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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:21:00 EDTCOVID-19 waves could end in six to eight months — but only if vaccination rate goes up, Ontario’s top doctor warns
Ontario could be clear of pandemic waves by next spring if at least 90 per cent of people get vaccinated against COVID-19 soon, the province’s chief medical officer says — warning those refusing the shot are “playing roulette.”
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:30:00 EDT
How many lives did Canada’s COVID-19 Alert app save? This new study did the math
The analysis looked at data gathered between March and July of 2021.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:26:00 EDT
Toronto police make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory against protest from officers’ union
In a statement, Toronto Police Association President Jon Reid said the union “must make every effort to protect all of our members and therefore, does not support this mandatory vaccination announcement or mandatory disclosure.”
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:09:00 EDT
Erin O’Toole is so bad he makes Doug Ford look good, Justin Trudeau charges
Premier Doug Ford served as a political foil for Justin Trudeau on Tuesday as the federal Liberal leader targeted Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole in Ontario, a province where the Liberals need to gain more seats in their quest for a majority.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:39:46 EDT
Their wrenching messages to me lay bare Afghanistan’s nightmare. But already, the world is turning away
Even as Canada’s announcement that it would try to bring in 20,000 refugees was widely covered, we were all finding out that optics can be very different from what is actually happening on the ground.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:51:00 EDT
‘We only have one week left’: Canadians scramble to help get Afghans out of Kabul as Taliban refuse to extend Aug. 31 deadline for evacuation
Afghans, war vets and advocates fear the window to save those with ties to foreign forces and vulnerable to reprisals by insurgents will close in seven days.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:19:47 EDT
Erin O’Toole would support more choice in health care. Would he undo Canadian medicare in the process?
The Conservative leader says he would support privately led health-care “innovations.” Justin Trudeau says that means he “believes in a for-profit, private health care system.”
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:43:46 EDT
Trudeau’s housing crisis proposals won’t keep prices from rising, experts say
No big fix for affordability issues are seen in Justin Trudeau’s housing platform, though some of the ideas are seen as helpful — and some might make things worse.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:09:47 EDT
Federal parties spar over which of them can bring house prices down
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visited potential swing ridings in Hamilton on Tuesday as Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole made a pitch to voters in the same area from Ottawa.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Ontario’s labour ministry has rejected all teachers’ COVID-19 work refusals — and almost everyone else’s. Internal memos hint at why
During the pandemic, of the 44 work refusals filed in the education sector to date, none have been accepted, according to ministry data obtained by the Star. And just eight of 482 work refusals across the province have been accepted.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:06:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 486 new cases of COVID-19; Iran reports daily record for deaths; Quebec reports 345 new COVID-19 cases
Meanwhile, Scotland says it will hold a public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic by authorities, starting by the end of the year.