While many parents welcome the return to in-class learning in parts of southern Ontario this week, others are worried about the spread of COVID-19 and the prospect of further disruptions to the school year.

The first cases of the variants first seen in Brazil and South Africa were confirmed by Toronto Public Health on Sunday. One of them was not linked to recent travel, raising fears of community spread.

New Democrat MPP Guy Bourgouin said Extendicare Kapuskasing should be placed under hospital management after a possible “variant of concern” was found at the home where 13 people have died.

There have been six health ministers over nearly 20 years, many echoing promises of change while staring ahead at a long-term care system that continues to founder with the same challenges.

Many believed Bill Belichick was the genius behind the New England football empire, and Brady just one of his many instruments, Damien Cox writes. They gave too much credit to Belichick and not enough to Brady.

The U.S. Senate is about to conduct its second impeachment trial for the country’s 45th president, and the country has never seen anything like it, Edward Keenan writes.

For some, a lack of representation in the city’s proclamations are a “stalling tactic” to addressing systematic racism and a failure to recognize Canada’s history.

Meanwhile, Iran has unveiled its second homemade coronavirus vaccine and says it has begun human trials, state TV reported Sunday.

Stars and fans alike couldn’t help but take to social media to talk about the artist’s performance.

Toronto-born R&B superstar brings it in a glitzy show that included hundreds of extras, a choir, and enough fireworks to light up the sky over Tampa Bay.