COVID-19
COVID-19
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Canada
Could COVID vaccination status shift the vote in Alberta?
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A new poll suggests people who are unvaccinated back one leader — Danielle Smith — to a remarkable degree.
Canada
Why 192 doctors just said Alberta’s health system is in crisis
World
COVID-19 is killing one person every four minutes as vaccine rates fall
Canada
Nova Scotia ends public health orders for COVID-19, including mandatory vaccinations
GTA
Toronto wants residents to demand Ottawa follow through on $235M COVID funding
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GTA
Peel school board has a plan to dismantle anti-Black racism within it. Parents, students are cautiously optimistic
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GTA
Toronto Catholic trustee fighting back after court ruling and order to pay board $140,000 in costs
GTA
Peel school board takes ‘historic’ step to dismantling Islamophobia
GTA
High school exams are back. Why they’re putting more than just students’ nerves to the test
GTA
Report cards are out. The Ford government says it has a plan to help students catch up. Is turning to the private sector a solution — or part of the problem?
GTA
Toronto’s top doctor urged to look at mandatory masking in schools as sick kids swamp hospitals
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Your Money
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Business
UPDATED: Everything you need to know about CERB, EI and income support during the pandemic
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BusinessOpinion
Adapt or lose. Why private companies need to embrace flexible and remote work
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Business
Time for the wrecking ball? Report warns Toronto’s glut of empty office towers could last at least two more decades
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Downtown Interrupted
How the workers won: Why we’re never going back to the office full time — and Toronto will never be same
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BusinessOpinion
Armine Yalnizyan: 10 surprising facts that complicate everything when it comes to working from home
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CanadaExplainer
Not sure if you have COVID, RSV or the flu? Here’s what to do
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CanadaExplainer
Here’s what you need to know about Ontario’s new COVID isolation rules
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CanadaExplainer
Here’s what you need to know about the new Moderna COVID bivalent vaccine
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Canada
Two kinds of ‘bivalent’ COVID vaccines are coming. Which cocktail should you count on?
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GTAExplainer
Have questions about the COVID vaccine for kids under 5? We’ve got you covered
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Explainer
Fourth doses of COVID vaccine are now open to all Ontario adults. Here’s what you need to know
In the GTA
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World
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GTA
Can’t find children’s Tylenol or cold medicine? Here’s what experts say you can do
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Canada
What the future of COVID-19 vaccines might look like
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GTA
Getting out of town? Here are 10 tips to save on travel, flights and hotels this summer
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SMART MONEY
You received CERB and shouldn’t have. Now you have to repay it. What are your options?
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GTA
Thousands of kids waiting months too long for surgeries in Ontario, risking long-term damage
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Stratford Festival
‘The job kept me sane’: How some Stratford Festival actors filled their days and their pocketbooks when the show couldn’t go on
Culture at Home
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GTA
Musical Moment: Listen to TSO Double Basses Timothy Dawson and Paul Rogers play a special piece at Toronto Zoo
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Musical Moments
Musical Moment: Listen to TSO Violin Clare Semes and Principal Flute Kelly Zimba play Pachelbel’s famous Canon in D while shopping for wedding dresses
Musical Moments
Musical Moment: TSO Violin Sergei Nikonov and his son celebrate Vivaldi’s ‘Summer’ complete with windsurfing and biking
More News
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PoliticsOpinion
Heather Mallick: Long COVID is one of the strangest things that’s happened to me. Here’s what it’s like
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Canada
The Ontario government offered the Star an interview with its top doctor. At the last minute, it was cancelled. We found out the real reason why
Podcasts | This Matters
WHO says COVID as global health emergency is over. Now what?
BusinessOpinion
Here’s how Canada can mobilize to solve our national housing crisis
Opinion
With WHO’s declaration, one COVID chapter ends. Despite the scars, our response to the pandemic will have payoffs
CanadaOpinion
The World Health Organization says the pandemic emergency is over. Everything is fine. Right, parents?
