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Sat, 29 May 2021 19:39:00 EDTBruce Arthur: Ontario is replacing Dr. David Williams, its chief medical officer of health. Meet Dr. Kieran Moore
More than 15 months into the pandemic, Ontario is getting a new chief medical officer of health, the Star has learned.
Sat, 29 May 2021 19:50:00 EDT
Roberto Alomar responds to Toronto Star investigation, says he will ‘not engage in a trial by media’
Former Blue Jays great, already permanently banned by Major League Baseball, is facing new sexual misconduct allegations
Sat, 29 May 2021 12:23:00 EDT
Health Canada extends expiry date for thousands of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shots
AstraZeneca doses set to expire May 31 will now be good until July 1, a spokesperson for Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott announced Saturday.
Sat, 29 May 2021 09:35:00 EDT
Ontario’s Science Advisory Table recommends reopening schools on a regional basis
The science advisory table’s recommendation to reopen some schools on a regional basis comes after a request for advice from Premier Doug Ford.
Sat, 29 May 2021 21:49:22 EDT
One person dead, four hurt in Mississauga shooting, Peel police say
Police received reports of the gun shots around 7:20 p.m. Saturday near Glen Erin Drive and The Collegeway.
Sat, 29 May 2021 08:28:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario extends ban on recreational camping; Health Canada extends expiry date of thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines; Ontario reports 1,057 new cases, 15 deaths
Meanwhile, the cautiousness to emerge out of the pandemic has been dubbed by some as “restart anxiety,” and many Canadians are feeling it.
Sat, 29 May 2021 12:54:00 EDT
‘It’s obviously frustrating.’ Maple Leafs fall to Canadiens in overtime again. Next up: Game 7
If anything could go wrong, it did go wrong for the Leafs on Saturday night as the Montreal Canadiens, bolstered by their 2,500 flag-waving and incredibly loud fans, skated off to an overtime win in Game 6.
Sat, 29 May 2021 21:18:00 EDT
‘A sign of progress for our country.’ With fans at Leafs-Habs game, it felt like a pivotal moment in Canada’s battle against COVID-19
While this was a pivotal NHL playoff game between two historic rivals, it was better for the Canadian psyche to see the beginnings of our return to normal at the Bell Centre, on a Saturday night, in a game between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto M...
Sat, 29 May 2021 23:27:00 EDT
Rosie DiManno: Everybody knows the deal. The Leafs are on the ropes, hoping to avoid a Game 7 knockout
Four hundred and nineteen minutes into this infernal series and the Leafs are right back where they started. But it doesn’t feel like hockey equilibrium, not one bit. It feels like slouching toward disaster, Rosie DiManno writes.
Fri, 28 May 2021 22:00:00 EDT
The remains of 215 children have been found. Now, Indigenous leaders say, Canada must help find the rest of the unmarked graves
Ry Moran, founding director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba and a member of the Red River Métis, said that as many as 400 unmarked burial locations are believed to exist across the country, of which ...
Sat, 29 May 2021 11:00:00 EDT
‘In the end, Bell always wins’: Why did the CRTC backtrack on its bid to lower wholesale internet rates?
In a confusing and technical decision, the regulator largely reverted to the higher rates from years ago. After years of hearings, rehearings and reams of costing reports, the new rates are actually the old rates.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:00:00 EDT
We spent a day inside Brampton Civic Hospital. From the ER to the ICU, exclusive photos reveal the harsh realities of COVID’s brutal third wave
Brampton Civic is among Ontario’s hardest-hit hospitals caring for a crush of COVID-19 patients. The Star got unprecedented access to see what it’s like to work in a hot-spot hospital only just pulling back from the brink.