Toronto Star
Mon, 3 May 2021 20:15:04 EDTWhich COVID-19 vaccine should you get? Canada’s expert panel says, ‘That depends ...’
Questions about COVID-19 vaccinations are all taking on new urgency as the national rollout picks up speed this week, Tonda MacCharles writes.
Mon, 3 May 2021 18:45:00 EDTMy first shot was AstraZeneca. Can I get Pfizer for a second dose? A U.K. study could give guidance this week
An Oxford study is primarily researching the potential risks or unwanted side effects of mixing different types of vaccines for first and second doses. Some hope it could explain if mixing vaccine types could make our immune response stronger.
Mon, 3 May 2021 17:10:00 EDTLong-term-care minister won’t say sorry for Ontario’s ‘slow and reactive’ COVID-19 response
Refusing to apologize for what a scathing report called Ontario’s “slow and reactive” response to the deadly threat of COVID-19 in nursing homes, Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton says she did not expect “a 100-year pandemic against ...
Mon, 3 May 2021 05:00:00 EDT‘Damage control’: Internal emails show how Ontario officials reacted when class sizes were criticized by teacher
Education minister’s spokesperson defends province’s COVID-19 safety measures and vows to “continue to implement strict measures to protect our schools and our province.”
Mon, 3 May 2021 17:22:00 EDTWant to find the nearest vaccine site to you? They developed a way to deliver the info straight to your phone
Inspired by a tweet showcasing a similar program in the U.S., Zain Manji and Ashish Yelekar set out to add another tool to the vaccine “toolbox.”
Mon, 3 May 2021 12:01:53 EDTLiberal MP drops F-bomb amid opposition questions over defence committee cancellation
The meeting at the House of Commons standing committee on national defence was set to resume debate on a motion calling for Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify.
Mon, 3 May 2021 10:41:00 EDTDid you miss out this morning? You weren’t alone as site crashes, technical errors and long lines marked the opening of vaccine booking for people 18+ in Ontario hot spots
Many people were reporting more than an hour wait time just to access the booking portal, with tens of thousands of others already in the queue.
Mon, 3 May 2021 18:02:14 EDTVaccination clinic in the works as active Ontario Food Terminal COVID outbreak rises to 30 cases
The outbreak spread among staff and vendors at the largest distributor of fruits and vegetables in the country, despite pleas from businesses to bring in a vaccine clinic two weeks ago
Mon, 3 May 2021 06:15:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario may shorten interval between vaccine doses as more supply expected; Province opens COVID-19 vaccine bookings to hot-spot residents 18 and older
Meanwhile, The Toronto District School Board says summer school will be fully online.
Mon, 3 May 2021 18:23:00 EDTFacebook and Google should pay for news. Just don’t forget about us, independent media outlets say
As Ottawa plans to make Facebook and Google pay for journalism in Canada, independent media outlets want assurances they’ll get a seat at the table and that the money will go to creating journalism jobs.
Mon, 3 May 2021 18:39:02 EDTOttawa insists its new internet law won’t mess with your TikTok posts. Opposition MPs want a second opinion
The federal government does not want to “regulate your cat videos” on social media, says a Liberal member of the embattled Canadian Heritage committee that’s working on Bill C-10.
Mon, 3 May 2021 22:19:06 EDTWhat an illegal pandemic rodeo in Alberta says about Jason Kenney’s rough political ride
Premier’s condemnation after two days of festivities raises questions — and points to the urban-rural political divide over COVID-19 restrictions.