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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:00:00 EDTAs Trudeau considers closing Ontario to overseas students, Ford says he made no ‘formal request’ for that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will address a surprise request by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to suspend the arrival of international students into the province.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:15:00 EDT‘Next time, Ontario must be ready,’ concludes Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission
Premier Doug Ford’s goverment was “slow” to react to the threat of COVID-19, and this condemned thousands of vulnerable residents in unprepared nursing homes to “a parade of sickness and death.”
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:41:00 EDTThe Blue Jays and MLB cut ties with Roberto Alomar after sexual misconduct investigation
Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar said in a statement that he is “disappointed, surprised and upset with today’s news.” The Jays will remove his name from the Level of Excellence and take down his banner at the Rogers Centre.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:28:53 EDTFormer Durham deputy police chief faces disciplinary charges laid by Ontario police watchdog
Uday Jaswal’s lawyer alleged the watchdog is not impartial and said his client will “answer these allegations in due course.”
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:28:00 EDTWhat would Joe Biden call Doug Ford’s paid sick days?
The pandemic has shown us that the structures that allow society to operate include a lot more than just roads and bridges, Edward Keenan writes.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:46:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 3,887 COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths; Doug Ford asks Trudeau to stop international students coming to Ontario
Meanwhile: A southwestern Ontario golf course has been charged after it opened up for business illegally, despite provincial COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:00:00 EDTRecording captures Green leader venting frustration with party executives: ‘I really am struggling to understand why this is happening’
Green Leader Annamie Paul vented frustration with how top party officials were preventing her from making key decisions in the first months of her leadership, according to an audio recording of an internal meeting that was obtained by the Star.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:50:54 EDTCanada preparing to send COVID-19 supplies to India
Canada is poised to pull supplies from its COVID-19 stockpiles and ship them to India to help that country cope with the ravages of a severe outbreak.