JANUARY
‘We’d rather be right than fast’: Investigators still can’t say if OPP officers shot baby, but more details coming, SIU directors says in year-end interview
Toronto’s Black non-profits have been shortchanged for decades. These are the people fighting for change
Canada’s big-city transit systems say service will be (mostly) back to normal in 2021 – even if ridership isn’t
Ontario faces record number of long-term-care facilities in COVID-19 outbreak
Justin Trudeau slams politicians who ignored Canada’s COVID-19 travel advice
One person shot as Trump backers storm Capitol
Ontario suffers deadliest day of pandemic with a record 89 deaths, while also setting a new mark of 3,519 COVID-19 cases
‘When you see the modelling, you’ll fall off your chair’: Doug Ford issues strongest COVID-19 warning yet
When will you be vaccinated? This calculator can help you to figure that out
Why did Ontario COVID-19 rates surge after Christmas? New cellphone mobility data offers some clues
‘I think it’s time to get on with this’: Mayor John Tory calls for near total lockdown over COVID-19
‘System on the brink of collapse’: Doug Ford declares state of emergency and issues a 28-day, stay-at-home order
House records enough votes to impeach Trump; 100 arrests in last week’s Capitol riot; Mitch McConnell rejects emergency session for Senate trial
What do you need to consider as Ontario’s stay-at-home order takes effect? For starters, dont overthink the restrictions
Ontario’s new lockdown is confusing. A big question remains: Will it work?
Ontario reports 3,056 COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths as province adjusts vaccine plan over Pfizer delays
Ontario reports #,422 COVID-19 cases and 69 deaths. Province passes 200,000 vaccine doses
‘Total rethink’ of long-term-care home design needed in the wake of COVID-19, experts urge
Ontario to get 66,000 fewer doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine over the next four weeks
‘Democracy has prevailed’ U.S. President Biden says in inaugural address; Biden will join former presidents at Arlington cemetery ceremony
‘If we lose this business, we lose everything’: More than 180,000 small businesses expected to be killed by pandemic
Employee frustration grows after Toronto’s tourism agency lays off local workers and uses federal funding to hire American contractors
Modelling shows chance of close to 4,000 COVID-19 cases a day by April if new variant of virus takes hold
Ontario reports 50 more deaths, 14 of those in long-term care and 2,417 more COVID-19 cases
Ontario moves target for 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccines in LTC homes to Feb. 5, delays shots for health care workers
The problem with profits: As Ontario’s long-term-care homes stagger under a COVID death toll of more than 3,000, some say it’s time to shut down for-profit homes for good
Ontario bars universities and colleges from asking sex-assault compainants about sexual history
Toronto’s COVID-19 rules should be extended to June, public health chief urges
International travellers will have to quarantine at their own expense while they await COVID-19 test results, Justin Trudeau says
How police tweets reveal an untold story of routine gun violence in Toronto’s hardest-hit communities
Justin Trudeau talks about the challenge of Trump, his relationship with Biden and the Canadian idea the new president might steal
FEBRUARY
Ontario gives schools $381 for PPE, ventilation and summer learning
COVID-19 vaccine will be manufactured in Canada once it is approved, Justin Trudeau says
‘What Clearview does is mass surveillance and it is illegal’: Privacy watchdog slams facial recognition tech previously used by RCMP and Toronto police
TTC recommends years of shuttle buses on Scarborough RT ahead of 2030 subway opening
Appointment of new education director for York Catholic school board sparks controversy
Already controversial for its ownership of Revera, one of Canada’s largest pension plans has just announced a $700-million joint venture with an architect of ‘the big short’
These 7 Star investigations exposed horrific problems – and much-needed solutions – in long-term care. Here’s what happened afterward
Lockdown extended for 2 weeks in Toronto, Peel and York as COVID-19 restrictions lifted in easter Ontario
Government cancels CERB clawbacks for self-employed recipients
Federal transit funding will have ‘tremendous impact’ on Toronto, Mayor John Tory says
March break moved to April 12-16, province announces
14-year-old girl shot in head at North York apartment expected to survive, police call on minors to come forward
COVID-19 threatened to shutter Toronto’s Anh Dao Restaurant forever, but the family business was saved by the next generation
Who was the woman in the concrete floor? The unanswered questions behind one of Toronto’s oldest cold-case mysteries
Shortage of nursing homes geared to ethnic groups a ‘disaster’ for aging immigrant population
Honey Sherman would have controlled the ‘net income’ of husband Barry’s multibillion-dollar fortune had she lived, sources reveal
The employer with Toronto’s largest COVID-19 outbreak doesn’t have paid sick days. What does new data tell us about which workplaces are hardest hit?
