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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:41:54 EDT
Ottawa agrees to aid package with Air Canada worth up to $5.9 billion
Under the terms of the deal, Air Canada would have to refund fares cancelled flights as soon as April 30, as well as resume service on regional routes.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:25:00 EDT
Woman wrongfully convicted over flawed Motherisk evidence acquitted by Ontario court
Hayman’s case, unearthed by the Star in 2018 as part of its ongoing investigation into Motherisk’s flawed evidence, is emblematic of a scandal that devastated families.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:13:52 EDT
How could a serial killer prey on Toronto’s Gay Village for so long? A landmark report on Toronto police missing persons is set to be released
“My hope is the review provides answers about what the LGBTQ2+ community has long understood,” said Shakir Rahim of the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:14:00 EDT
‘It’s heartbreaking for students.’ Schools to remain closed after spring break, Doug Ford says
“Until we get the numbers in the community down ... bringing our kids back to a congregate setting in a school after a week in the community is a risk I won’t take.”

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 18:06:00 EDT
We’re tracking Ontario’s progress to vaccinating 40% of adults. Click here for the latest numbers
The Ontario government has pledged to vaccinate 40 per cent of adults by May 5. Here’s how that’s going so far.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:35:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Up to 50 children in GTA hospitals to transfer to Sick Kids; Ontario adding 350 ICU beds
Meanwhile: Hundreds of people gathered in Old Montréal Sunday in defiance of a new 8 p.m. curfew.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:15:00 EDT
Dozens of Laurentian University profs laid off as over 60 programs cut
Job losses come as the northern Ontario school restructures under creditor protection.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:30:00 EDT
COVID-19 permanently damaged his lungs. Now, this double-lung transplant recipient is ‘appreciating every moment’ he’s alive
Tim Sauvé was given a terminal diagnosis after contracting COVID late last year. But doctors at the University Health Network performed what they believe is Canada’s first double-lung transplant on a COVID patient, saving his life.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:26:52 EDT
Toronto judge was wrong to toss sex assault case because woman refused to testify via Zoom, court rules
The complainant in the 2020 trial was worried that her testimony would be recorded if she appeared remotely due to COVID concerns.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:45:52 EDT
Greenhouse gas emissions have held steady since Justin Trudeau was elected. His environment minister says that’s a good result
The latest tally of national emissions showed a slight increase from 2018 to 2019, when greenhouse gas pollution was just 1.1 per cent lower than it was in 2005.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:48:53 EDT
As Whistler launches vaccination push, experts say B.C. has a COVID-19 data problem
Data transparency is vital, the experts say, for building trust and buy-in from community members when they’re asked to adhere to travel and other restrictions

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:49:00 EDT
‘Aren’t we essential?’: Front-line workers say they’re left out of Ontario’s vaccine rollout
Ontarians who must go to work in person in vital sectors — from construction to public transit — might be waiting months for a vaccine, despite the risks of their position.



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