Toronto Star
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 18:57:00 EDTGreen Leader Annamie Paul muted in virtual meeting as she argued against sweeping cuts to party staff
The Green party leader was muted during a virtual staff meeting, which was held to announce cuts to nearly half of the party’s employees ahead of a potential federal election.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:42:05 EDTOntario’s top doctor issues a ‘call for arms’ to get vaccinated
New statistics show 83 per cent of Ontarians who became infected with COVID-19 recently had not been vaccinated, chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore says in his latest please for people to get their shots.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 14:12:00 EDTOntario’s education minister and top doctor are confident students will be back in schools in September
Education Minister Stephen Lecce is confident Ontario schoolchildren will return en masse to classrooms after the summer break thanks to the province’s rapidly increasing vaccination rates.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:31:00 EDTEleven cases of COVID-19 Lambda variant confirmed in Canada: What you need to know
Public health officials in Canada are “monitoring carefully” as cases of the Lambda “variant of interest” have begun to show up in Canada.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:21:03 EDTMary Simon is exactly the kind of person the office of governor general needs, Indigenous advocates say
Mary Simon is an excellent choice to navigate the complicated and at times painful dynamic of Crown-Indigenous relations, Indigenous advocates said, describing her appointment as governor general as a major step forward.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:34:54 EDTMary Simon named Canada’s 30th Governor General, the first Indigenous person to hold post
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement this morning, saying she’s a person who understands what it means to take on real issues and create positive change.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:52:00 EDTEx-Montrealer, 66, identified as victim of building collapse in Florida
Global Affairs Canada confirms one Canadian has been found after a condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla., in Miami-Dade county. At least three other Canadians remain unaccounted for.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 13:44:00 EDT‘The end goal is one day there will be no children in care.’ First Nation that found hundreds of unmarked graves signs deal to take back its child-welfare system
‘Every day we will roll up our sleeves to make sure that every child, when we call them home, they know where home is. And that is Cowessess First Nation,’ Chief Cadmus Delorme says.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:33:00 EDT‘Stay away from ConnectTO’: Toronto is building its own broadband network and anti-poverty groups want to make sure big telecom isn’t involved
Anti-poverty group ACORN rallies to demand that internet service providers like Bell and Rogers be barred from bidding on Toronto’s municipal broadband program
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 22:20:00 EDTWatch: Italy beats Spain in penalty shootout to reach Euro 2020 final
On Headers and Footers, host Brendan Dunlop recaps an incredibly entertaining Euro 2020 semifinal with Nicky Bandini, at Wembley Stadium, after Italy defeated Spain in a penalty shootout.
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 05:43:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 164 new COVID cases and additional 80 cases from 2020 after data cleanup; 83% of Ontarians infected recently were unvaccinated
Meanwhile, coronavirus deaths in Russia have hit another daily record, with authorities reporting 737 more fatalities amid a rapid rise in infections.