Single doses of COVID-19 vaccines might be enough for now, Ottowa says
‘This is the right call’: Public health chair expresses relief as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place for Tronto, Peel
Brother vs. sister: Two of Barry and Honey Sherman’s children in a battle for control of the family empire
With the Sarborough RT closing, residents say they’re tired of being ignored. It’s time they had a voice in the future of their transit
‘It’s happening in plain sight’: Shining a light on the horrors of human trafficking
Canada’s largest public sector pension recently invested millions in two U.S. private prison giants – less than two years after CPP got out of the sector
Ontario will start booking appointments from COVID-19 vaccinations on March 15
Ontario law would restrict election spending by lobbyists, double donation limits for individuals
For-profit nursing homes in Ontario say ownership has nothing to do with their higher COVID-19 death rates. A Star analysis finds that’s not the case
How is each Ontario region rolling out COVID vaccines? We contacted all 34 public health units to find out
Toronto will begin vaccinating people experiencing homelessness within its shelter system
MARCH
Despite a 10-year-old law, RCMP says the world’s biggest porn website has never told it about any suspicious videos
This conservations officer who refused to kill two baby bears won a long legal battle – but the government still won’t let him go back to work
‘I feel like justice has been done’: Alek Minassian guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder in Yonge St. van attack
‘By all objective standards it’s a bubble’: Even realtors say accelerated prices and sales of Toronto-area homes are worrying
Health Canada approves Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine as federal government announces earlier delivery for 3.5 million Pfizer shots
‘Makes no sense’: Archbishop slams COVID restrictions that allow more people inside a liquor store than a church funeral
Inside on pirate hat-wearing Canadian’s fight for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Yeah, really
Hefty fines were supposed to help enforce COVID-19 rules in Ontario. But almost a year into the pandemic and few have been paid
How fast is fast enough? Star tracker reveals the mega gap between Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination goals and reality
Sunnybrook setting up temporary 84-bed field hospital in parking lot, ahead of potential third COVID-19 wave
‘It’s gonna go.’ Star sports remembers the week the music stopped because of COVID-19, one year ago
Six charts that show what’s been happening in your public health unit – and colour category – since Ontario started easing COVID-19 restrictions
They spent their savings on condos and townhomes in the heart of Richmond Hill. Then, as developers fought in court, they saw their homes being sold again
Ontario reports 15 more deaths, 1,747 cases but highest daily count in more than a month blamed on data cleanup
Majority of Ontarians give Canada ‘poor’ marks for vaccine rollout, poll finds
ActiveTO program to go ahead this year, but without its most popular closure
City-run mass vaccination clinics open as Toronto looks for ways to ease some restrictions even as COVID-19 infections rise
Canada on track to finish first round of COVID-19 vaccinations by June, Ottowa says
A child predator sting. A Canadian nuclear facility. And two man behind a ‘creep catch’ video who says bosses turned on them for exposing one of their co-workers
They saw suffering and death and braved COVID-19 in long-term-care homes. Ontario nurses recount the horrors of the frontlines that left many with PTSD symptoms
More than 600 Amazon workers in Brampton got COVID-19. Why were so few reported to the province?
