Toronto Star
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:26:00 EDTAt least 860 people have died of COVID-19 in Ontario hospital outbreaks. What we now know about the 'unmitigated tragedy’
Hospitals have been the province’s second-deadliest setting for COVID-19 outbreaks, behind long-term-care homes and ahead of retirement homes — but with little of the public reckoning seen in those sectors.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:07:00 EDTLiberals ask Toronto candidate to ‘pause’ campaign after dropped sexual assault charge was revealed
The Crown dropped the charge against Kevin Vuong after determining “it would not be in the public interest to proceed” with a prosecution.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:50:00 EDTAlthia Raj: Erin O’Toole has a big Jason Kenney problem
The Conservative leader must be wishing Alberta’s premier waited a few more days to announce sweeping public health changes and a mea culpa over COVID-19.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:59:00 EDTThe Kenney effect? Alberta premier’s COVID-19 reversal could see O’Toole’s Tories ‘bleed both to the left and right’ in election race, observers say
Major party leaders all had eyes on Alberta Thursday, after Premier Jason Kenney reintroduced restrictions in a stunning reversal of course.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:58:07 EDT‘Stunning collapse’ of hard seltzer sales turn fizzy category flat
Slumping sales and projections at two of North America’s biggest hard seltzer producers has some observers wondering whether the fizz has gone out of the booze world’s biggest fad of the last decade.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:19:02 EDT‘The traffic jams were enormous:’ Why Magna billionaire Frank Stronach wants to go big testing his tiny electric car ‘SARIT’ on the streets of Toronto
The three-wheeled ‘micromobility’ commuter car fits up to two people in it and would sell for about $5,000
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT‘They kicked me to the curb:’ Laid-off Ontario workers fight employers claiming constructive dismissal over emergency leave program
Employment lawyers say hundreds of laid-off employees are fighting employers over Ontario’s emergency leave program but it’s too early to tell whether these claims will be successful or whether the government’s emergency provision will protect ...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDTThese health-care workers have informed thousands of patients they have COVID-19. Why breaking the news is different in the fourth wave
For doctors and nurses who work on the COVID front lines, learning a patient is unvaccinated has become a new source of distress in a pandemic already filled with trauma and tragedy.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:35:00 EDTAs Alberta’s government takes heat over its handling of COVID-19, what will happen to Jason Kenney?
The premier’s latest actions in response to the pandemic have angered both those who wanted more health measures and those who wanted none.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:40:00 EDTWestern University bolsters security, launches sexual violence task force as disturbing details emerge of alleged assaults
Increased foot patrols, hiring more special constables among measures Western University is taking to try to keep students safe on campus after troubling start to school year.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:52:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario is reporting 864 COVID-19 cases; Top COVID-19 vaccines renamed in Canada
Meanwhile, the Nevada Hospital Association is urging people to avoid going to emergency rooms except in true emergencies due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:16:00 EDTFor Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the AL MVP window opens ever so slightly
Anything less than a Triple Crown won’t be enough to challenge Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani. But Guerrero couldn’t be hotter at the plate, while Ohtani has gone cold and might not pitch the rest of the way. If the Jays also make the playoffs...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDTWhat are the federal leaders promising this election? Use our tool to compare each party’s policies
We’ve analyzed the policies of the Liberal, Conservative, NDP and Green parties. Here’s what they’re pledging to do to address some of the biggest issues of the 2021 federal election campaign.
Wed, 1 Sep 2021 12:06:00 EDTAfter the debates, the polls have shifted. See who's winning with 4 days to go
The Signal, our 2021 Canadian Federal Election forecast tool, predicts the election outcome using a model that draws on hundreds of polls.