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Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:00:37 EDT
Chinese state-controlled news outlet claims simultaneous release of the two Michaels and Meng was coincidence. Experts say that’s not the case
Experts told the Star they are unsure of the veracity of the claims the Michaels signed attestations of criminal wrongdoing. It may well have happened, they said, but likely under duress.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:19:33 EDT
Canadian once detained in China says healing process for the two Michaels begins now
The healing process took months for Kevin and Julia Garratt, but he said they got by through sharing their story and doing normal things again, like grabbing a coffee with friends.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:11:00 EDT
An Ontario nursing shortage has been predicted for years. Now, it’s turned into a ‘mega crisis’
There was a nursing crisis in Ontario before the pandemic. Now more than one in 10 nurses, in the early stage of their careers, say they will leave the profession when COVID is over. What will that mean for health care?

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:42:28 EDT
Video shows group of people trying to enter Eaton Centre without masks after anti-vaccine rally
Toronto police have arrested and charged a man and a woman with assault in relation to the incident.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:54:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 653 new COVID-19 cases; Experts say Ontario case rates lower than expected due to public health measures
Meanwhile, the U.K. government is counting on vaccines and “common sense” to keep virus at bay as winter appraoches, bringing the threat of a new surge.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
‘I felt like a lost soul again’: A visit to decimated Laurentian U finds faculty, students paying a steep price as the school drowns in debt
The Sudbury university is under creditor protection in court. With dozens of programs cut and 130 faculty let go, students returned to class this month in an uncertain climate, while laid-off professors and those who remain wonder what the future hol...

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Pouring water on the FIRE movement: Experts say retiring at 35 is impossible for most — and even if you can, the cost is high
The stories of people who have scrimped and saved to retire early sound idyllic. But financial experts say the goal to retire at 35 is not attainable for a huge part of the population. Rosa Saba explains why.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Remembering Patricia Crum, who as Patricia Snell sang with the Canadian Opera Company and enjoyed a career filled with high notes
Lauded soprano Patricia Snell was a major force in the Toronto opera scene of the 1950s

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
In a classic 1978 photo, a group of Indigenous kids marvelled at the sights when they travelled to the big city for the time
On their first trip to Toronto, Indigenous kids from Muskrat Dam giggled when they saw themselves on TV

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Six things to do this week to welcome in autumn
From a driving tour through thousands of jack-o’-lanterns to a stroll through the Kensington Market Art Fair, there’s plenty to do this week in the GTA

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:41:28 EDT
Merkel's bloc stumbles badly in Germany; horse-trading ahead

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:26:32 EDT
Why the Leafs need more William Nylander on the power play
Taking better advantage of Nylander’s lethal one-timer and knack for puck possession could go a long way toward solving the club’s problems with the man advantage.



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