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Sat, 8 May 2021 15:46:11 EDT
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Toronto set to reach COVID-19 vaccine milestone with 50% of adults having had first jab
“This is a non-stop effort. It’s about saving lives and getting life back to normal,” said Mayor John Tory.

Sat, 8 May 2021 12:53:00 EDT
Trudeau government throws travel ban back into Ford’s lap as Ottawa-Ontario pandemic split widens
The letter from Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is a reply to Doug Ford’s escalating bid to pin the blame on Justin Trudeau for the third wave of the pandemic.

Sat, 8 May 2021 22:20:50 EDT
Maple Leafs clinch division title with win over Montreal, and it was a long time coming
The last Leafs team to win a division crown was in 1999-2000.

Sat, 8 May 2021 05:00:00 EDT
These top CEOs pledged to take pandemic pay cuts — but a Star analysis found some ended up getting millions more
In most cases, the losses sustained by CEOs through salary reductions were more than made up for with other compensation in the form of cash bonuses, stock options and other benefits.

Sat, 8 May 2021 09:00:00 EDT
The only pipeline that brings propane to southern Ontario might close down this week. Here’s what that means
The pipeline has been in use since 1953 and carries up to 540,000 barrels per day of Canadian crude oil and natural gas from Superior, Wisc. to Sarnia, Ont.

Sat, 8 May 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Republicans bet that Donald Trump is more popular than principles as they turn against Liz Cheney
The former president has proven he and his lies maintain a stranglehold on registered Republican voters, Edward Keenan writes.

Sat, 8 May 2021 07:53:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Toronto on verge of milestone with 50% of adults vaccinated; Province opens vaccine access to all adults in some hot spot pharmacies
Ontario is reporting 2,864 cases of COVID-19 and over 47,800 tests completed. Locally, there are 803 new cases in Peel, 684 in Toronto, 285 in York Region, 133 in Hamilton and 125 in Durham.

Fri, 7 May 2021 21:25:03 EDT
Governments across Canada withholding COVID-19 data to regulate public reaction to pandemic, says access-to-information advocate
Said Sean Holman, an access to information expert and journalism professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary: “If they have more information than the public, then they can … have more control over the reactions of the public. That’s what’s...

Sat, 8 May 2021 14:20:10 EDT
Canada delivers ventilators, medical supplies to India as it battles devastating COVID-19 wave
A Canadian Forces plane touched down in COVID-ravaged India Saturday with 50 ventilators and other medical supplies.

Sat, 8 May 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Can Jason Kenney stare down Alberta’s COVID ‘compliance problem’?
People gathered outside the Whistle Stop on Wednesday afternoon to drink beer, eat burgers and show support for Scott after Alberta’s health regulator announced it was “physically” shutting him down after “several weeks” of trying to “wor...

Sat, 8 May 2021 09:00:00 EDT
A national online mental health portal had 1.2 million users in its first year. Is Wellness Together Canada here to stay?
Wellness Together Canada was created quickly by the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its launch, the online mental health care portal has been accessed more than three million times by 1.2 million Canadians.

Sat, 8 May 2021 07:00:00 EDT
13 of the week’s best long reads from the Star, May 1 to May 8, 2021
From Ontario’s ICUs to the province’s attempts at damage control, we’ve selected some of the best long reads of the week from the Star.



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