Provincial Politics
Doug Ford gives Moderna $4M to boost vaccine manufacturing in Ontario
Canada
Danielle Smith says Coutts blockade was a ‘win’ because it got rid of COVID vaccine mandates
Canada
Those itchy, red, watery eyes could be allergies. They could also be a sign of COVID
Canada
Calgary pastor convicted of mischief in case that drew in Danielle Smith
CanadaExplainer
A new COVID subvariant is spreading quickly. Here’s what you need to know
Canada
Is this the most wanted worker in Canada? Why provinces are rolling out the red carpet for nurses
Canada
Canadians’ confidence in public health care dropped 10% from 2021, new survey finds
GTA
CSIS warned COVID-19 would spark wave of conspiracy theories and extremism, documents reveal
Canada
Mask rules are changing at Ontario hospitals. Here’s where you will still have to mask up
GTA
Waiting for a hip or knee replacement? Toronto hospitals join forces to offer weekend surgeries
Canada
Why aren’t we hearing about COVID waves anymore? Because COVID is at ‘a high tide’ — and staying there
Canada
Here’s why Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing an ethics investigation
Canada
High-risk people should get a COVID booster this spring, Ontario’s top doctor says
Canada
Toronto residents increasingly don’t have a family doctor. Here’s why
GTA
GTA cop’s sex assault conviction tossed over delay caused by judge’s extended vacation
Provincial Politics
NDP releases scathing post-mortem of election loss to Doug Ford’s Tories
First Up
Boy, 16, killed at Keele subway station + covering the Toronto teen swarming murder case
Canada
We know there will be another pandemic. Here’s what four leading Canadian scientists are doing about it
Business
‘Another blow’ to Ontario’s health care system: Critics slam province for scrapping paid sick leave
Canada
While Ontario faces huge surgery backlogs, this province has kept procedures at pre-pandemic levels
GTA
TDSB warns Ford government against ‘reckless’ budget cuts that could harm kids
Canada
Researchers analyzing Chinese data on the origins of COVID get access to global database reinstated after ‘scooping’ accusation
World
Boris Johnson faces high-stakes grilling over ‘partygate’
GTA
No sign Ontario budget will bail out Toronto, says Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie
Canada
They analyzed Chinese data on the origins of COVID. Now, these researchers have been cut off from a global database, and accused of ‘scooping’
Business
Moderna aims to sell COVID-19 vaccine at $130 per dose in U.S.
ContributorsOpinion
Ten permanent employer-paid sick days would benefit everyone
Business
Here’s why Canada’s film and TV industry had a record-breaking year during the pandemic
First Up
Fines for ‘scumbag’ Ontario employers + the raccoon dog, explained
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Heather Mallick: Raccoon dogs sow worldwide disruption and death?
Canada
Explainer: What is a raccoon dog, and why missing Chinese samples have sparked frustration among those studying the coronavirus’s origins
GTA
‘It’s like a war zone’: Three years after Ontario declared a state of emergency for COVID, here’s where we stand
World
Raccoon dogs emerge as possible COVID-19 source in new analysis
First Up
The CRA takes on the ROM + DNA solved a Toronto cold case
Star Exclusive
The ROM collected millions in wage subsidies during COVID-19 closures. Now, the Canadian government wants the money back
GTA
Dr. Eileen de Villa’s pandemic scarf on display at Toronto City Hall
Federal Politics
Major General Dany Fortin, military officer acquitted of sexual assault, sues government, PM for $6M
Life
Here’s why your child’s vision deteriorated so rapidly during the pandemic and what you can do now
ContributorsOpinion
Alcohol tax freeze will save many establishments
ContributorsOpinion
We have a homelessness emergency in every part of Ontario
BasketballOpinion
Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 three years ago today. The world has never been the same
Book Excerpt
COVID lockdowns and the problem with treating the pandemic like a war
GTA
What do we do with three years of COVID-19 pandemic pain? Throw it in the fire and send it sky high
