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Sat, 4 Sep 2021 16:06:57 EDT
Parents ‘panicked’ as some GTA boards stick to learning model decisions made before latest COVID surge
Several school boards plan to offer families just one opportunity to switch between in-person and virtual learning during the upcoming academic year; and others will provide no scheduled chance for a transition.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Unvaccinated teachers in Ontario to be tested twice a week for COVID, some at pharmacies
School and child-care staff who aren’t vaccinated will need two rapid tests a week, with help from pharmacies until the program is fully rolled out.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 16:07:57 EDT
Liberal candidate Raj Saini drops out of federal election race amid misconduct allegations
Incumbent seeing re-election in Kitchener Centre accused of inappropriate behaviour towards female staffers

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 17:38:00 EDT
‘We couldn’t figure it out.’ Who was the Blue Jays’ mystery arm behind the hotel-room toss that went viral?
After the Star posted a video of a Jays fan catching a ball from the window of a Rogers Centre hotel room, it went viral and sparked an investigation: Who was the mystery man who made the perfect throw?

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
It’s the riding keeping the Greens from being a one-seat party. Can Paul Manly fend off the NDP and Conservatives in Nanaimo-Ladysmith?
It’s a rare three-way toss-up: In a riding with strong NDP roots and a Green incumbent, a split of progressives could hand a win to the Conservatives.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
With Ottawa’s Afghan evacuation flights ended, former interpreters and staff are stuck en route to Canada
For some Afghans who worked for Canada and made it out of the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, the journey to this country is far from over as they find themselves stranded around the world awaiting Ottawa’s response.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
No longer leader, Andrew Scheer still a force to be reckoned with in Saskatchewan Tory stronghold
He no longer has his party’s top job. Some have argued that he doesn’t spend enough time in his riding. Indigenous leaders also voice criticism. But does all that add up to Andrew Scheer being in danger of defeat?

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Too many Indigenous and Black people are in Canada’s prisons. Here’s how the parties will — or won’t — fix that
Bold reform is needed to tackle Canada’s long-standing problem of the overrepresentation of Indigenous and Black people in prisons, legal experts say.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Why Toronto’s Davenport riding represents a crucial tipping point for the Liberals and NDP
Between the incumbent Liberal candidate Julie Dzerowicz and NDP candidate Alejandra Bravo it’s a battle between different ways to make change.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
An historic Green win, then a defection, and now it’s up for grabs: Fredericton emerges as a tight three-way race
In Fredericton in 2019, a Green party candidate, Jenica Atwin, scored a shocking upset. Now she’s running as a Liberal against a former ally, and a Conservative who could benefit from a vote split.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 16:11:57 EDT
‘There’s no easy way up.’ Toronto’s Jason Payne, the only Black head coach in North American pro hockey, never gave up the fight
From the days when he rode the TTC to games in Mississauga, to establishing himself as a feared fighter in 14 years as a player, Payne has more than paid his dues. Now behind the bench in the East Coast Hockey League, he’s carved out a successful c...

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 21:48:00 EDT
Ontario Liberals blast Haldimand-Norfolk’s appointment of chief medical officer who questions COVID-19 lockdowns
Tweets posted by Dr. Matt Strauss shared with the Star show the region’s new acting medical officer has questioned the validity of lockdown measures.

Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:55:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 944 new cases and nine deaths; York Region implements new contact tracing rules for hosts
Meanwhile, some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.



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