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Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:54:00 EDT
Tokyo Olympics Day 9: Penny Oleksiak becomes Canada’s most decorated Olympian; Abel eighth in springboard diving; 14 participants lose credentials for breaking COVID-19 rules
Ongoing coverage of Team Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 22:44:25 EDT
Bruce Arthur: Penny Oleksiak is Canada’s most decorated Olympian after medley relay bronze. Swim medals are the new normal
Six medals in Tokyo after six in Rio. As a swimming nation, Canada has evolved into something small but mighty, Bruce Arthur writes.

Sun, 1 Aug 2021 00:00:26 EDT
Canadian women a long way from Tokyo podium in basketball after digging a hole they can’t get out of
Canada is 1-2 after the preliminary round and hoping there’s some math that will get them to the quarterfinals.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:16:19 EDT
Rosie DiManno: The women’s 100 metres in Tokyo ended with Elaine Thompson-Herah’s celebration. It might have cost her a world record
Thompson-Herah beats compatriot Fraser-Pryce and leads a Jamaican sweep of the podium.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Can your workplace make vaccination mandatory? Experts say most can, but they must be careful about how they terminate workers who refuse
With no guidelines, individual business owners are being forced to come up with a confusing patchwork of policies on workplace COVID-19 vaccination. Leaders say it’s time for government to step in.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 06:00:00 EDT
New CDC data a ‘game-changer,’ warns head of Ontario science table
Dr. Peter Juni says CDC data suggesting vaccinated people with breakthrough infections can easily spread the virus underscores the importance of indoor masking and other public health measures in the fall and winter months ahead.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:00:00 EDT
When COVID hit, Canada got people off the streets and into housing. Will it end homelessness for good?
Canada’s pandemic response got many homeless people off the streets and into housing. It showed what works – and how much we need to do to make the fix permanent. Part five of a series.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:00:00 EDT
For years, she lived undocumented and in the shadows. Now this U of T student has a chance to study at Oxford — if she can find the tuition money
Almeera Khalid’s lived experience as an undocumented person steered her interest in policies that create precarious migrants. She’s accepted by Oxford’s postgrad program in forced migration and refugee studies, but needs help.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:58:22 EDT
Toronto Carnival still has the Caribbean “spirit,” even with a cancelled parade
The Caribbean Carnival was without a parade for the second straight year due to the ongoing pandemic. Now, in Step 3 of Ontario’s reopening, Carnival has pivoted to several events over the last few weeks to ensure the spirit of the festivities cont...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:41:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 258 cases of COVID-19 and more than 19,100 tests completed; New CDC data underscores need for continued indoor masking, head of Ontario’s science table says
Meanwhile, the pandemic has left asylum-seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants in the lurch — and when it comes to vaccination rates, they’re being similarly affected.



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