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Sat, 5 Jun 2021 18:20:01 EDT
Canada-U.S. families split by COVID-19 push for easing of border crossing restrictions for loved ones
Many Canadian and American citizens who have family just across the border, and who, before COVID-19, were able to visit their family often without a hitch, plead with governments to ease border crossing restrictions

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDT
This Roberta Place personal support worker was one of the sickest COVID-19 patients in Ontario. Here’s how doctors saved him
Edwin Ng’s luck, a surgeon’s instincts, and a series of medical triumphs — including a double-lung transplant — led to an unlikely tale of survival for the 48-year-old worker in the Barrie long-term-care home ravaged by a deadly variant.

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Internal emails show confusion and dismay over Ottawa’s glowing online profile of John A. Macdonald
There is a “deliberate, systematic exclusion of Indigenous and non-white communities and perspectives” on the Canadian government’s web page about Confederation, which should be removed in its entirety, according to an internal memo obtained by...

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 15:58:00 EDT
Toronto-area COVID-19 hot spots are slipping in vaccination rates compared to non-hotspot areas, new data shows
Even as municipalities, neighbourhood agencies and local hospitals go to extraordinary lengths to reach deep into communities, experts say efforts need to be even more targeted to overcome access barriers.

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EDT
‘It tore our humanity apart’: What life was really like at the Kamloops residential school
Survivors are sharing their personal stories in service of a broader aim: to get public officials to provide the support necessary so that all unmarked burial sites in the country are identified and remains are honoured.

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 08:11:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 744 new cases and 24 deaths; New York case count hits new low; Calgary closes church; virus turns tourist haven, Old Montreal, into violent district
Meanwhile, All residents of Quebec’s senior care system are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the province’s seniors minister said Saturday.

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Zoom meetings aren’t fun any more and workers have had enough — here’s what some companies are doing to help
“The only time you’re that close to each other is if you’re about to have a fight or you’re about to mate,” says one expert. Here’s what employers are doing to combat the draining mental toll of virtual meetings.

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Hamilton’s LGBTQ communities have long fought a lack of support from police and the city. Now they are headed to the human rights tribunal
After a 2019 confrontation with extremist protesters at their Pride celebration, Pride Hamilton says police delayed response to the conflict because of Pride’s mandate that police not to participate in their event.

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 15:35:00 EDT
‘There is no fear of this crime’: Another alleged gas-and-dash death renews calls for mandatory prepayment in Ontario
Scarborough gas station owner Rajan Khanna estimates he’s made hundreds of reports to Toronto police about people driving off without paying for fuel at his Danforth Road-area gas station.

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Campaign celebrates access to nature for racialized Torontonians — ‘to show that green spaces are not just white spaces’
“Many people see nature as a neutral space that’s open to everyone,” said Jacqueline Scott. “And while it’s true there isn’t usually any barbed wire preventing racialized people from accessing it, our findings show there are quite a few s...

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Will the new mortgage rules tame Canada’s overheated housing market? Experts surveyed by the Star say they doubt it
The new rules do make it harder to qualify for a mortgage — but several economists say they don’t expect that to put the brakes on our revved-up housing market.

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 13:57:18 EDT
Toronto police break up large crowd gathered at Riverdale Park Friday night
In a video posted to Instagram, a masked DJ is seen playing music while a crowd dances. Some people are wearing masks, while others are not.



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