Canada
How long do people live in Canada? COVID-19 shortened national life expectancy, new health dashboard finds
Provincial Politics
Ontario was ‘largely unprepared’ for COVID-19, and the risk of another pandemic is growing, top doctor says
Provincial Politics
Complaints about lack of ‘courtesy,’ ‘respect’ in hospitals spiked during pandemic’s second year, watchdog says
Canada
How 15-Minute City fears came to Canada — and how one politician is trying to walk people through them
GTA
Making one new friend is hard enough. This woman is on a quest to make 52
BusinessOpinion
Heather Scoffield: Four low-cost, high-impact ways for Canada to lower emissions
Federal Politics
China should allow further investigation into COVID-19 origins, says Canada’s health minister
World
U.S. Energy Department believes lab leak was most likely the source of COVID, report says
GTA
‘The kids aren’t all right’: Mental health supports needed in more than 90 per cent of Ontario schools, report finds
Entertainment
Woody Harrelson’s ‘SNL’ monologue sparks backlash online: ‘Anti-vax nonsense’
Canada
‘It’s perfect’: World’s first generative AI-designed COVID drug to start clinical trials
First Up
Insiders and government appointees attended Ford’s daughter’s wedding + report finds TTC violence against passengers increased
Canada
How kids’ mental health suffered as we managed COVID: Mid-pandemic hospital data paints striking picture
Canada
‘Staggering’ number of Ontario emergency department closures revealed by Star analysis
Federal Politics
Social media fuelled the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ and 4 more findings you need to know from the Emergencies Act report
Canada
Pregnant and hesitant: Some delaying COVID shots during pregnancy, despite evidence it may provide protection for the baby
GTA
Citing misinformation, GTA judge sides with anti-vax father on ‘extremely controversial’ COVID-19 vaccine
GTA
They learned how to restore discarded furniture during the pandemic. Making extra cash was just one of the perks
Canada
Paxlovid should only be prescribed to those with COVID that are high risk of severe outcomes: study
Editorial
Lingering pandemic calls for renewed vaccine push
GTA
Western University drops mask mandates as COVID-19, respiratory infections stabilize
Canada
COVID-19 vaccine uptake plunges in Canada
GTA
Ontario judge was wrong to rely on anti-vaccine misinformation: Court of Appeal
Editorial
The high cost of misinformation
The Third Act
New long-term-care standards get cool reception from Doug Ford government
Provincial Politics
Dr. Kieran Moore says respiratory infections are stabilizing in Ontario, but urges people to stay vigilant
Federal Politics
Did COVID-19 misinformation cost the lives of 2,800 Canadians?
PoliticsOpinion
Martin Regg Cohn: Want to understand an issue? Have a conversation, not a Twitter war
Insight
Dubious COVID-19 treatments — from enzymes to cattle gallstones — explode on social media in China
Canada
Is COVID still a global health emergency? WHO will decide Friday
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Edward Keenan: Outdoor patios helped Toronto weather the pandemic’s darkest days. New rules may curb their use
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Bruce Arthur: Why is Danielle Smith trying to relitigate the pandemic, in a kangaroo court?
Canada
One year anniversary of the ‘Freedom Convoy.’ A look back at some Star stories on the occupation and how Ottawa handled it
Canada
No emails found from Alberta premier’s office to Crown prosecutors: government
Canada
Virtual doctor’s visits did not drive patients to hospital ERs, study finds
Canada
Alberta premier orders review after report that staff pressured Crown prosecutors in COVID-19 protest cases
First Up
Toronto university’s response to sexual assaults comes under fire + Ontario health line refers patients to non-OHIP services
Federal Politics
Divided, arguing and adrift: What’s left of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ one year later?
World
Is New Zealand’s Ardern the only politician who will admit they’re tired?
