pandemic's second year.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:51:20 EDT
A who’s who of Afghanistan right now: The Taliban have taken over, but they’re far from the only group at work
The stage is being set for a new decades-long conflict in the country, as the Taliban try to retake control of a splintered society, expert says.



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