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Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:06:00 EDT
Masks on, schools told for September as long-awaited provincial guidance unveiled
School isn’t quite back to normal, but there are fewer pandemic restrictions than last year.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 17:56:33 EDT
Pharmacists scramble to use up expiring ‘liquid gold’ Moderna shots
Third doses for those who are immunocompromised among ideas being pondered to prevent wastage of thousands of expiring Moderna vaccine doses.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:03:00 EDT
This former undocumented migrant needed help to get to Oxford. Star readers responded
‘It is so uplifting. I’ve read each and every single message,’ says Almeera Khalid, who has the opportunity to do a postgraduate degree in forced migration and refugee studies at Oxford University this fall, in part thanks to Star readers who d...

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 11:55:26 EDT
Unvaccinated family or friends? An experts’ guide on how you can help build trust in COVID-19 vaccines
It may take several attempts. It may fail. But it’s important to try, and to help with these conversations, we’ve put together a basic guide on how to approach the topic, Amir Imani and Sabina Vohra-Miller write.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:55:00 EDT
What exactly did Joe Biden say to Justin Trudeau? That depends on who you ask
In calls between world leaders, it’s not always easy to tell how the discussion went, Edward Keenan writes.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 19:42:35 EDT
‘We need to speak up so people in Canada can hear our voice’: Afghan interpreters here break silence and ask Ottawa to save their families
For almost a decade, they’ve lived an invisible and unremarkable life in Canada for fear of reprisals from the Taliban for helping the Canadian Forces. On Tuesday, they broke their silence and staged a protest in Ottawa.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 18:59:00 EDT
Tokyo Olympics Day 12: Canada’s Damien Warner leads decathlon, ties his own world record in 100 m; Canada and Sweden ask IOC to move soccer gold-medal match due to extreme heat
Ongoing coverage of Team Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 15:40:44 EDT
Dave Feschuk: Canadian beach volleyballers go from blazingly hot to dumbfoundedly not in pair of Tokyo quarterfinal losses
Canada went from having two teams — world champions Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Parades, and Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson — remaining in the tournament to having none, ending shot at first-ever Olympic medal in women’s beach volleyb...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 01:25:00 EDT
WATCH: Jennifer Abel adds diamond engagement ring to silver medal from Tokyo Olympics
The Canadian diver had an unforgettable homecoming in Montreal this week.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 19:55:36 EDT
Canadian soccer women have come this far at the Olympics, coach says, they might as well go home with gold
Canada will have to reverse its last result against Sweden, a round-of-16 loss at the 2019 Women’s World Cup.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 12:17:27 EDT
What COVID-19 reveals about working women, migrant workers and the homeless: Read the exclusive Star series by Stephanie Nolen
Award-winning journalist Stephanie Nolen follows working women, migrant workers, asylum seekers and people with no place to “just stay home” as the virus surged. Through their pandemic year, Nolen charts what COVID showed us, and what we’ve cho...

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 05:40:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 164 cases Tuesday, 168 cases Monday; NYC to require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
Meanwhile, Florida leads the U.S. in another alarming coronavirus statistic: kids hospitalized with COVID-19.



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