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Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:30:00 EST
Province releases updated guidance on ‘next priority’ for COVID-19 vaccines, including seniors over 80, and all Indigenous adults
“This WILL Save Lives,” wrote Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, who was critical of the province’s previous approach

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 20:19:00 EST
Peel to test all residents of Mississauga condo building after outbreak of B.1.351 variant
Five residents have so far been found to have the South Africa variant

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 20:30:00 EST
Bill Gates isn’t saying fighting climate change is easy, but in his new book, the billionaire offers up optimism and a plan
In ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, The Solutions We Have And The Breakthroughs We Need,’ Gates calls on rich nations and industry to co-operate

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:00:00 EST
‘Document dump’ of thousands of pages reveals federal government’s behind-the-scenes scramble on COVID-19
So far, more than 2,000 government records comprising many thousands of pages have been released — but paper avalanche could amount to “millions of pages”

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 08:10:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Average new US virus cases below 100K for 1st time in months; Ontario reporting 981 cases, 42 deaths; Province updates vaccination priority guidelines
Meanwhile, a northern Manitoba First Nation was waiting for confirmation Sunday from the National Microbiology Lab on whether multiple COVID-19 cases in the community are a contagious variant first discovered in the U.K.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:00:00 EST
Protesting for their prayers: Religious groups defy public health orders to continue worshipping
Across Canada, in-person services have become a flashpoint in the debate between the public’s freedom and the government’s right to impose restrictions for public health and safety

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:56:02 EST
Donald Trump sold his supporters on a big lie. What happens if Republicans let it define them?
Donald Trump’s supporters tried to overthrow the Congress to prevent a new president from taking office. If a majority of Republican members of Congress cannot condemn that what are they saying about how Trump and his followers should proceed in th...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 07:00:00 EST
Who was the woman in the concrete floor? The unanswered questions behind one of Toronto’s oldest cold-case mysteries
“This case has opened a lot of old wounds,” a detective told the Star in 1995. “What is amazing to me is the number of ladies that went missing in the 1940s. I’m just fascinated by it. I had no idea.”

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
A Toronto woman received a card from a secret admirer every Valentine’s Day for 60 years. Then a mysterious stranger showed up at her funeral
Meryl Dunsmore received her first card when she was 16. As the years went on, the cards were postmarked from Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and all over Europe.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
As Hazel McCallion turns 100, the boundary-smashing politician reflects on her legacy — and her love of Mississauga
The legendary former mayor of Mississauga is responsible for a lot of firsts in Canadian politics. Hazel McCallion’s secret? Confidence. ‘You have to feel like you can do anything a man can do,’ she says.



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