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Sat, 20 Mar 2021 07:00:00 EDT
They came to Canada as refugees. Now they’ve written the stories of the world they left behind — stories only they could tell
For two years, these Syrian newcomers attended a weekly writing workshop to put their personal stories on paper. Now, they are ready to have their story collection published in Canada.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
He disinfected subways, helped disabled adults and worked as a PSW during a COVID-19 outbreak. What one temp worker wants you to know about life on the pandemic front lines
Samuel Kisitu, a refugee claimant from Uganda, was sent on jobs few people wanted but everybody agreed to call “essential” — sometimes without any training. Part 3 of 3

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Overpriced housing is moving out of urban centres and into Canada’s small cities and towns. Here’s why we’re not ready for this
In Penticton, B.C., the housing crisis came into sharp focus this month as its city council voted to shut down an emergency homeless shelter as home prices in the area skyrocket.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
A realtor thrives, a linen-supplier struggles. Welcome to COVID-19’s unequal recovery
The post-pandemic economic recovery will be K-shaped, with some people experiencing a time of prosperity, while others will have years of continuing financial hardship,

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
They saw suffering and death and braved COVID-19 in long-term-care homes. Ontario nurses recount the horrors of the frontlines that left many with PTSD symptoms
An Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) survey sent to 3,300 members reveals devastating impacts the pandemic has had on long-term care nurses.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:20:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 1,829 COVID-19 cases, with 11 deaths; Spectators from abroad barred from the Tokyo Olympics; An interim audit is released about the failure of Canada’s pandem
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

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 19:36:00 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.

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.

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.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 22:12:27 EDT
Spezza scores. Hyman scores. Maple Leafs cling to top spot in the North before four-day break
The Leafs snapped a three-game losing skid and had lost six of seven. Now, a four-day break in the schedule.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 22:06:28 EDT
Rosie DiManno: Jack Campbell returns and saves the Maple Leafs. Maybe he should be No. 1 in net
A shutout when last Campbell was seen in the net three weeks ago, and shutout redux in his restoration. Cool, composed, agitation-quashing. Just what the blue and white need more of, Rosie DiManno writes.



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