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Thu, 13 May 2021 21:15:00 EDT
These students were promised vaccines at their Toronto school. They lined up before dawn but turned out to ineligible
About 90 teenagers aged 16 and 17 were denied a jab at a clinic hosted by Michael Garron Hospital at a Scarborough school gym after the school was shipped Moderna, which is not approved for under-18s.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:42:00 EDT
‘The beating heart of the House of Constantine’: Toronto ballroom organizer and founder Danger Providence dies at 37
He founded the House of Constantine, a group of ballroom performers part of the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance.

Thu, 13 May 2021 20:07:00 EDT
AstraZeneca shipment in storage as provinces mull how to use vaccine linked to rare risk
Provinces, including Ontario, hit pause on the British vaccine this week, because they have concerns about a statistically extremely small risk those inoculated could develop a rare blood clot. It’s not clear how the latest shipment will be used.

Thu, 13 May 2021 18:22:21 EDT
Students will continue to learn online ‘for time being,’ Doug Ford says
Premier says doctors, teachers and unions will need to find ‘consensus’ if any schools are to reopen.

Thu, 13 May 2021 12:53:11 EDT
‘Devastating news’ for thousands as Greyhound Canada permanently shuts down across the country
Company closes up shop in Canada and kills remaining routes in Ontario, Quebec, leaving one Torontonian feeling ‘confined to my city.’

Thu, 13 May 2021 11:01:00 EDT
Canada is now vaccinating a higher proportion of its population daily than the U.S. Are we going to hit a wall?
It may be a burst of endorphins after many Canadians have spent months looking south of the border with envy — but experts say the American example shows the challenge to come

Thu, 13 May 2021 23:33:56 EDT
Toronto police perform daring rescue for person in crsis
Police held on to a hanging man for 12 minutes from the eight floor window of a highrise.

Thu, 13 May 2021 17:40:00 EDT
Heritage minister “looking at every possible idea” to make digital platforms pay for using news
Legislation laying out the government’s plans to make big tech companies like Google and Facebook pay for Canadian journalism may be delayed until the fall, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault signalled on Thursday.

Thu, 13 May 2021 05:41:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 2,759 new COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths; province extends stay-at-home order until June
Meanwhile, Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations.



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