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Fri, 14 May 2021 20:58:31 EDT
Military officer overseeing Canada’s vaccine roll out steps down pending military investigation
Maj-Gen Dany Fortin left his assignment days before Canada was set to receive its largest shipment of vaccines to date.

Fri, 14 May 2021 20:15:00 EDT
If COVID-19 cases are falling in Ontario, why are so many tests still coming back positive?
How can Ontarians be sure the falling daily case average is truly good news, when the province is both doing far fewer tests, and still seeing an alarmingly high number of positives?

Fri, 14 May 2021 17:26:00 EDT
Donald Trump heralded ‘the dawn of a new Middle East.’ What happened?
Donald Trump’s Mideast peace effort has failed, Joe Biden is focused on domestic issues. Is there a place for America in finding peace? Edward Keenan writes.

Fri, 14 May 2021 21:25:00 EDT
Vaccine allocations for Toronto, Peel set to plunge with end of extra supply for COVID-19 hot spots
Ford government ignored calls from science advisory table, Toronto Public Health and local leaders to continue the extra supply to hard-hit health units, many in Toronto and Peel, for a total of four weeks. But Dr. Isaac Bogoch, a member of Ontarioâ€...

Fri, 14 May 2021 18:25:25 EDT
What happens after 75 per cent of us are vaccinated? Here’s what Ottawa says
On Friday, the federal government released guidance on what life in Canada might look like over the coming months as the pace of vaccinations increases. Here’s how that might look.

Fri, 14 May 2021 06:42:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Vaccine allocations for Toronto, Peel to plunge 40 per cent next week; Ontario reports 2,362 COVID-19 cases; CNE, Taste of the Danforth cancelled
Average daily COVID-19 case counts nationally dropped to fewer than 7,000 for first time since April; Quebec reports 838 new cases; mood in U.K. is jubilant as government looks to repeal most COVID-19 restrictions.

Fri, 14 May 2021 19:29:29 EDT
Toronto politicians plan to push for tough B.C. ‘renoviction’ bylaw
New Westminster’s bylaw eliminated the practice of landlords evicting people under the guise of making renovations only to rent their units out for far more money.

Fri, 14 May 2021 05:00:00 EDT
There’s no ‘silver bullet’ for fixing Toronto’s housing affordability crisis. But here are five ways to ease the pain
From taxes to zoning to line of credit rules, there are policies that could help make home ownership more attainable.

Fri, 14 May 2021 06:00:00 EDT
‘I feel helpless’ … Canadians with ties to Israel watch escalating conflict with dread
The latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caught Canadians who have ties with Israel by surprise and many say what everyone wants is peace.

Fri, 14 May 2021 06:00:00 EDT
‘This Eid is different:’ Palestinian Canadians mark major holiday with sombre reflection as Mideast violence intensifies
The Star speaks to Canadians concerned for family is Israel and Gaza.

Fri, 14 May 2021 20:54:31 EDT
As Toronto cancels major summer events, Calgary Stampede vows the show will go on — rodeo included
‘Expect fewer people, more space, but familiar Stampede experiences that just look different this year’

Fri, 14 May 2021 10:09:00 EDT
‘New information’ discovered in Barry and Honey Sherman murder case from previously interviewed witnesses
The information was provided to detectives after the release of Sherman police files last December in response to a Star challenge of sealing orders on police search warrant documents.



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