Canada
Preston Manning to chair Alberta’s COVID-19 review panel
Podcasts | This Matters
How Ontario hospitals treated the surge in sick kids
First Up
‘Plausible burials’ found at an Ontario residential school site + all the news you need to know today
Canada
Is the ‘Kraken’ surge starting? Cases of COVID Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 shoot up in Ontario
Provincial Politics
Doug Ford details plan to tackle surgery backlogs with private clinics: ‘The status quo is not working’
First Up
Torontonians wait hours at Toronto food bank + an inquest into an immigration detainee’s death
BusinessOpinion
The Canada Housing Benefit top-up is no solution to the housing crisis
Music
Why Whitehorse’s new album turns up the twang: the pandemic was so apocalyptic ‘only country music seemed appropriate’
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Bruce Arthur: A TV reporter’s ‘vulnerable moment’ sets off the sad spectacle of the anti-vax rage machine
Canada
Could a Canadian sea sponge help prevent COVID-19 infections?
Business
Ontario consumer insolvencies jump 23% in a year, thanks to ‘perfect storm’ of factors
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Bruce Arthur: Dr. Matt Strauss: wrong man, wrong crisis?
United States
Nurses go on strike at two big New York City hospitals: ‘We were heroes only two years ago’
Television
Wife of ‘American Horror Story’ driver sues over COVID death
GTA
Cursive is dead. Can the signature be far behind?
Federal PoliticsOpinion
Martin Regg Cohn: Think you’ve got the answer for our ongoing COVID-19 woes? So did China
Business
Surge in jobs suggests another rate hike awaits
Canada
Here’s why the COVID variant dubbed ‘Kraken’ is causing such concern and what makes it different than others
World
WHO expresses concern over COVID variant XBB.1.5
Sports
COVID-19 vaccines almost certainly didn't cause Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest. Here's what may have
First Up
The RCMP’s struggle for reform + winners and losers of inflation
Canada
During COVID, experts found a niche on Twitter. The well has been poisoned — and it’s not just trolls
Editorial
Resolving to do better
PoliticsOpinion
Heather Scoffield: How can Canada prepare for the next crisis?
PoliticsOpinion
Susan Delacourt: Justin Trudeau must be wondering if Canada’s crises will ever end. What if they don’t?
World
Lack of info on China’s COVID-19 surge stirs global concern
Violence is up on the TTC + 2022 ranks as COVID’s deadliest year in Canada
China
COVID surge hits Shanghai, resulting in crowded hospitals and closed schools
GTA
Integrity commissioner finds Mayor John Tory didn’t break conflict rules over Rogers ties
GTA
Student absences surge across the GTA amid triple whammy of viruses
CanadaAnalysis
The COVID learning gap even hit Canadian medical schools
Federal Politics
Canada’s health-care system is in shambles. So why does Jean-Yves Duclos think 2023 will be any better?
In first person
What do Google searches reveal about our shopping habits this holiday season?
PoliticsOpinion
Martin Regg Cohn: Accused of advocating for public health? I'm guilty — but not as charged
First Up | Morning Digest | Toronto Star
The ongoing hospital crisis in Ontario + the latest on the plan to up the Bradford Bypass
Provincial Politics
Slide in mask use and COVID-19 vaccinations will put more strain on beleaguered hospitals, Ontario’s top doctor warns
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Bob Hepburn: The Top 10 winners and losers of 2022
Anita Anand misses academic life — but says she’s the one to finally tackle sexual misconduct in the Canadian military
Provincial Politics
Ford government ending popular staycation tax credit
GTA
Toronto will hold 2 fireworks displays on the waterfront to ring in the New Year. Here’s where to watch
Business
Lower gas prices won’t last, experts say. Here’s when they’re likely to shoot up again and by how much
Provincial Politics
Sending sick children to faraway hospitals is ‘not ideal,’ Ontario’s health minister says
World
Elon Musk declares his pronouns are ‘Prosecute/Fauci’ — and scientists clap back
Provincial Politics
Ontario’s tourism sector won’t fully recover for years, report says
Entertainment
Bam Margera hospitalized with pneumonia and COVID, placed on ventilator
Provincial Politics
Ontario pharmacists allowed to prescribe COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid
World
China’s first-time demonstrators find their voices at ‘protest of our generation’ in Shanghai
Provincial Politics
Doug Ford’s government under fire after Red Cross asked to help at children’s hospital
Federal Politics
‘I am so relieved’: Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin found not guilty of sexual assault
ContributorsOpinion
Important work of public health nurses has been sidelined by response to the pandemic
Canada
Here’s why it’s hard to find cold and flu medicine — and what to do now
Podcasts | This Matters
Will China’s protests over zero-COVID spark lasting change?
