Toronto Star
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:25:00 EDTCOVID-19 variants are making people sicker so much faster that some are dying at home, coroner says
In an alarming new trend, people are dying at home from COVID-19 as the third wave of the pandemic increasingly fills hospitals with patients who are younger and sicker.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:22:20 EDTCanada bans flights from India and Pakistan as COVID-19 surges across region
The Canadian government is banning all direct passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days as COVID-19 makes a deadly resurgence in that region.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:35:00 EDTThe ‘double mutant’ variant: what we know and don’t know about the COVID-19 strain found in B.C., Alberta and Quebec
The variant adding to India’s surge in cases has recently been discovered in Canada.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:55:00 EDT‘We made a mistake’: Emotional Premier Doug Ford apologizes for controversial COVID-19 restrictions
An emotional Ford apologized to Ontarians six days after announcing — and then quickly withdrawing — controversial measures like closing playgrounds and expanding random police checks.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:05:00 EDTAfter 13 exhausting COVID-filled months, how are you feeling?
We want to know what is bothering you, what is fuelling your anger and what can be done to make it better.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:24:00 EDTThink you’re in a postal code targeted for the COVID vaccine? Some GTA health units are prioritizing the hottest of the hot, for now
As local health units grapple with neighbourhood flare-ups amid vaccine shortages, some areas on the government’s original list of vaccination priorities will take a back seat.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:49:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Premier Doug Ford apologizes for initial move to close playgrounds, boost police powers; Ontario reports 3,682 COVID-19 cases
Meanwhile, the federal government is suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month as cases of COVID-19 surge in both countries; Ontario’s child-care workers demand vaccines as daycares remain open.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:06:00 EDTScenes from the ‘Hunger Games’ of trying to get a vaccine in a COVID-19 hot spot
Scarborough residents woke up early Thursday and headed to pop-up clinics to line up in the cold. The experience was full of disappointment, frustration and anger for many.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:42:00 EDTOntario is finally considering paid sick days. As doctors, these are the details we want to see in the plan
No details have been announced about Ontario’s move for paid sick leave for all, but as physicians, we have recommendations to make sure our most vulnerable workers don’t get forgotten, they write.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:30:00 EDTDownsview clinic lineup goes from nought to 600 in two hours after tweet about unused vaccines
Humber River Hospital tweeted that, despite having 600 available doses of AstraZeneca at the Downsview Arena pop-up clinic, there was no line. The shots were opened up to any resident of Toronto that was 40 years or older, regardless of area code.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:16:58 EDTComplainant in case of ex-chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said he told her he was ‘untouchable’
Maj. Kellie Brennan was testifying Thursday before the House of Commons standing committee on the status of women, which is probing sexual misconduct in the military.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:15:57 EDTWhy is a N.S. university giving Kyle Lowry an honorary doctorate? Everyone loves an underdog
‘When it’s official … I will not respond to anything other than Dr. Lowry,’ joked the Raptors star.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:00:00 EDTPing-pong, free food, beer on tap — but no support for Black employees. Tech companies are rushing to create new policies, but are they willing to do the real work?
Tech companies in Toronto have long touted perks like a stocked fridge to assuage employees. But after a solemn year of the pandemic and global Black Lives Matter protests, companies are hiring HR firms to add diversity and inclusion policies so they...