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Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Front-line fast-food workers have taken the brunt of bad behaviour during the pandemic and it’s affecting their mental health
The strain of being young and powerless is taking a toll as racialized women experience harassment, verbal abuse and blatant racism in the workplace, and fear repercussions if they speak up.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:30:00 EDT
Battleground B.C.: Can Justin Trudeau’s announcements this week actually move the electoral needle?
It seemed like the PM was kicking off the next election as he announced $3.2 billion over five years for child care in B.C. and $1.3 billion in federal funding to extend rapid transit even further into the Lower Mainland.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
The awful toll of B.C.’s deadly heat wave laid bare: Hundreds dead, paramedics on stress leave and citizens asking — what went wrong?
Claims of chronic understaffing, a report that warned of heat wave deaths in 2019 — B.C. is looking for answers after some people were left on hold with 9-1-1, and waiting hours for an ambulance.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:53:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 179 new cases, 8 deaths; Ontario movie theatres facing ‘arbitrary and unreasonable’ reopening restrictions; Tokyo records most virus cases in two months
Meanwhile, California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday from the CDC.

Fri, 9 Jul 2021 16:17:00 EDT
First stage of Canada-U.S. border reopening still leaves a lot of people stranded
This was a big week for many Canadians who live in the U.S., because for the first time in about 16 months they were able to visit home without quarantining for two weeks. But there are still many more who cannot cross and when that will change is an...

Fri, 9 Jul 2021 21:23:00 EDT
As restrictions lift and vaccination diminishes the threat of COVID-19, life returns to Toronto, the city that always sleeps
If falling cases and rising vaccines rates continue, Ontario could move to a form of post-pandemic normal sometime in August.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 12:39:45 EDT
Paul Mariner, former TFC head coach and England striker, dies at 68
He had been battling brain cancer.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:30:52 EDT
‘It’s been highly restrictive.’ The Canadian women’s basketball team gets an early feel for Tokyo Olympics life
National team members certainly aren’t living the high life at a pre-arranged camp in Kariya City, less than two weeks before the Olympics begin. They hold team meetings in hallways and dining rooms, and the only real interaction is at practice.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:36:50 EDT
Dave Poulin: The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t cheat their way to the Stanley Cup. Get over the salary cap thing
Like it or not, they are deserving of their rewards, winning in two of the most challenging seasons imaginable. Dismiss the thought that they’ve only won because they somehow circumvented the cap rules, Dave Poulin writes.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:00:48 EDT
Euro 2020 final preview: English fans feeling hope, joy ... in spite of our better instincts
As England, looking to end a wee drought that’s lasted since 1966 (sound familiar Leafs Nation) lines up against Italy, the emotions are all over the place.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:08:51 EDT
Dave Feschuk: From the Raptors to the Bucks and Suns, no one rules the NBA without a little luck
Given how the pandemic has coincided with a seeming epidemic of injuries among NBA alphas — a record 10 all-stars have missed time during the post-season — there are those chalking up the ultimate winner of the ring to the luck of the injury lott...



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