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Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
The science is clear: pregnant Ontarians should get the COVID vaccine. Why are so many rejecting it?
Pregnant people with COVID are at significantly higher risk of severe illness requiring hospitalization and intensive care. During the third wave, some Ontario hospitals saw more pregnant people in intensive care units than in the previous two waves ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Jason Kenney promised Albertans a referendum. It turns out the premier may be the real ballot-box issue
Alberta’s long-awaited referendum on equalization happens Monday. Experts say changing the constitution isn’t that easy, and a ‘yes’ vote may not stave off trouble for the premier.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Why Canada’s first big-city Muslim mayor, Naheed Nenshi, is leaving politics — for now
It’s been 11 years — and four states of emergency — since Nenshi shocked those inside Alberta and out by taking 40 per cent of the vote in Calgary, handily defeating the well-known alderman and former news anchor expected to beat him.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:00:00 EDT
OLG audit finds misuse of corporate credit cards, 46 per cent raises, and no comprehensive business case for modernization plans
The long-awaited audit comes more than two years after the government began its wide-ranging probe of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., a crown corporation that runs the lottery and oversees casinos.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Minister in Doug Ford’s government accused of using controversial new law to try to ‘silence’ grassroots groups
Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark filed a complaint with Elections Ontario last month, targeting two small community organizations in Kemptville.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:57:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: COVID-19 outbreaks reported in 47 Alberta schools; Ontario reports 443 cases, no new deaths
Meanwhile, Brig.-Gen. Bill Fletcher says 90 per cent of Canadian military personnel are now fully vaccinated.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 21:46:00 EDT
Kingston police declare homecoming gathering ‘aggravated nuisance’
Police officer injured as 8,000 revellers packed into the university district for the unsanctioned party Saturday afternoon.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Richmond Hill councillor must pay roughly $140,000 for recycling, compost bin giveaway, council rules
Carmine Perrelli said he was ‘fulfilling a need’ by hosting Enviro Day events in June where he promised residents he would exchange their broken recycling and compost bins for free if they sent him an email.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 19:32:04 EDT
Leafs notebook: Looser dress code suits Auston Matthews fine, and American invaders return to Scotiabank Arena
Said coach Sheldon Keefe on the new policy for game-day attire: “I’m more focused on how they’re performing when they’re in their equipment.”

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Nuit Regular, one of Toronto’s most widely recognized chefs, has changed the way people think about Thai food
“I love everything that Toronto offered me. Torontonians love Thai and that allowed me to showcase my food.”

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:00:00 EDT
The Parkdale Haunt — one of the world’s most popular horror-fiction podcasts produced right here in Toronto
Toronto creators of Parkdale Haunt share how their spoooooky series came to be — and what’s in store for the just-debuted season two



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