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Mon, 31 May 2021 21:23:00 EDT
‘No words, just cries’: In Kamloops, calls for healing, calm — and accountability for 215 children lost
Under a blazing sun and against a steady beat of drums, a small group of young Indigenous adults formed a semi-circle around a small, wooden classroom chair and led the couple of dozen observers present in songs of mourning.

Mon, 31 May 2021 19:09:00 EDT
Insiders say Doug Ford is looking to dump lockdown critics as he shuffles cabinet that’s ‘too white and too male’
Premier Doug Ford is considering a major revamp of his cabinet as the one-year countdown begins to the June 2, 2022 election, the Star has learned.

Mon, 31 May 2021 12:36:00 EDT
‘Emotional ... beautiful’: From shoes by statues to teddy bears on porches, memorials for 215 Indigenous children stretch from coast to coast in Canada
Across the country, flags have been lowered to half-staff at federal, provincial and municipal buildings and vigils are being held amidst calls for the government to provide resources to seek out what are likely many more unmarked burial sites connec...

Mon, 31 May 2021 12:21:00 EDT
Under fire over Indigenous children’s mass grave, Trudeau defends his government’s work on reconciliation
Discovery of mass grave of Indigenous children underscores need to continue work on reconciliation Trudeau says

Mon, 31 May 2021 18:59:52 EDT
Ottawa should help international effort to determine COVID-19’s origin, says former Canadian envoy
Canada’s former ambassador to China, Guy Saint-Jacques, is calling on the federal government to review its intelligence and publicly put pressure on the Chinese to help determine the exact origins of COVID-19.

Mon, 31 May 2021 18:43:52 EDT
Could Toronto’s patios open before June 14? The Ford government is not ruling it out
Following decision to allow 550 fans to attend Leafs game, restaurant and bar owners are hopeful they’ll be able to welcome fans — and other customers — sooner than anticipated too.

Mon, 31 May 2021 20:26:00 EDT
Survivors helping survivors: residential school hotlines flooded with calls after Kamloops mass grave discovery
The Indian Residential School Support Society out of B.C. has run its crisis line for almost two decades, supporting survivors and their families as they began to tell their stories of trauma. Its support workers have faced a flood of calls.

Mon, 31 May 2021 05:49:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 916 COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths; 550 vaccinated front-line health-care workers invited to attend Game 7 of the Leafs-Canadiens series
Meanwhile, almost 194,000 vaccine doses administered in Toronto last week, Ontario sets vaccination policy for nursing homes requiring workers to present proof of vaccination.

Mon, 31 May 2021 17:02:49 EDT
Doug Ford urged to let people go to more businesses, not just hockey games
With Ontario’s stay-at-home order expiring Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford’s move to allow 550 fully vaccinated health care workers into Monday’s Leafs-Canadiens NHL playoff showdown is fuelling demands for more businesses like restaurant patios t...

Mon, 31 May 2021 18:12:00 EDT
Another playoff collapse ends Maple Leafs season in heartbreaking fashion after Game 7 loss to Canadiens
“We’re obviously devastated, disappointed.” The best Leafs team assembled in the Brendan Shanahan era lost in the opening round of the round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Again.

Mon, 31 May 2021 22:03:00 EDT
Bruce Arthur: Beyond the Leafs: It’s an all too-familiar-story in another one-and-done season
Collapses come in different flavours. Some traditions endure.

Mon, 31 May 2021 22:35:00 EDT
‘What’s 17 more years?’: What they’re saying about Leafs loss to Canadiens in Game 7
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t made it past the first round of playoffs since 2004, as the team endures another annual loss this year.

Mon, 31 May 2021 22:02:00 EDT
Rosie DiManno: These Leafs should have been choke-proof. In the end, another Game 7 eclipse will haunt their dreams
They thought they’d got it right, finally, those responsible for constructing a squad that seemingly lacked nothing. Glitzy offence, a stabilized defence, a ripened superstar core. All erased in one godforsaken encounter with the lowly Habs, Rosie ...



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