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Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:00:00 EDTThis Alberta lawyer hired a private investigator to tail a judge. Who is John Carpay?
The spotlight was on John Carpay this week, after he admitted having a Manitoba judge tailed by a private investigator.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
How Ontario taxpayers likely lost almost $10 million on COVID-19 tests they’ll never see
At the urging of a team of conservative lobbyists, Ontario signed an $80-million deal to buy COVID-19 tests that hadn’t been approved or independently validated. Now the manufacturer is in creditor protection and still owes the province almost $10 ...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Why this Ontario residential school survivor keeps going back to the site of his suffering
Some residential school survivors want the buildings destroyed. But other survivors like John Elliott have voted to retain sites for educational purposes. Here’s how all survivors’ choices can be honoured.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Lytton was built on Kumsheen, and now the town is gone. In rebuilding, Nlaka’pamux people see an opportunity for reclamation
Hundreds of people living on reserves near Lytton also lost their homes in the devastating fire. Now, First Nations people in the area want to return the village to its roots.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:24:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: First COVID-19 case at Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village; Ontario reports 176 new cases, three deaths; Vaccinated visitors unlikely to spread COVID-19 across borders, experts
Meanwhile, France will allow international travellers who have had AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:00:00 EDT
It started with a nasty neighbour dispute. Now these Etobicoke tenants are suing Toronto police
Four tenants of an Etobicoke apartment building are suing Toronto police over a slow response to 911 calls in a dispute with an “assaultive” neighbour that resulted in a nearly decade long battle to clear their names.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:18:38 EDT
‘It’s more necessary than ever.’ The art of Olympic athlete mentoring is a delicate balance for Tokyo
What’s easy to forget in the quest for medals in Tokyo — chef de mission Marnie McBean, Lizanne Murphy and Monique Kavelaars say — is the resilience of the athletes. And the fact that no matter what restrictions are in place, it’s still the O...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:00:00 EDT
‘Why are they going to take our court from us?’ At an Etobicoke public housing complex, plans to displace a basketball court for supportive housing strikes a nerve
Tandridge Crescent residents grapple with a proposal to house the chronically homeless that would supplant the recreational facilities their young residents fought for in 2015.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 22:56:47 EDT
With 7,000 rabid Reds fans on hand, it’s home at last for Toronto FC
After some 498 days of waiting, Toronto FC hosted Orlando City SC to a 1-1 draw at BMO Field Saturday night — in front of actual humans. “It’s been a long year and a half,” TFC captain Michael Bradley told the club’s website ahead of the ga...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Sexual health and disabilities are not mutually exclusive. Youth say it’s time doctors and educators stop acting like they are
One expert told the Star that in her research she’s heard multiple stories of youth with disabilities “being asked to leave sex-ed classes in high school because it doesn’t apply to them.”
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:00:00 EDT
As Canada eases COVID-19 border restrictions, advocates say refugees’ travel is ‘essential’
With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing and up for renewal Wednesday, advocates say Ottawa must reopen the door to asylum seekers and sponsored refugees, the most vulnerable migrant group during the pandemic.