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Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:13:00 EDT
Patios can open this weekend in Toronto and Peel Region — but no haircuts
Ontario allows restaurant patios to open in Toronto and Peel and increases indoor dining capacity in areas outside of lockdown zones, raising concerns that could fuel the spread of COVID-19 after a scare at an Oakville steak house

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:38:00 EDT
COVID-19 overtime, teacher raises add thousands to Ontario’s ‘sunshine list’ of $100K earners
Pandemic overtime for health-care workers and one per cent raises for teachers — which doubled the number of educators earning more than $100,000 — have ballooned Ontario’s Sunshine List.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:06:00 EDT
The two Michaels have been reduced to pawns in a power struggle between China and the U.S.
By every indication, there is little at this point that Canada’s diplomats can do to help the two men detained in China, Edward Keenan writes.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
A child predator sting. A Canadian nuclear facility. And two men behind a ‘creep catch’ video who say bosses turned on them for exposing one of their co-workers
One ‘creep catcher’ had exposed two other co-workers in the past. A spokesperson for company CNL said protocols at the secure facility weren’t compromised and the company takes seriously the safety of its employees, the community and allegation...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:58:02 EDT
Erin O’Toole says the Conservative party ‘has to change’ to win
In a keynote speech to the party faithful on Friday afternoon, Erin O’Toole laid out some hard truths for a party that spent much of its modern existence in power under Stephen Harper.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:38:09 EDT
‘Maybe things have gotten too far’: Father accused of repeatedly, publicly identifying transgender child jailed until trial
Citing publication bans designed to protect the teen’s privacy and psychological well-being, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Michael Tammen ruled Friday there was “virtual certainty” that if the father were to be released, the breaches would continu...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:27:38 EDT
‘No evidence can help them:’ Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor will be found guilty by China, exiled lawyer says
Do not expect anything other than a guilty verdict in the trials of two Canadians set to commence Friday in China, says a former human rights lawyer from the country.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:36:00 EDT
Verdict in Michael Spavor’s trial will likely come from Beijing, not the court, lawyer says
The verdict in the opaque trial of Canadian Michael Spavor will likely be decided by Chinese government officials rather than the court that heard the case, says a lawyer who worked in China.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:55:00 EDT
Meng Wanzhou, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig: Here’s how we got here and what’s likely to happen next
Two years into the Chinese dentention of two Canadians, snap trials were announced this week. The back story on Canada’s role in a geopolitical flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:37:07 EDT
School boards are opting out of Grade 10 literacy test pilot, citing pandemic logistics, stress
EQAO is piloting digital version this year, but the Toronto, Toronto Catholic and other boards won’t participate.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:34:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario allows outdoor dining in Toronto and Peel; Province will start accepting vaccine appointments for those 75+
Meanwhile, officials for the Tokyo Olympics are ready to announce ban on fans from abroad.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Long-term-care homes needed staff during COVID-19. So they turned to gig workers. Inside the ‘Uber-ization’ of health care
Proponents see apps like Staffy as a modern solution for a sector besieged by staffing issues and pushed to crisis point by the pandemic. Critics say this model raises alarms.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 22:48:10 EDT
Maple Leafs find no break from their losing ways, have dropped six of seven games
The Leafs return after having most of the week off and promptly fall behind the Flames.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 23:07:11 EDT
Something is afoul for the Raptors as their losing skid hits seven against the Jazz
Despite their best all-around effort in about two weeks and the return of OG Anunoby, it was another failure down the stretch by the Raptors. It didn’t help that Utah shot 41 free throws to the Raptors’ 14.



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