Toronto Star
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 22:55:00 EDTPolice say killing of Muslim family in London, Ont. was ‘planned, premeditated act motivated by hate’
Just hours into the investigation, police called the deaths both horrific and “intentional” — a swift declaration that’s prompted grief and fear for Muslims in London and across Canada.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 18:57:00 EDTFiera Foods ‘partner’ plant convicted over deaths of two temporary workers
A North York industrial bakery has been convicted for violating workplace safety laws following the 2018 and 2019 deaths of two temp-agency employees at its facilities and fined $700,000.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:20:00 EDTOntario begins reopening the economy on Friday
That’s three days earlier than planned thanks to soaring vaccinations that have topped 10 million doses and a steady decline in case counts to 525 new infections Monday.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 20:28:33 EDTThis Northern Ontario health unit has the most COVID cases per 100,000 in the province and won’t be reopening Friday
Porcupine, a massive area in the northeast, is seeing outbreaks in Timmins and in remote Indigenous communities.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 19:22:00 EDTOttawa finally deletes online profile of John A. Macdonald that made no mention of residential schools
A biography of John A. Macdonald was removed from a government website over the weekend, eight months after the Star first reported that it contained no mention of the role of Canada’s first prime minister in creating the country’s residential sc...
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 21:19:00 EDTPressure mounts for Ryerson University to change its name. What will it take for that to happen?
A Ryerson University task force reviewing the legacy of the school’s namesake said Monday it would not speed up its work despite calls for immediate action.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 18:26:51 EDTAs patios and stores get set to reopen Friday — hair salons and gyms ask ‘why not us?’
‘It feels like the places which are being the most careful and responsible about things are the ones being punished the most,’ says one small business owner, who runs a gym and a hair salon.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 06:26:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Talks underway on how to reopen Canada-U.S. border; Ontario to begin reopening Friday; Ontario reporting 525 COVID-19 cases
Meanwhile, a new study published Monday found mental health visits by new mothers in Ontario increased 30 per cent during the pandemic compared to previous years.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 17:56:29 EDTToronto Public Health revokes citywide order limiting in-person school attendance
The order prohibited Jewish Orthodox schools — like Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah — from operating religious services for children, which resumed Monday morning.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 16:08:00 EDTAlberta Premier Jason Kenney ‘sincerely apologizes’ for meeting held at Sky Palace
Kenney said he chose to move a meeting with several senior leaders outside last week because he believed that doing so would be in line with the government’s lockdown rules, although he conceded that there may have been times when participants were...
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 18:24:00 EDTOttawa and the provinces are talking about how we can reopen the Canada-U.S. border
Talks are underway between the federal government and the provinces on how to reopen the Canada-U. S. border with the current closure order set to expire in two weeks.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 19:24:00 EDTWhy does Justin Trudeau’s government continue to fight Indigenous compensation claims in court? ‘I can’t make sense of it,’ top advocate says
The Liberal government’s continued signals that it won’t drop its legal battles against residential school survivors and First Nations children show that the politicians tasked with handling reconciliation in this country aren’t taking it serio...
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 20:00:00 EDTToronto Maple Leafs Blowers? Jimmy Fallon challenges fans to ruin sports teams with one word
Jimmy Fallon offered a sports spin to an ongoing Twitter challenge, asking fans to ruin a sports team by adding one word to its name. He received thousands of replies in the hours following.