Toronto Star
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:02:00 ESTTop Ontario doctor grilled about why he didn’t go public with concerns over Doug Ford’s lockdown response
Ontario’s chief medical officer faced pointed questions about his handling of COVID-19 from a commission investigating the pandemic, including why he didn’t “stand up” and go public about concerns over Premier Doug Ford’s relaxed triggers f...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:00:00 ESTTop law firm apologizes after Black History Month statements draw fire
Praise for athletes and daughter’s ‘well brought up’ friend have Gowling vowing to do better.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:35:00 ESTThunder Bay could see renewed lockdown as COVID-19 case numbers surge
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and a total of 315 active cases. Schools are also set to move online.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:09:00 ESTRisk of a third wave of COVID-19 grows as infections rise and variants spread
The recent decline in COVID-19 is over with infections on the rise again and while the more contagious variants are spreading slower than first feared their presence is being seen more and more, public health officials say.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:09:00 ESTOntario law would restrict election spending by third-party groups, double donation limits for individuals
The Progressive Conservative government is proposing major campaign finance changes, doubling the annual donation cap to $3,300, extending per-vote subsidies for political parties, and limiting the spending of third-party lobby groups.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:49:00 ESTElection law gives name and address of every Canadian voter to white nationalist party
The leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party has been accused of anti-Semitic hate crimes, but gets to issue tax rebates for donations to his cause.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:35:00 ESTToday’s coronavirus news: Worst-case scenario modelling projects 4,000 cases a day by end of March, fuelled by variants; Ontario reports 1,138 more cases, 23 deaths, including three in long-term care
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged sharing coronavirus vaccines with a number of friendly countries that have given favours to Israel in the past.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:55:00 ESTCOVID survivor Mary Peel turns 106 on Wednesday. Her family planned 106 surprises for her
Family members hatched a plan: for each year Mary brought joy, love and warmth to the lives of others, she would receive a card in the mail. Younger family members took to social media to spread the word.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:21:00 EST‘I know most good things come to an end’: The sports talk duo Tim and Sid bid farewell
They have been at each other’s side for almost two decades. Now, Seixeiro is off to Breakfast Television while Micallef works with new friends.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:00:00 ESTThe rise of eating disorders in pandemic isolation
Digital culture has long had an impact on our relationship with our bodies. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has fed into that too.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:49:00 ESTU.S. Secretary of State’s first ‘trip’ to Canada will be a virtual one
Zoom meetings are a reality with which many of us in North America have become all too familiar, Edward Keenan writes.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:51:12 ESTSomebody stole Jagmeet Singh’s bike
It’s very sad.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:25:00 ESTErin O’Toole’s path to power narrows as Jagmeet Singh rules out supporting the Conservatives
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told the Star’s editorial board Thursday that he “absolutely” won’t work with O’Toole’s Conservatives if they win the most seats but fail to get a majority in the next federal election.