Toronto Star
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:08:00 EDT‘It defies logic’: Americans want to know why Canada won’t reopen the border now
Canadians are not alone in their desire to see the border reopened. Americans feel the same way and don’t understand what’s taking so long, Edward Keenan writes.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:50:00 EDTOntario moves up second shots of COVID-19 vaccine in Delta variant hot spots including Toronto, Peel
Ontario is moving up second doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna in areas of the province where the more highly contagious Delta variant poses a bigger threat.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:48:10 EDTSparring MPs, shifting sides, a scathing report: Can a federal election be far behind?
Any premise the crisis created by COVID-19 is the preoccupation of Parliament has vanished with a series of cascading events: allegations the Liberals’ entire agenda is being deliberately driven off the rails, a scathing ethics report, an MP crossi...
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:21:00 EDTPremier Doug Ford invokes notwithstanding clause to limit electoral spending of unions
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have invoked the Constitution’s “notwithstanding” clause for the first time in Ontario history in what his Tories claim is a bid to curb outside influences on elections.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:14:00 EDTPeel police investigating burning of Pride flag near local school as ‘hate-motivated’
Video circulating online of the Pride flag being burned was said to have been recorded by students from Cawthra Park Secondary School in Mississauga, the school said.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:11:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario speeds up second vaccine doses for residents of Delta hot spots; Alberta moves to Stage 2 of reopening plan; Air Canada to recall 2,600 workers
Meanwhile, national health expert group expresses concern about provinces’ COVID-19 reopening plans.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDTLack of warning signs on alleged London attacker show how radicalization can happen in the dark, experts say
When someone is accused of extremist violence, people expressing shock that someone they know could be accused of such an act misses the point, according to terrorism researchers.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:49:09 EDTDivorce documents describe accused London killer as ‘angry’ and ‘combative’ years before attack
Records from his parents’ divorce shed light on Nathaniel Veltman’s background, but offer no clear explanation for why he allegedly ran down a family because of their Muslim faith.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:50:00 EDTErin O’Toole is talking about Islamophobia. Has he changed his tune?
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole was clear this week in denouncing Sunday’s London attack as an act of terror that was linked to a rise in Islamophobia. Were his remarks a departure from the party’s past?
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:42:43 EDTWith patios set to reopen, Toronto restaurateurs worry about staff shortages, high food prices
It’s a common refrain from restaurant owners across the city, as patios are allowed to open, giving them a lifeline after being closed on and off for over a year: Customers will come back, but staff shortages, higher prices from produce and meat su...
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:45:43 EDTWelcome to Euro 2020, where there are almost as many hosts as hopes
France is the favourite, Portugal is looking to repeat and North Macedonia ... well, not every team has a realistic shot
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 20:20:44 EDTNorthern Ontario health unit locked down for two weeks due to Delta variant, ‘alarming’ surge in new cases
The northeastern Ontario health unit will open up second doses to anyone who got a first shot on or before May 9, in an effort to protect against the more contagious Delta variant.