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Thu, 12 May 2022 19:05:11 EDT
Politicians of all stripes are being pounded by disinformation and conspiracy theories. What can Canada do?
Canada is still charting how it plans to rein in an onslaught of disinformation, as other nations have taken steps to address it head on.

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:58:00 EDT
Liberals fire another candidate after NDP reveals he used slur on Facebook
Steven Del Duca had pledged to drop Alec Mazurek if the revelations were true.

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:26:00 EDT
Doug Ford can bring crib notes to a TV debate. His rivals say they don’t need them
As first disclosed by the Star, the Progressive Conservative leader’s demand that he be permitted his binder at Monday’s televised debate has been met by the broadcast consortium.

Wed, 11 May 2022 17:49:00 EDT
Calls for his death were hurled at Singh, on top of ‘traitor’ chants, by protesters during stop in Peterborough
“It was very aggressive, very violent. It was very tense.”

Thu, 12 May 2022 23:19:10 EDT
The Leafs and Lightning are going to Game 7 after OT thriller in Tampa
Tampa’s Brayden Point ends the suspense in overtime and sets up a winner-take-all showdown at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.

Thu, 12 May 2022 14:15:00 EDT
Kendrick Lamar’s new album ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ arrives at midnight. Here’s everything you need to know
The 34-year-old rapper is set to release his fifth studio album on Friday — his first release in half a decade. It’s one of the most highly-anticipated musical events of the year.

Thu, 12 May 2022 17:50:00 EDT
Mountie facing investigation after video shows officer ‘striking’ man under arrest in northern Alberta
RCMP senior management have spoken with local Indigenous leaders about the incident, said Chief Superintendent Sean Curry.

Thu, 12 May 2022 18:53:00 EDT
One million deaths later, the United States is still not over COVID-19
An incalculable loss continues to grow, Edward Keenan writes.

Thu, 12 May 2022 17:22:41 EDT
Thousands of Toronto students ditching virtual learning for 2022-23, returning to classroom
Registration for virtual learning next fall at Toronto’s public and Catholic school boards drop dramatically

Thu, 12 May 2022 18:55:40 EDT
Canadian bank regulator hints it could change mortgage ‘stress test’ rules before year’s end
This Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions could make “adjustments” to its mortgage qualifying rate before the end of the year. Brokers say that makes sense in a cooling market.

Thu, 12 May 2022 18:30:00 EDT
COVID wastewater signals rising at two Toronto plants but stable across GTA, decreasing in Ontario
The Star’s signal map uses data sourced from each GTA public health unit, showing trends in sewersheds or wastewater catchment areas.

Thu, 12 May 2022 05:00:00 EDT
How Freedom Mobile disrupted the Rogers, Bell and Telus ‘oligopoly’ — and why the Competition Bureau wants to save it
The Competition Bureau wants to block the entire $26-billion deal for Rogers to acquire Shaw because plans to sell off some of Shaw’s wireless business are not good enough to save the deal.

Thu, 12 May 2022 12:57:00 EDT
Nathaniel McLellan manslaughter case moving forward after multiple delays
Meggin Van Hoof has been charged in the 2015 death of toddler in Strathroy. A judicial pre-trial has now been scheduled.

Thu, 12 May 2022 06:28:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 175 people in ICU and 1,451 COVID hospitalizations
Meanwhile, Ontario is reporting 175 people in ICU due to COVID-19 and 1,451 in hospital overall testing positive for COVID-19; as the U.S. passes one million deaths from COVID-19, President Biden calls it an “irreplaceable loss.”

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:00:00 EDT
From poisoned pie to oiled-up train tracks: How ‘partisans’ are fighting a war of sabotage for Ukraine
Resurrected tactics and mythology of old wars have freedom fighters sowing chaos and destruction in occupied territory and Russia itself.



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