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Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:52:00 EDT
Several countries have made vaccines mandatory for health-care workers. Why not Canada?
In some countries where vaccines are widely available, governments have started imposing mandatory vaccination policies for health-care workers. Why hasn’t that happened here?

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:31:00 EDT
‘Vaccine certificate’ with access to perks for the double-vaxxed touted by science table as way for Ontario to accelerate the jab
Vaccine certificates could enable the reopening of high-risk settings sooner and/or at increased capacity, brief from Ontario’s Science Advisory Table says.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Inside the busted dreams and court fights surrounding a Markham developer with ties to more cancellations than builds
Developer Shaji Nada says he is spending millions of his own money to repay deposits because he is committed to doing “the right thing.”

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:17:00 EDT
Dozens arrested after protesters, police clash as city removes encampment at Lamport Stadium
Scuffles break out, 25 arrested after police move in to clear people out of the homeless encampment in the park.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:24:00 EDT
Border crossings to the U.S. remain closed, and frustrated travellers can’t blame Canada
Justin Trudeau has been criticized for Canada’s tight restrictions at the U.S. border, but the finger of blame is pointed pretty squarely in the opposite direction now, Edward Keenan writes.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:25:00 EDT
Struggle for control of Green party heads to court
Two days after Annamie Paul applauded the abrupt halt of threats to her leadership from top officials in her own party, the Green Party of Canada filed an application in Ontario Superior Court on Wednesday that seeks to revive them.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:15:00 EDT
Rio swimming sensation Penny Oleksiak is driven by the doubters. She was one of them, after all
The Toronto swimmer says she “struggled with having ‘Olympic champion’ attached to my name.” Now she’s ready to do it again in Tokyo.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:13:00 EDT
Be cautious with back-to-school plans, Ontario elementary teachers union urges
Responding to pediatric report, Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario urges the province to “implement necessary safety measures” to prevent possible COVID-19 outbreaks in the fall.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:10:00 EDT
Today's coronavirus news: Ontario teachers’ union urges caution in back-to-school plans; U.S. land border closed to non-essential travel until Aug. 21
Meanwhile, U.K. border officers have been directed to stop routinely checking whether travellers from many countries have tested negative for COVID-19, British media reported Wednesday.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:18:00 EDT
This retired professor has a ticket to follow Wally Funk, 82, into space. How the billionaire space race is redefining ‘astronaut’
Wally Funk, at 82, became the oldest person ever to go to space this week and one Manitoba retiree, set to board a future flight, says it provides a unique opportunity to show that it’s not just athletic jet fighter pilots that can achieve their dr...



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