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Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:00:00 EDTWhy are Canadian police using expired blood collection equipment in DUI investigations?
The use of expired equipment compromises the integrity of investigations, experts say.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 09:00:00 EDT‘I had no idea that I built a bad guy’: Three artists talk about the John A Macdonald statues they made — and what’s happening to them
Defaced. Knocked down. Decapitated. Taken away. Artists Mike Halterman, Ruth Abernathy and John Dann talk about statues and monuments amid the outrage over residential schools
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:17:32 EDTThere were more than 800 reversed overdoses in Toronto’s shelter system last year. A new database shows which shelters were hit the hardest.
The city released data on overdoses by location dating back to 2018. But where residents are dying — with at least 79 deaths in the system in those years — is kept under wraps.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 00:00:00 EDTMeet the Afghan Canadian artist who created this year’s World Refugee Day emoji
Afghan Canadian artist Hangama Amiri is sharing more than her design for UNHCR’s World Refugee Day emoji on Twitter, but also her journey for a home and peace here after years of displacement and family separation.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:36:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 530 new COVID-19 cases; Canada to donate 13 million surplus vaccines doses to help poorer countries
Meanwhile, school districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:34:00 EDTWatch: England and Netherlands live up to the Euro hype | Headers and Footers
Headers and Footers host Brendan Dunlop recaps Holland’s thrilling win over Ukraine, North Macedonia’s historic debut and chats all things England with Kristian Jack.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDTWhy Elene Lam founded Butterfly, a grassroots group that speaks up for Toronto’s Asian and migrant sex workers
Butterfly helps workers access health and legal services, organizes English classes and ‘know your rights’ workshops, and translates city bylaw information.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDTThis Toronto businessman turned to Lego to combat stress. Now he owns one million pieces
Raymond Girard rekindles the joy of childhood through building skylines from building blocks.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDTThis nearly 50-year-old Etobicoke pizzeria counts Leafs personnel and figure skating stars as fans
Since 1972, Etobicoke’s Il Paesano has been serving up classic Italian pizza.
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:00:00 EDTRefugee group hopes to push Canada to ban goods from Xinjiang
A refugee support group has filed a court application to try and force Ottawa to stop the import of goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region unless it is proven the items were not made using forced labour.