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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:27:00 EDT
‘Justin Trudeau does not do shakeups’: Liberals tell rattled candidates to hold the course as campaign trail gets bumpy
Those running the national Liberal campaign are sending a clear message to any nervous candidates: Keep calm and campaign on.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:57:38 EDT
Peel police used force against Black people 3.5 times more often than population share: Police data
Adjusted for the size of each racial group, the data from police “use-of-force reports” shows Black people were subject to force an average of about five times as often as white people.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:41:42 EDT
Indigenous historian greets Ryerson University’s plan to change its name with profound relief
The university’s board voted to make the historic change after a report from a special task force recommended it do so.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:16:00 EDT
Toronto city employees could be fired for not being fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The city’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees, published Thursday, allows for some limited exceptions.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Liberal plan to ban blind bidding for homes ignites real estate skirmish
Ontario Real Estate Association and Toronto board come out swinging, but several in real estate industry say blind bidding artificially inflates prices — and it’s time for the practice to go.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:58:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 678 cases of COVID-19, no deaths; TDSB requires staff to get vaccinated; Toronto, Peel, health units want provincial certificate
Meanwhile, U.K. gives Canada the green light for travel; a man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions has been sentenced to just over six years in prison for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:29:00 EDT
Ontario fought against treating COVID-19 as an airborne threat in hospitals — and won. With the fourth wave bearing down, was that the right move?
What’s changed, and what hasn’t, in the debate that will affect how we will protect ourselves from the spread of the Delta variant.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:11:00 EDT
Appointments for jabs have skyrocketed. Is B.C. proving that vaccine passports are the answer?
British Columbia says it has seen a significant increase in young people looking to get vaccinated since it announced vaccine passport plans this week.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 EDT
When it comes to empathy for the unvaccinated, many of us aren’t feeling it
With even burned-out health professionals struggling with emotions, and a polarized debate, how do we begin to heal?

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:17:00 EDT
How should Canada and other nations now deal with a ruling Taliban regime?
Canada and the international community need to shift gear to engage the Taliban and negotiate for the protection of vulnerable groups left behind, observers say

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:40:31 EDT
Focusing on Maryam Monsef’s comments on the Taliban is a distraction from what Canada should care about: protecting Afghan lives
I am troubled by Monsef’s word choice; she is a federal cabinet minister who should’ve been more careful. But I’m much more troubled by the way Canadians responded to her, Fatima Syed writes.



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