Business
New hires are ‘ghosting’ small businesses already under pressure from labour shortages
Provincial Politics
AG report says doctors paid 5 times more than nurses to give COVID shots, slams Ford for ‘ignoring’ own experts on Highway 413
GTA
Here’s the likely fallout of Twitter’s move to ditch its COVID misinformation policy
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Andrew Phillips: Protests in China against COVID restrictions and President Xi were unthinkable a few weeks ago
Canada
Alberta’s Danielle Smith and her ministers are personally calling event organizers, businesses to urge them to reconsider vaccine mandates
World
China eases some rules after protests over Xinjiang apartment fire, but ‘zero COVID’ strategy remains
TOGETHER: REMEMBRANCE
Remembering respected emergency physician Paul Hannam
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Rosie DiManno: Ontario’s seniors have spent far too much time in COVID isolation. It’s time to loosen the rules
Federal Politics
Transcript reveals Justin Trudeau’s call with former Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen
World
iPhone factory revolt: What's next after police beatings of Chinese workers protesting wages, COVID policy
Federal Politics
Trudeau staffers’ evidence contradicts former Conservative interim leader’s recollection of call with prime minister
Federal Politics
Top Justin Trudeau officials say Emergencies Act may need an overhaul
Federal PoliticsExplainer
What is the Emergencies Act and when can it be used?
Provincial Politics
Ontario asks health clinics to stay open longer to take pressure off ERs
First Up
One family’s battle against RSV + ‘Freedom Convoy’ lawyer booted out of Emergencies Act inquiry
GTA
Kids are sick. Hospitals are in crisis. There’s very little medicine. Parents are not OK
GTA
Foreign-sourced children’s pain meds are arriving amid nationwide shortage, Health Canada says
Canada
A case of RSV sent her baby on a ‘terrifying’ medical journey. Now this mom wants others to hear their story
GTA
How the pandemic exposed the depth of the digital divide
Readers' Letters
Teacher, top doctor, Ford all fail us as leaders by not wearing a mask
Podcasts | This Matters
To mask or not to mask, that is (still) the question
Provincial Politics
Dr. Kieran Moore goes unmasked at party after ‘strongly recommending’ masks ‘in all indoor public settings’
Canada
Alberta’s Danielle Smith boots health authority board: ‘People will hold us to account’
GTA
TTC offers to rehire hundreds of employees fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
Canada
Canadian health care workers put in more OT than ever in 2021: report
LIVE UPDATES
Senior bureaucrats believed using Emergencies Act could ‘backfire,’ inquiry told
First Person
I spent an entire day hunting for children’s painkillers. Here’s what I found, besides (barely any) drugs
Provincial Politics
Doug Ford unmasked at question period a day after Ontario’s top doctor urges their use
PoliticsOpinion
Heather Scoffield: When we look back on COVID-19, here’s what we’ll need to remember
Canada
Canadian scientists discover new COVID-19 variant in deer that may spread to humans
GTA
Toronto bailout waiting on Justin Trudeau, says mayor
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Edward Keenan: Sick children are swamping pediatric ICUs. What will it take to get us to wear a mask?
