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Sat, 9 Jul 2022 18:09:26 EDTRogers outage leads to questions about compensation and competition as service rumbles back to life
Fury continues to be aimed at the telecom company while CEO Tony Staffieri blamed “a network system failure.”
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 07:00:00 EDTShinzo Abe’s assassination shows once more the courage of this fragile thing called democracy
The very different fates of Japan’s former PM and Britain’s Boris Johnson remind us of what it takes to be out in the street as a politician today.
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 07:00:00 EDTSupermarkets are hiking prices faster than necessary — and profiting from inflation, Star investigation suggests
As food prices have risen, so have the profits at Canada’s three largest supermarket chains.
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 08:00:00 EDTHas Alberta found its new political darling in Pierre Poilievre?
Pierre Poilievre — “more authentically Albertan than Harper or Kenney” — looks poised to win over Conservative power base. It could help him become PM.
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 10:00:00 EDTWhen is online content harmful? Experts aren’t sure and that spells trouble for Ottawa
The diverging findings come after the federal government carried out a controversial consultation process on online harms legislation last year
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 08:00:00 EDTCity auditor flags overbilling concerns on traffic sign contract
Auditor general Beverly Romeo-Beehler detailed complaints dating back to 2016 about city sign contracts worth millions.
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 13:53:23 EDTPolice identify 18-year-old victim fatally stabbed in North York
Police are asking anyone with cellphone video or photos to come foward to police or make an anonymous tip.
Fri, 8 Jul 2022 17:48:00 EDTMassive Rogers outage is why Canada needs more competition in telecoms, critics say
The disruption of services comes as Rogers is trying to win regulatory approval of its $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 07:00:00 EDTThere will be breaking news at the Paris Olympics, and it just might include a Canadian medal or two
They took the dancing out of break dancing and turned it into an Olympic sport.
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 08:00:00 EDTIn ‘The Rehearsal,’ Nathan Fielder’s surreal comic genius takes a metaphysical turn
As a meditation on the futility of methodology itself, “The Rehearsal” may be a masterpiece. The glorious paradox is that the more Fielder feels out of place, the closer his comedy gets to its sweet spot.
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 06:00:00 EDTA visit to Banff 40 years ago sparked a lifelong enchantment with the outdoors for one Star reporter
I think bonding to the natural world requires being exposed to the outdoors in a meaningful way at an impressionable age. That is why I believe so deeply in supporting the Fresh Air Fund, writes reporter Francine Kopun