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Ticks seen in mowed lawns, gardens as Hamilton remains a risk area for Lyme disease
An influx of outdoor activity could spell a slightly more aggressive tick season, says the city’s vector-borne diseases unit
Wastewater testing could alert second wave of virus; Trudeau under pressure to answer how Canada will scale up testing
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
Two teens charged in Toronto homicide case
Two teenagers charged in shooting death of Toronto tow truck driver
Hamilton councillor says Rosslyn operators ‘shirked their responsibility’
Local politicians have harsh words for family’s handling of deadly care home outbreak
‘Anybody who’s symptomatic can get tested now’: Lakeridge chief of staff on COVID-19 testing
New guidelines for COVID-19 testing in Durham mean anyone with symptoms will receive a swab, say officials from Lakeridge Health, and that will lead to a better understanding of what hospitals can expect as they resume more services.
COVID-19 has restored Canadians’ trust in government. Don’t be so sure it will last
OTTAWA—In politics as in life trust is hard to earn, but here’s another lesson courtesy of the pandemic: trust can be rebuilt.
City council battle lines being drawn over SoBi Hamilton
Councillors Terry Whitehead and Maureen Wilson square off over news that bike-share service is shutting down, writes Andrew Dreschel.
The solution to all this missed school? Bring back Grade 13.
Students have lost roughly a third of their school year. That will have consequences unless we buy them more class time, writes Scott Radley.
Bruce Arthur: Doug Ford may yet have to make the hardest decision of the pandemic so far — shutting the province down again
Doug Ford’s real strength as a politician is the big-guy bluster, the I’m-fed-up. The premier has employed it during the coronavirus pandemic more than once. No price gouging! Ease up, landlords! More testing! That last one has been a recurring feature in the last couple months.
Ontario can’t say where more than two-thirds of COVID-19 cases originate on any given day
As Ontario begins to reopen and works to contain the spread of COVID-19, one aspect of the fight has proved troublingly evasive.
Sewage could warn of new COVID-19 outbreaks
Testing wastewater could give early warning of second wave of COVID-19
Canadian peacekeeping levels hit 64-year low
Canadian peacekeeping levels hit lowest level in more than 60 years
PM faces questions on federal help for testing
PM faces question: how will feds help ramp up COVID-19 testing, contact tracing
May 22: Missing golf doesn’t count as hardship and other letters to the editor
He’s ‘missed the sound of the golf balls.’ What I have missed is not seeing or touching my husband in a long-term-care home for 10 weeks, writes Sonya
Councillors push bike lanes on University Avenue as part of COVID fight
Two Toronto city councillors are hoping to get a bike lane running down University Avenue established as part of the city’s response to COVID-19, while a third warns now is not the time to be implementing potentially costly and disruptive new projects.
Things you can do this weekend in the Hamilton area
Dog parks in Hamilton are open and Burlington dog parks are expected to be open by end of day Friday.
Feds to help scale up COVID-19 testing
Trudeau pledges help to increase COVID-19 testing in Ontario and Quebec
Globe publisher sees 'accelerated' print ad revenue drop
Globe publisher says print advertising revenues headed for 'accelerated decline'
Jim Karahalios denied re-entry to Tory leadership
Conservatives disqualify Karahalios from leadership race a second time
Make anti-racism part of COVID-19 response, opposition MP tells Ottawa
Anti-racism should be part of Canada’s response to COVID-19 in light of the surge of hate crimes across the country during the pandemic, says an opposition MP.
Masking frustration with some humour
Phillip Monson stands in line wearing an old man mask over his surgical mask at the Dollarama Store and Main and Walnut.
Karahalios denied re-entry to Tory leadership
Conservatives disqualify Karahalios from leadership race a second time
Temporary shelter for homeless women opens in former Toronto Beach hotel
A shuttered hotel in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood is now a temporary shelter for homeless single women.
Quebec inmate's death spurs call for action
Rights groups say Montreal inmate's COVID-19 death highlights need for action
Rockets’ James Harden: ‘I want it to be safe’ before resuming NBA season
James Harden isn’t quite ready to resume the season just yet.
Police investigated incident with senior left at Rosslyn Retirement Residence
No criminal charges have been laid after resident was mistakenly left alone in the evacuated home for 18 hours
Heather Scoffield: Canada’s housing prices could plunge, our COVID recovery could falter. It all depends on what we do now
Evan Siddall has dared to go where his fellow regulators won’t.
Hamilton brothers get jazzy for Kirkendall Sound & Music
Brothers Nigel, right, and Philip Luke play a collection of jazz pieces on the front steps of their family home on Undermount Avenue as part of Kirkendall Sound & Music.
CERB-like program belongs in tool kit: Poloz
CERB-like mechanism could help country respond to future economic shocks: Poloz
Quebec gives green light for summer day camps
Quebec day camps to operate as of late June with COVID-19 distancing measures
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Canada's UN envoy mounts final council push
Canada's UN envoy mounts final push for Security Council seat amid pandemic
Ontario cancels Halton courthouse project
Ontario cancels plan to build new courthouse in Halton Region
North American stocks down, loonie slips
S&P/TSX composite edges lower at the start of trading, U.S. markets gain
Rosie DiManno: Just one minute! This is not the time to cancel the Snowbirds
You do not honour Cpt. Jennifer Casey by killing the thing she loved.
PM promises $75M more for off-reserve services
Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic
2020 Winona Peach Festival cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
The 2020 Winona Peach Festival is the latest major event in Hamilton to be cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Safety measures in place, Toronto salons say they’re ready to reopen to desperate clients. Now the only question is when? When?? WHEN???
When Toronto hair salons are given the all-clear to reopen, Tyler Moore knows his three Parlour Salon locations will be full.
More soldiers test positive for COVID-19
Twenty-eight soldiers test positive for COVID-19 after working in care homes
Book returns could be big blow for publishers
Unsold book returns in coming weeks could be another blow for publishers
Ford asks health officials for new test plan
Ontario reports 413 new COVID-19 cases, 31 more deaths
For tenants finally back at 650 Parliament St., there’s no place like home — especially during a pandemic
While some Torontonians yearn for life outside their homes during the COVID-19 lockdown, Mark Slapinski and his neighbours at a St. James Town highrise are finally able to once again relish the comfort of their apartments almost two years after being displaced by a fire.
Judge who acted as dean cleared of wrongdoing
Judge who took on temporary deanship of law school cleared of wrongdoing
Almost 30 military personnel working in long-term-care homes have test positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA—Close to 30 military personnel working in long-term-care homes have tested positive for COVID-19, the Armed Forces revealed Thursday.
School’s out...forever?
Adrian Cheung talks to Toronto Star’s Queen’s Park reporter Kristin Rushowy on the cancellation of the remainder of in-person classes in Ontario’s schools and what comes next. Everything from students’ mental health, how classes might look in the fall based on other jurisdictions, and labour relations is discussed.
Woman wins bid to sue church again over abuse
Ontario woman wins bid to sue Roman Catholic diocese, again, over sexual abuse
Quebec to open day camps in late June
Quebec day camps to operate as of late June with COVID-19 distancing measures
COVID-19 shutdown leads to cleaner city air
COVID-19 economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities
Role of citizens key in avoiding second wave: PM
Feds to announce additional pandemic funding for off-reserve Indigenous People
Trudeau looking into airline refunds
Trudeau addresses growing frustration with airlines over refund policies
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