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Canada s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead

TORONTO In its 26 years of existence, officers with Canada s largest... and killed anyone and no officer has died in the line of duty, despite...
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Do chants of defund the police help or hinder campaign for change?

TORONTO As... for an anarchic state free of law enforcement, with no... words said Black Lives Matter Toronto co founder Sandy Hudson in... there are too many...
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Jordan Peterson says I m back to my regular self after drug dependency

TORONTO Jordan Peterson, the controversial University of Toronto psychology professor and famed self help guru, ... for the June 30 episode of The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast, ... food. Benzodiazepines...
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Millions of dollars in COVID-19 fines disproportionately hurting Black, Indigenous, marginalized groups: report

... the way for further racial profiling and discriminatory policing of groups including people of colour, those with precarious housing, recent immigrants, youth, members of the LGBTQ community, as... policing, ”...
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COVID-19 vaccine may not work in older people, experts say

TORONTO A... who are most at risk of suffering complications and dying... them. Speaking at the House of Lords science and technology... has been at the...
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Some health services adding COVID fee as more businesses reopen

TORONTO As... the move may deter clients. University of Toronto finance professor Lisa Kramer explained that... to help cover the cost of personal protective equipment PPE , ......
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Margaret Wente resigns from fellowship at Toronto s Massey College after backlash

TORONTO A... a prestigious position at a Toronto college sparked an outcry of opposition has resigned from.. Massey College, which is part of the University of...
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Toronto s Massey College reviewing Margaret Wente appointment amid campus uproar

TORONTO The appointment of former Globe and Mail... a senior fellow position with Toronto s Massey College is... the school, affiliated with the University of Toronto,...
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Canada s pandemic lockdown worked, says infectious disease doctor

TORONTO Lessons must be learned out of Canada’s response to the... has only seen a fraction of the illnesses and deaths... is testament to the success...
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Totally unacceptable: Most independent investigators white, former officers

The majority of independent investigators delving into... men who are former police officers. Seven provincial independent investigation... Columbia also provided the number of investigators in their units... a visible...
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Name dropping Dundas Street

Andrew Lochhead is the type of person who likes to know where the names of things come from. A... Viscount Melville, obstructed the abolition of slavery — led him......
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If my kid gets sick at daycare, do I have to quarantine? A pediatric infectious disease specialist explains

... what entering the second phase of reopening after COVID 19 lockdowns... You can read a recap of all of the questions we’ve answered... infectious disease specialist with the University of...
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New Normal: Is the great shift to working from home here to stay?

TORONTO When.. closed up her Mississauga, Ont. office and sent her staff of 12 to work from... would work out. The co owner of software development company...
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As the race for a vaccine ramps up, so do calls for vaccine injury compensation

TORONTO Canada may be at the forefront of the race to develop... to market in a matter of months. At least 19... government to prepare in...
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Talking about racism can be uncomfortable. This Toronto school is tackling the conversation head on

... friends were stopped on suspicion of robbery. The boys were in Grade 6. “A couple of my friends were arrested... repeats. In the comment section of the video chat,...
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COVID-19: Hugging days are here again as Ontario announces plan for expanded social groups

... in Ontario, had been out of daycare and away from... together, in their condo west of Toronto’s downtown. The last several... daughter too. “It was one of those moments...
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The numbers behind calls to defund the police

TORONTO Calls... are growing across Canada. Decades of data collected by Statistics... money goes and how much officers are paid. The latest... shows the average Canadian...
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Time to rethink policing in Toronto? Here are some ideas about what that might look like

There is no shortage of ideas for how to... cent cut in funding to Toronto Police Services , but... city council at the end of the month. The motion, ......
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Since March, Ontario has used less than 60 per cent of COVID-19 test capacity, Star analysis finds

... capacity to survey the spread of the virus, according to the Star’s analysis of available data. Since the end of March, when Ontario ramped... to the Star’s conservative timeline...
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Kenney reopens Alberta ahead of schedule, despite uptick of COVID-19 cases in Edmonton

... allow patrons back, the return of waxing and tanning and lifting of congregant limits for worship... a summer movie. The loosening of the pandemic lockdowns, and attempted revival of...