Toronto Star
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 EDTCanada made a promise to keep migrants locked up only as a last resort. A new report shows what really happened
The number of immigration detainees in Canada, including adults with mental health issues and toddlers, has grown despite Ottawa’s promise to “enhance alternatives” and make it a last resort, says a new report.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:14:00 EDTBurn in the U.S.A.: Canadians who got the AstraZeneca vaccine can’t see ‘Springsteen on Broadway’
Only FDA-approved vaccines will be accepted at the first Broadway show since the pandemic began. Experts say there could be more problems ahead with vaccines approved in some countries and not others.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDTWhat really happened to Nathaniel? The babysitter said he collapsed. Then all eyes turned to his parents
In Strathroy, in southwestern Ontario, toddler Nathaniel McLellan mysteriously went limp at his home daycare. Doctors, who saw no major external trauma, tried to save his life, but they were seeing a case that didn’t make sense. Kevin Donovan inves...
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:02:00 EDT‘Allegations that were so racist, so sexist’: Green leader slams top party officials — but the future of her leadership remains unclear
Green Leader Annamie Paul is refusing to back down from a faction of top officials she says perceive her as a threat to her party’s continued success — but the fate of her leadership in the weeks ahead remains unclear.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:38:00 EDTFeeling heat on MZOs, Ford government says it will add 6,000 acres to Ontario’s Greenbelt
Over the past year, the Star has written extensively about the Ford government’s prolific use of MZOs, a tool which takes precedence over any local or regional council planning decisions and can’t be appealed.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:22:37 EDT‘Please don’t give up,’ Toronto’s public health chief tells people scrambling to get second-dose vaccine appointments
While vaccine demand remains high, so does the threat from the highly contagious Delta variant that has delayed Britain’s reopening plans.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 21:53:00 EDTA missing man, a massive fire and a hunt for a suspected killer have this Manitoba community on edge
RCMP say Eric Wildman, 34, is suspected of killing his neighbour.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:18:00 EDTIn meeting with Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden sends a message to ‘rogue nations’
The U.S. president sees Russia and China as authoritarian giants that increasingly threaten the liberal democratic world order, Edward Keenan writes.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:37:37 EDTWas it just a busy NBA news day, or was it a day that could change franchises, if not the game?
Chris Paul and COVID. Kawhi and the Clippers. Coaches past and present. If it was just news, there sure was a lot of it.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:29:00 EDT‘A slap in the face’: Millionaire casino exec and wife plead guilty to crashing Yukon COVID clinic — fined less than cost of chartered flight
Rod and Ekaterina Baker sparked worldwide scorn after flying into remote town for vaccinations.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:18:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Quebec reports 153 new COVID-19 cases as border with Ontario reopens; Fully vaccinated Albertans can win travel prizes
Meanwhile, despite COVID-19 cases falling across Ontario, the remote northeastern First Nation of Kashechewan has seen a troubling surge in the disease.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:10:00 EDTVinay Menon: Her Ellen DeGeneres interview confirms it: Salma Hayek is turning into an owl
Most of Hayek’s interview with DeGeneres was about her beloved pet owl, Kering. But pay close attention to the way Salma’s shoulders barely move. Then count the number of times her head almost does a 360. See how her arms rise and fall like wings...
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:31:00 EDTWere the other boat’s lights turned off? O’Leary trial focuses on witnesses’ memory of deadly Muskoka crash
“To my recollection the lights were never off,” passenger Susan Auricchio testified Wednesday, only later to concede that dark surveillance video of Lake Joseph that night did, indeed, appear to show those lights switch off before the crash.