GTA
No bailout for cash-strapped Toronto in Doug Ford’s economic statement
Federal Politics
Canada’s border agency blasted for delays in providing ArriveCan app costs
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Bruce Arthur: Ontario isn’t bringing back a mask mandate even to help kids — COVID has beaten it out of us
Provincial Politics
Dr. Kieran Moore recommends masks in indoor settings as pediatric hospitals see surge of sick children
Federal Politics
Trudeau government feared violence but CSIS said ‘Freedom Convoy’ didn’t threaten the ‘security of Canada,’ Emergencies Act inquiry hears
Canada
SickKids CEO pleads with Ontarians to ‘do the right thing’ and mask up
Provincial Politics
Mask mandate decision is up to Ontario’s top doctor, says Doug Ford
TechnologyOpinion
Airports can be our sentinels in the fight against COVID-19
Provincial Politics
Ontario will urge indoor masking as ‘three-headed monster’ strains hospital resources
Canada
Attractive women get better grades — but not when school’s online, study finds
Canada
Here’s how Ontarians feel about a return to COVID-19 mask mandates
First Up
Experts call for mask mandates + one man’s decision for medical assistance in dying
Federal Politics
Tow truckers told RCMP they were paid to refuse help clearing Alberta border blockade, Emergencies Act inquiry hears
Canada
Should Doug Ford bring back indoor mask mandates in Ontario? Experts say it’s time
Canada
As Ontario faces its ‘perfect storm’ — COVID, RSV and flu season — here’s what doctors are asking the government to do
Provincial Politics
Ontario’s ER backlogs are only getting worse, leaked report says
Podcasts | This Matters
The kids aren’t alright: flu, RSV, COVID and medicine shortages
Canada
Children’s Tylenol shortage has doctors urging Health Canada to get creative
First Up
Ontario’s latest offer for CUPE + what to do about cold and flu symptoms
Federal Politics
Pastor told convoy blockaders they should be willing to die for their ‘freedom,’ Emergencies Act inquiry hears
GTA
Toronto ends mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for city workers
GTA
University of Waterloo tells students mask mandates are back
Federal Politics
Justin Trudeau pushed Doug Ford to take action on Windsor blockade in private call, Emergencies Act inquiry hears
Federal Politics
Canada’s spy agency believed Emergencies Act could radicalize more people and push some towards violence, inquiry hears
Canada
Why won’t a debunked conspiracy theory about doctors harmed by the COVID vaccine go away?
Podcasts | This Matters
How did the manufacturing sector suffer so many COVID fatalities?
Analysis
‘The strangest proceeding I’ve ever been involved in’: Contradictions, colourful witnesses and tense exchanges make the Emergencies Act probe an inquiry like no other
GTA
How GTA students fared on Ontario’s EQAO standardized tests
Canada
Is Ontario’s ‘unprecedented’ step to move teens to adult ICUs ‘effective planning’ — or something else?
Canada
Ontario ICUs asked to take teens to ease children’s hospital surge
Canada
Next two weeks are critical for getting flu vaccines, Dr. Kieran Moore warns
GTA
‘We’re in big trouble’: Critical-care bed alerts at Toronto General, Toronto Western show a system under strain
COVID-19
New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 make gains as BA.5 fades
Business
TD Insurance reaches $5.1 million settlement in pandemic related trip cancellation class action
Federal Politics
‘Freedom Convoy’s’ intelligence reports reveal organizers knew they could close Ottawa
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Bruce Arthur: Front-line GTA doctors say hospitals are in as much trouble as ever during COVID. Is there a plan?
