Toronto Star
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:09:42 EDTFacing fourth-wave crisis, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces vaccine passport system, wide-ranging public health restrictions
After promising not to for weeks, Premier Jason Kenney announced a vaccine passport system for Alberta which has been grappling with a wave of COVID-19 cases that is putting intense pressure on the health-care system.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:54:00 EDTPrivate school scrubs website of its connection to principal with student sex abuse, assault record
Barrie-area school will not say if it has broken ties with principal Antonio Ross
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:27:00 EDTJason Kenney warns Alberta ICUs could be overrun in 10 days. Here’s what that nightmare scenario could look like
In the past week, Alberta posted just over 10,000 active COVID-19 cases — more than Ontario and Quebec combined.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:20:00 EDTCOVID-19 is spreading faster than last year among students and staff. Are we being ‘set up to fail?’
Out of the 4,844 schools being tracked in the in the province, 218 schools — or about 5 per cent — have confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:39:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney brings in vaccine passports; Windsor high school closes due to outbreak
Meanwhile, Ontario did not spend any funds from a new $2.7 billion COVID-19 response program in the first quarter, according to the province's fiscal watchdog.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:01:00 EDTA private boarding school principal in the Barrie area has an assault conviction. He recently lost his teacher’s licence for sexual abuse of a student
“Antonio Ross” has surfaced as the principal of Convoy International Academy, a private boarding school for Canadian and international students nestled on a 22-acre wooded property.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:00:00 EDTTop Liberal is ‘very confident’ in chances of winning a majority
Dominic LeBlanc, the New Brunswick Liberal candidate and Justin Trudeau’s intergovernmental affairs minister, said out loud what his party’s leader has not yet acknowledged: that the Liberals are still hoping to form a majority government.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:51:40 EDTJustin Trudeau and Erin O’Toole grilled over mixed messages as campaign nears end
The muddled messages Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole appear to be sending voters about their priorities complicated efforts by both of them Wednesday to sharpen their closing arguments of the 2021 federal election...
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDTErin O’Toole recycles a Scheer-era false claim: No, thousands of asylum seekers haven’t crossed ‘illegally’ at Roxham Road
The people crossing at Roxham Road are presenting themselves to Canadian authorities to declare asylum — and that’s “perfectly lawful,” said refugee lawyer Maureen Silcoff.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:10:00 EDTTwo NDP candidates step down after being accused of making antisemitic social media posts
Toronto—St Paul’s candidate Sidney Coles and Cumberland Colchester candidate Dan Osborne made the decision to resign after apologizing for their remarks in recent days.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:41:44 EDTGlobe and Mail workers reach tentative deal with management, averting strike action
The union representing workers at the Globe and Mail says they will go on strike at midnight, over ‘not just one issue, but many,’ including a demand to boost wages, and improve diversity and gender equality in the newsroom.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:30:00 EDTErin O’Toole talks vaccines, abortion and Doug Ford in lively interview with Star journalists
During a discussion with the Star’s editorial board on Tuesday, O’Toole described himself as a new kind of Conservative leader who is trying to build trust with progressive voters.