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Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:59:00 EDT
‘Sunshine List’ shows more than 240,000 provincial employees made more than $100,000 last year
Ontario’s annual Sunshine List of public servants earning six figures has ballooned to a record 244,188, the provincial government says.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:09:00 EDT
One professor fired, others face discipline as universities enforce soon-to-expire vaccine mandates
As Ontario eases COVID-19 restrictions, universities are grappling with what to do about their own policies.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:06:00 EDT
Jagmeet Singh’s NDP has tied itself to the Liberals. Is the party ready for what happens next?
The NDP is choosing policy gains over partisan rivalry. How that impacts Singh’s leadership and the New Democrats’ electoral fortunes is an open question.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Insiders say Ottawa may add millions in funding to convince Ontario to join national day-care program
Ottawa is looking at spending hundreds of millions more to create additional child care spaces in a move to secure Ontario’s signature on the federal government’s national program, the Star has learned.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:55:10 EDT
Controversial Vegandale brand closes Parkdale shops due to COVID-19
Owner says the brand of vegan restaurants and stores that encountered community pushback lives on through its Vegandale Festival.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:30:00 EDT
Where’s the spring housing market going? Real estate listings are set to rise, amid signs the market is already cooling
Home listings are likely to rise with the temperature — how that will affect the market depends on what, where and when you’re buying.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:42:40 EDT
‘I just froze. It broke my heart,’ says Afghan émigré Roya Shams of Taliban’s decision to cancel girls’ higher education
Taliban rulers have decided against reopening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on their promise to the international community in order to appeal to their hardline base.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:28:11 EDT
‘Smacks of desperation’: Why Vladimir Putin is referencing J. K. Rowling and cancel culture to defend his war
Russian leader’s comments about the West could signal attempt to draw NATO into war.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:00:00 EDT
Liberals would hike Ontario’s minimum wage to at least $16, Del Duca says
An Ontario Liberal government would impose a “regional living wage” starting at $16 an hour and give all workers portable drug, dental and mental health benefits, the Star has learned.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:55:00 EDT
Canada takes aim at ‘ghost guns’ made with 3D printers
The widespread availability of printers that can make illegal guns is one of the biggest rising concerns of law enforcement in Canada and the U.S., Edward Keenan writes.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:57:41 EDT
The WHO doesn’t want the only Canadian-made vaccine. What does that mean for our 20 million doses?
The World Health Organization won’t OK the Medicago vaccine for international distribution because it’s part owned by Philip Morris. What use can be found for all the doses Canada has ordered?

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:43:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 667 hospitalized with COVID-19, 161 in intensive care
Meanwhile, Germany’s health minister said Friday that it’s too soon to declare a “freedom day” from COVID-19.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:03:54 EDT
Teammates, fans rally around Mark-Anthony Kaye after red card in Canada’s loss at World Cup qualifying game
To say the Costa Rican player embellished the contact from Mark-Anthony Kaye would be an understatement, but it was completely avoidable by the Canadian.



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