Star Investigation
They made doors, gum and jerry cans. Ontario’s ‘essential’ workers in manufacturing accounted for more workplace COVID deaths than any other sector — even health care
Federal Politics
Emergencies Act Inquiry to hear CSIS evidence on ‘Freedom Convoy’ in secret
Analysis
Testimony at the Emergencies Act inquiry has been riddled with contradictions. Here’s what we know — and don’t — so far
United States
NYC ordered to reinstate workers fired for COVID vaccine refusal
Federal Politics
Ottawa police chief ruined chance to shrink the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ inquiry told Tuesday
Federal Politics
Ottawa police knew ‘Freedom Convoy’ participants could get guns as deputy chief defends his force’s response, inquiry hears
Canada
Danielle Smith backs off World Economic Forum, says federal government to be treated like a lobbyist in Alberta
Canada
How an ‘alarming’ amount of monkeypox misinformation spread on TikTok
CANADA
The sons of Omicron: New COVID variants — what researchers are seeing, and what they worry about
Provincial Politics
Pickering nursing home with high COVID death rate wants a 30-year licence extension
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Heather Mallick: Placing faith in my post-COVID recovery
Canada
Tech experts give some sympathy to feds over $54M ArriveCAN price tag, but not too much
GTA
Why Ontario is reducing doctors’ payments for one-off virtual appointments. And what it could mean for your health care
GTA
Seneca College to drop COVID vaccine mandate in January
Canada
How will long COVID affect our health system? Major Canadian study offers a glimpse of its reach
Federal Politics
Ottawa residents tell inquiry police abandoned them as the ‘Freedom Convoy’ held the city hostage
opinion
Stopping people from making a global pandemic worse is responsible
Provincial Politics
Ontario opens bivalent COVID-19 booster appointments to everyone 12 and over starting Monday, flu shots start Nov. 1
ContributorsOpinion
Andrew Phillips: Ottawa must open the books on ArriveCan’s costs
Podcasts | The Paul Wells Show
Life after COVID: WHO’s Peter A. Singer on the next threat
GTA
City to close emergency shelter site at 45 The Esplanade
Federal Politics
From Justin Trudeau to ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders, here are the key witnesses at the Emergencies Act inquiry
GTA
Thousands of Ontario children are waiting for surgery. Here’s why the problem has gotten worse
Federal Politics
Did Justin Trudeau need the controversial Emergencies Act to stop the ‘Freedom Convoy’? A judge will hear the arguments for and against this week
GTA
COVID outbreaks rise in Ontario long-term-care homes just as weather is turning cooler
Canada
Health Canada approves Pfizer’s BA.4/BA.5 Omicron vaccine
PoliticsOpinion
Susan Delacourt: Why did pandemic rage destroy one premier but leave two others stronger than ever?
Business
The real reason for the Children’s Tylenol shortage
Canada
Here’s what Ontario’s COVID science table said in its final report
Podcasts | This Matters
Is the pandemic over? It depends on who you ask
Provincial Politics
Canadians not vaccinated for COVID-19 more cranky than those who rolled up their sleeves, new poll says
Provincial Politics
Ontario could still be on the hook for $8B Doug Ford tried to save on wages, financial watchdog warns
Federal Politics
Defendants accused of intimidation and creating a ‘power imbalance’ by wearing military uniforms in civilian court
United States
California enjoying ‘good COVID weather’ now. But winter may bring unpleasant surprises
Federal PoliticsAnalysis
Justin Trudeau bends to health advice, public pressure and politics as pandemic restrictions wind down
GTA
Ontario opens bivalent Omicron-targeted vaccine booster bookings for adults, some kids
Health & Wellness
You can borrow a CO2 monitor from the Toronto Public Library — just don’t use it to figure out your COVID-19 risk
GTA
Most Canadian post-secondary students are grappling with mental health challenges two years after the start of COVID-19
GTA
‘It’s not over yet’: Why the pandemic rages on for so many
GTA
Is the COVID pandemic over? Stakes high as debate over ‘the end’ heats up
Federal Politics
Canadian Armed Forces reservist who equated COVID-19 vaccinations with ‘murder’ pleads guilty to misconduct
First Up
End COVID travel restrictions? That’s Trudeau’s call + Lisa LaFlamme speaks out
Editorial
The pandemic is not over, but it’s time to end COVID border measures
GTA
City of Toronto pulls COVID-19 vaccine ads critics found ‘creepy’
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Edward Keenan: A Toronto with crowds might be annoying, but a Toronto without crowds is worrying
Federal Politics
A broad review of Canada’s COVID-19 response is ‘essential,’ says federal health minister
Federal Politics
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin denies assaulting fellow student at college, says he’s taken a polygraph test
Business
Canada Revenue Agency sending flood of letters asking people who received both EI and CERB to pay the extra back
Federal Politics
Woman tells sexual assault trial she was ‘horrified’ during encounter with Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin
World
Biden declares ‘pandemic is over’ in U.S., but says COVID-19 is still a ‘problem’
Star ExclusiveOpinion
Althia Raj: Trudeau government considering end to COVID-19 vaccination mandate at border and random testing: sources
STAR INTERACTIVE
COVID wastewater signals stable at 14 GTA plants, up at three more, down at three
Star Exclusive
We calculated the number of Ontario’s ER closures this summer. Here’s what we found
Provincial Politics
Court rejects injunction against Seneca College’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate
GTA
Why are our highest-risk kids behind on their COVID vaccines?
