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Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:50:00 EDT
Ford government walks back increased police powers and ban on using playgrounds
Following outrage over Ontario’s move to significantly increase police powers during the pandemic, the vast majority of the province’s forces were refusing to use them. The Ford government also withdrew the ban on using playgrounds.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:00:00 EDT
A tale of two pandemics: Canada largely dodged America’s COVID horrors. Now in the third wave, our per-capita infection rate surpasses the U.S.
Data from the third wave of COVID leaves Canadians confronting the reality that our pandemic experience may not be much better than America’s — just different

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:14:49 EDT
‘It’s not rocket science.’ Epidemiologists say kids should be playing sports outdoors
Peter Juni, head of Ontario’s COVID-19 science advisory table, says indoors is unsafe but outdoors is considerably safer if one adheres to safety measures: two-metres distance, masks when not possible.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:22:56 EDT
NBA fines Raptors for confusion over why Kyle Lowry and OG Anunoby didn’t face Magic
The league dinged the Raptors $25,000 for “failing to comply with league policies governing player rest and injury reporting.”

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 11:49:00 EDT
A 297-word timeline of Ontario’s COVID-19 response
We closed playgrounds. Then we didn’t.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 08:08:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario backpedals on new police powers after backlash; Alberta confirms second blood clot case after AstraZeneca vaccine; Global COVID-19 deaths top 3 million
Meanwhile: Ontario parents are still allowed to pick their children up from college and university — even if they attend school in Quebec or Manitoba.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:40:54 EDT
Woodbine Racetrack confirms 15 COVID-19 cases in stabling area
A spokesperson said the racetrack is making efforts to have a pop-up vaccine clinic for workers.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:00:00 EDT
‘These patients are super sick’: Hundreds of COVID-19 patients transferred to other hospitals to free up space in overburdened ICUs
The vast majority of COVID-19 transfer patients are sent from overburdened hospitals in the GTA, and while most people are transferred to hospitals nearby, as ICUs fill up more and more are being transferred to cities as far as Kingston and London.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 05:00:00 EDT
The Queen says goodbye to her life partner today — like thousands did this pandemic year. How do survivors go on?
Sometimes long-term spouses have the opportunity to grieve their partners’ passing, if they know death is coming. The pandemic prevented that for many.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:39:54 EDT
The Maple Leafs might have William Nylander and Auston Matthews back to face the recovering Canucks
Nylander discusses his greatest fear during nine days in COVID isolation: that he might have accidentally infected teammates after contact with someone who tested positive outside the club.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 08:00:00 EDT
The public has come out in force against the Rogers-Shaw deal — is it too late to stop it?
Experts say there’s little hope public outcry over the loss of another wireless competitor will halt the deal, but there is a chance — and Freedom Mobile could be sold to another party to keep prices in check.



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