Toronto Star
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EDTGuns, gravel and old-fashioned hustle: The inside story of how Justin Trudeau stopped Erin O’Toole’s momentum and held on to power
This is a story of what went wrong and, in the end, what went right inside the Liberal campaign, and how Trudeau’s main rival failed in the bid to unseat him.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:08:56 EDTRichmond Hill doctor draws fire for reportedly handing out vaccine exemptions
Ontrario Ministry of Health calls for investigation after reports of large crowds seeking medical exemptions at a walk-in clinic on the weekend.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:00:00 EDTConservatives lock down member database as challenge to Erin O’Toole’s leadership grows
The Conservative party has locked its MPs and candidates out of its central voter database in a move that critics say is an attempt by Erin O’Toole to protect his leadership.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:38:00 EDTHere’s how Ontario’s new vaccine passport app works — and why businesses are concerned
Unlike the app developed in Quebec, the Ontario app is being developed is for businesses only, the government says. Consumers will have to download a new vaccine certificate, this one with a QR code.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EDT‘Erin led us to this loss’: O’Toole faces tough fight to save his leadership, Conservative insiders say
The near-unanimous consensus of Conservative insiders who spoke to the Star on Tuesday is that the Conservative leader will have a difficult fight ahead of him to maintain his grip on the party leadership after Monday’s election loss.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:34:00 EDTDisavowed Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong wins in Spadina-Fort York, says he will not step aside despite voters’ anger
Vuong was dropped by the Liberals just days before the election, after the Toronto Star revealed he had been charged with sexual assault in 2019, a charge later withdrawn by the Crown.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:42:00 EDTAlberta Premier Jason Kenney avoids a non-confidence vote — but some say the clock is ticking on his leadership
Kenney spoke to the president of the United Conservative Party on Wednesday and asked that the 2022 UCP annual general meeting take place in the spring and that the leadership review — already scheduled for that year — happen there.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 21:04:54 EDT‘Alberta is the canary in the coal mine’: How a province’s fourth-wave COVID nightmare is unfolding
As Alberta endures a punishing fourth wave, fuelled by lax public health measures and the super-spreadable Delta variant, doctors and patients are warning of ‘nightmare’ scenes as intensive care units are pushed to the brink.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:12:57 EDTDavenport riding still a nail-biter as vote tally favours Liberal incumbent
Davenport is the NDP’s last hope of winning a seat in Toronto in this election.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:06:42 EDT‘People were super patient’: Despite fears of backlash against business owners and staff, Torontonians take first day of vaccine passports in stride
Businesses across the city report smooth sailing — yet some are choosing not to open doors to patrons rather than enforce the passport. ‘Staff shouldn’t be expected to all of a sudden become bodyguards or enforcement officers.’
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:01:42 EDTMan accused of killing Toronto police Const. Jeffrey Northrup is released on bail
Northrup was run down in a city hall parking lot on July 2. It’s rare for a person accused of killing an on duty police officer to be released from custody. The judge’s reasons for releasing Umar Zameer, an accountant, are covered under a publica...
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:00:00 EDTHow Canada voted from coast to coast, in graphics
Liberals to form government. Check our graphics to see the results from coast to coast.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:20:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 463 new COVID-19 cases; Ford defends Ontario’s vaccine certificate system; Canada temporarily pauses deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines
Meanwhile, California is seeing lower coronavirus transmission than other U.S. states as virus cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19 decline following a summer surge.