Editorial
Taking prudent precautions against COVID-19
Business
New Airline Passenger Protection Regulations will lead to higher ticket prices and reduced flights, airline watchers predict
Provincial Politics
Ontario receives ‘limited’ number of new bivalent COVID-19 vaccines
PoliticsOpinion
Bruce Arthur: Surging angry, dangerous Canadians have no arguments, so they can’t be argued away
GTA
Road safety a top priority as thousands of Toronto students return to school. Here’s what the city is doing
Ontario
Western University extends deadline for boosters to next year
GTA
Hugs, smiles and optimism abound as thousands of kids return to class
ContributorsOpinion
Western University’s COVID-19 communication strategy destroying student trust
Editorial
The many benefits of testing wastewater
GTAOpinion
Bruce Arthur: Ontario scrapping isolation rules sends a message that we don’t have to care anymore
Investigations
Death threats. Racist taunts. Vows of violence. Inside the increasingly personal attacks targeting Canadian female journalists
Readers' Letters
Mask recommendation a step in the right direction
Back to school
It’s the third pandemic September: Here’s how eight experts are navigating COVID-19 risks as kids head back into the classroom
Back to School
Excitement, uncertainty and a desire for ‘normal’ as students, teachers, parents gear up for new school year
Podcasts | This Matters
The bivalent vaccine and the COVID way forward
CanadaAnalysis
What Canada’s new COVID vaccines say about the future of the virus and our fight against it
Provincial Politics
‘The last two years cannot be repeated’: Ontario’s easing of pandemic measures will fuel an eighth wave, critics warn
Canada
Western U student government rejects call to oppose mask mandate
Provincial Politics
‘Flies in the face of what’s happening’: Ontario’s decision to end five-day COVID isolation period faces criticism
United States
U.S. medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci warns of a bad flu season coupled with COVID-19
World
U.S. clears updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants
Provincial Politics
Ford, Trudeau agree there’s ‘urgent’ need to reform health-care system: Premier
GTA
Human rights tribunal dismisses claims of discrimination over post-secondary vaccine mandates
ContributorsOpinion
Canadians showing disapproval of federal government have forgotten the lives saved
GTA
Ex-paramedic hopes firefighters’ vaccination win opens door for her to return
Provincial Politics
Doug Ford’s government is ignoring the rights of elderly patients, MPPs charge
Federal Politics
Airport, passport and immigration problems ‘should never have happened,’ minister admits
GTA
Unreasonable for Toronto to dismiss firefighters over vaccine status, arbitrator says
BusinessOpinion
How to fix company culture during the Great Return to the Office
Provincial Politics
No masks or cohorting needed in Ontario schools unless COVID-19 cases spike, science table says
Business
Moderna suing Pfizer and BioNTech, claiming patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccines
Star ColumnistsOpinion
Bruce Arthur: Ontario’s COVID science table is being shut down. The decision further erodes trust in public health
Canada
Alberta cabinet minister’s COVID-19 comments violate cabinet confidence, professor says
Federal Politics
Did a Conservative leadership hopeful compare COVID-19 vaccines to Nazi atrocities? Leslyn Lewis rejects ‘cowardly’ accusation
United States
U.S. House panel slams Trump’s COVID response; report mentions early role from Dr. Oz
Podcasts | This Matters
How did misinformation feed the myth that COVID vaccines killed hundreds of Canadians?
Business