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Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:40:00 EDT
Not so fast with that trip to Buffalo: The U.S. border may be reopening to Canadians, but ‘the rules are the rules’
There’s some fine print in the border policies that could keep a lot of Canadians at home, Edward Keenan writes.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:02:49 EDT
Ontario gym and restaurant owners want COVID-19 restrictions lifted ASAP — but health experts urge caution
Moving activities indoors and waning protection from COVID vaccines could push cases back up. “We’ve seen how quickly things can get out of control.”

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:39:00 EDT
Owners who sold a property with a 250-year-old oak tree to the city of Toronto not entitled to more money, court rules
The homeowners had asked the city of Toronto for more money for their property after its value soared once they signed the deal.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:30:10 EDT
Can employers fire workers who refuse to get vaccinated? Some lawyers recommend caution, while others say go ahead
As more companies implement mandatory vaccination policies with no legal precedent in place, employers face difficult choices when it comes to terminating nonvaccinated workers.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:43:10 EDT
Yet another top CAF officer has been accused of sexual misconduct. So why didn’t anyone say anything?
The revelation, a month after the fact, that the incoming army commander’s installation was stalled due to a sexual misconduct investigation points to an urgent need for the Canadian Armed Forces to be more transparent, experts say.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:20:53 EDT
‘My wife can’t even go out to get food’: Afghan refugees here appeal to Ottawa to expedite reunification with their families as Taliban threat escalates
Hundreds of Afghan women and children have been waiting to join their husbands and fathers in Canada long before Ottawa began its evacuation and resettlement effort in July. Today, they are still stuck in Afghanistan.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:00:48 EDT
‘We will not be doing this suddenly’: Ontario will slowly phase out vaccine passports next year, top doctor says
Ontarians should expect a “phased exit” from the vaccine passport system sometime next year, the province’s chief medical officer said Thursday as he cautioned the lifting of customer limits in restaurants and gyms will be “slow, gradual and ...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:17:00 EDT
Ontario’s vaccine verification app appears on app stores; Ford wants Ottawa to clamp down on exemptions for unvaccinated travellers
Ford is stepping up his campaign to have Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clamp down on exemptions for unvaccinated air travellers, the Star has learned.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:15:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 417 new COVID-19 cases; province’s vaccine-verification app appears on app stores
Meanwhile, the Indonesian resort island of Bali reopened for international travelers to visit its shops and white-sand beaches for the first time in more than a year Thursday.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Ontario LTCs brought in entry-level assistants during the pandemic. Will they play a role in nursing homes’ future?
The Ontario Long-Term Care Association wants the government to enshrine the role of “resident support assistants” in its new legislation. Not everyone thinks that’s a good idea.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:34:00 EDT
Lytton, B.C. residents ask: If not the train, then what sparked the fire that destroyed their village?
The report follows a class-action lawsuit filed against two railway companies over the June 30 blaze that levelled the town.



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