Toronto Star
Sun, 16 May 2021 14:16:00 EDTOntario hit seven million vaccines — and counting — on weekend
Blitz of mass clinics and community hubs across province help boost numbers
Sun, 16 May 2021 17:07:00 EDTSummer camps for kids will go ahead, Premier Doug Ford promises
News comes as relief to Ontario parents, cooped-up kids and teens seeking employment
Sun, 16 May 2021 07:00:00 EDTThese are the Toronto neighbourhoods that have the highest and lowest vaccination rates so far
The rates range from close to 70 per cent in Kingsway South in Etobicoke to about half that in Kensington-Chinatown.
Sun, 16 May 2021 06:00:00 EDTJustin Trudeau won’t commit, but a top health adviser says Canada will need an inquiry into its pandemic response
A post-pandemic review of how Canada handled the health disaster should be led by international experts and should look at both federal and provincial gaps, says a leading doctor who is working closely with the federal government on its COVID-19 resp...
Sun, 16 May 2021 10:10:13 EDTPalestinian families and children are being killed. Why is it so quiet?
While death and suffering inflicted on Israeli civilians is as troubling as it is on the Palestinian side, any violent retaliation has to be viewed in context: Israel’s Defence Forces (IDF) is supported with billions of dollars of American aid, a p...
Sun, 16 May 2021 05:00:00 EDTWhat’s this hairdresser-turned-art gallery owner doing during the pandemic? His mother’s hair, of course
Jamie Angell’s Angell Gallery is celebrating 25 years since opening on Queen Street West.
Sun, 16 May 2021 17:28:23 EDTThe Raptors close out a lost season in Tampa. The end is also a beginning for Fred VanVleet
Whether Kyle Lowry returns or not, this will be VanVleet’s team next season. The 27-year-old guard is at a crossroads, and he’s ready for the next step.
Sun, 16 May 2021 05:00:00 EDTShort is sweet: Radium Girl author Sofi Papamarko shares her favourite Toronto short-story collections
“Toronto is a great city for short-story writers — and writers in general — because just about anything can happen here,’ says Papamarko, author of the debut collection ‘Radium Girl.’
Sun, 16 May 2021 11:00:00 EDTBad allergies this year? Blame climate change
Warmer temperatures mean that allergy symptoms are starting earlier and sticking around longer. At the same time, increased focus on possible COVID-19 symptoms mean we’re paying more attention than usual to our bodies.
Sun, 16 May 2021 10:00:00 EDTAn Ontario criminal lawyer killed at home with her husband. Why the prime suspect was a Satan’s Choice biker who once wrestled Hulk Hogan
The outlaw biker named Johnny K-9 died quietly at in a Toronto halfway house in 2007. The 1998 shotgun deaths of Lynn and Fred Gilbank remain unsolved.
Sat, 15 May 2021 06:00:00 EDTHow did Bill Gates end up owning $13 billion worth of Canada’s biggest railway?
The stunning divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates has put a spotlight on the former Microsoft CEO’s yen for massive Canadian investments. Here’s the inside story of how he got into them in the first place.
Sat, 15 May 2021 17:34:51 EDTDany Fortin’s sudden departure, investigation show military taking action on alleged misconduct, says expert
‘I think that in that sense, it’s quite positive, despite it happening to the person that was responsible for vaccine distribution at the federal level,’ said Charlotte Duval-Lantoine.
Sun, 16 May 2021 07:46:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario surpasses 7 million vaccine doses over weekend; U.K. says variant first identified in India is likely to become the dominant strain
Health Canada says up to 37 million doses of vaccine could be shipped in May and June, but only 20.3 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and 1.04 million doses of Moderna are confirmed.