Condo prices in Malvern and Jane-Finch rose more than any other area of Toronto during COVID-19. Here’s what that says about the city’s affordability crisis
As telecommuters bolt to cottage country, Ontario vacations property prices are becoming ‘disconnected from reality’
Doug Ford’s Tories set to unveil a ‘pandemic budget’ for Ontario
NBA trade deadline day live tracker: Raptors guard Norman Powell has been traded to Portland, report says
Toronto opens city-run COVID-19 vaccination clinics to those 70 and older
At least 50 Ontario long-term-care homes have a COVID-19 outbreak. How many staff in the homes are vaccinated? The province has no reliable idea
Passing the spit test: Take-home COVID-19 kits are coming to more Toronto schools
OPP identify Albert Poidinger, 89, as victims in probe of Brian Nadler, doctor accused of first-degree murder
Ontario reports another 2,336 COVID-19 cases: 6.2 per cent positivity rate – second day of highest rates seen since January 19
She lost her brother when he was stabbed on his way to work. Now she’s using her art to help other families of homicide victims heal
APRIL
Ontario science advisors give grim predictions about COVID-19 spread, as Premier Doug Ford prepares for province-wide lockdown
More than 900 Amazon workers got COVID-19, data shows – as new modelling warns of growing variant infections across essential workplaces
Tronoto is struggling to fill vaccine appointments for seniors. Why Ontario’s rollout is missing people in COVID-19 hot spots
Bike thefts at Toronto apartments and condos have tripled since 2014, new interactive data shows
Ontario reporting 5,979 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths over past two days; record number of patients in ICU
Warehouses, factories, construction sites responsible for more workplace outbreaks than retail and restaurants, data shows
Premier Doug Ford instituting province-wide, stay-at-home order expected to begin Thursday, sources say
Dangerous variants threaten Ontario’s new vaccination efforts. Is it time to enforce stronger domestic travel measures?
‘Dynamic, irascible, exasperating, intriguing.’ Prince Philip dead at 99
How Toronto police will enforce rules during stay-at-home order
A tale of two neighborhoods: Jane and Finch with the lowest vaccination rate, Moore Park with the highest
Ontario promised to get to the bottom of alleged mercury dumps upstream from Grassy Narrows. Instead, the province allowed a surge in mining claims on the Indigenous territory
They were supposed to be vaccinated. So, why are Ontario’s seniors still getting the worst of COVID-19?
‘We want you to stay’: Canada opens door to permanent residence for 90,000 international graduates and temporary workers with one-time program
‘this is beyond what we’ve ever anticipated’: Hospitals scramble to redeploy medical staff amid worsening third wave
Ford to further close economy as Ontario modelling predicts more than 30,000 new COVID-19 cases a day in May
A tale of two pandemics: Canada largely dodged America’s COVID horrors. Now in the third wave, our per-capita infection rate surpasses the U.S.
New details reveal how ‘flawed’ investigations and shoddy record-keeping cost Toronto police leads on serial killer Bruce McArthur
She was Tronto’s homicide No. 70 of 2019. We only found out after her husband died of COVID-19 in jail
Toronto, Peel Region order sweeping closures for businesses with 5 or more COVID-19 cases
Doug Ford in seclusion at his late mother’s Etobicoke home after aide tests positive for COVID-19
‘We made a mistake’: Emotional Premier Doug Ford apologizes for controversial COVID-19 restrictions
‘Why isn’t there one site to book vaccines?’ ‘Do we have a supply issue?’ An in-depth conversation with Dr. Homer Tien, head of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine task force
Ontario to allow vaccinated PSWs to work in more than one long-term care
She got vaccinated. Then she got COVID-19. Why rare ‘breakthrough’ infections mean the pandemic isn’t over until we’re all protected
Emily Viegas, 13, is one of the youngest Canadians to die from COVID-19
Trudeau appears open to working with Ford to top up federal paid sick leave with provincial funds
Ontario’s nursing home residents remain vulnerable to future pandemics, outbreaks, AG report warns
‘Kids desperately need to get out of the house’: Overnight camps ready reopening plans as they await official word from the province
Recording captures Green leader venting frustration with party executives: ‘I really am struggling to understand why this is happening’
MAY
After 26 years working at a factory, he caught COVID-19 and died. Inside one Brampton family’s story of the pandemic’s devastating – and preventable – toll
On the shores of Georgian Bay, an Ontario boom town puts a sudden stop to development. Why? It says it’s running out of water
Did you miss out this morning? You weren’t along as site crashes, technical errors and long lines marked the opening of vaccine booking for people 18+ in Ontario hot spots
RCMP investigating anti-teacher group linked to developer with strong ties to Doug Ford’s government
TDSB launches $90M lawsuit against city, fire department, over massive blaze that destroyed York Memorial Collegiate Institute
They fight for their neighbourhoods and do battle with developers. Yet their efforts can be undone with a single word: NIMBY
Ottowa sends COVID-19 rapid tests to businesses
Trudeau government throws travel ban back into Ford’s lap as Ottawa-Ontario pandemic split widens
Thirty years ago, he became the first Mountie to wear a turban. Here’s why he still worries about hate ‘in the shadows’
Ford government prepares to extend Ontario’s stay-at-home order until June 2
Ottawa steps into legal dispute over Michigan’s order to shut down the line 5 oil pipeline
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be offered n more pharmacies after AstraZeneca doses are halted
‘Humanity wins’: Canada postpones deportation of health worker at 11th hour so he can get second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
A thorn in the Ford government’s side: How these three women helped galvanize the fight against the controversial Highway 413
The Harper Conservatives say they sought an investigation into Canada’s top soldier. But the man they say they asked has not recollection
An Ontario criminal lawyer killed at home with her husband. Why the prime suspect was a Satan’s Choice biker who once wrestled Hulk Hogan
‘A murder is not a private crime’: How Ontario police secrecy is leaving more victims nameless
Ontarians report site crashes and other difficulties after province expands vaccine bookings for all adults
Toronto opioid deaths doubled during COVID-19, says provincial study
Keep strong public health measures in place when Ontario’s stay-at-home order ends, expert advisers say
‘Have you tried finding richer parents?’ Sarcastic billboard about housing crisis goes up in Toronto
Toronto woman’s murder charge withdrawn in ‘strongest case of self-defence I have ever seen in 30 years’
When it comes to ‘Black’ or ‘white,’ is Canada’s census even asking the right questions?
What does the ‘new normal’ look like? A day of bar-hopping in Brooklyn as NYC loosens COVID-19 restrictions
New data provides a rare glimpse at ‘substantial’ Black overrepresentation in Ontario’s jails
Ford government plan for new jobs in nursing homes isn’t enough to keep promises, watchdog says
Justin Trudeau government’s support for underground Eglinton West LRT undermines climate change fight, says critics
Decision on reopening Ontario schools will take more time, ‘supercautions’ Doug Ford says
Many long for a taste of pre-pandemic normalcy. Here’s why others can’t bear to think of it
‘Heartbreaking reminder’: Calls grow for national day of mourning, flags lowered to honour ‘lost’ residential school children
Ontario’s school reopening plans will be revealed ‘in the next day or two,’ Doug Ford says
JUNE
Sexual misconduct in military ‘remains persistent and widespread’ and more independence of military justice system is needed, review finds
Premier Doug Ford announces no in-class learning until September
‘The worst year of my 29 year career.’ With in-class learning closed, teachers want Ontario to prepare for the next school year now
Ontario accelerates second doses for COVID-19 shots
How Indigenous youth and educators say Canada’s residential school history should be taught
How Canada is moving to end the systemic ‘environmental racism’ that has been the toxic burden of radicalized and Indigenous people for decades
Ontario begins reopening the economy on Friday
Vigils planned across Ontario to honour Muslim family killed in London attack
‘An act of terror’: RCMP national security team assisting London police in Muslim family’s killing
Ontario moves up second shots of COVID-19 vaccine in Delta variant hot spots including Toronto, Peel
Changes to Canada’s COVID-19 border rules remain a work in progress for children, top doctor says
COVID-19 deaths piled up at the LTC home missed deadlines to fix infection control, prevention problems. This was the government’s ‘pathetic’ response
Why are Canadian police using expired blood collection equipment in DUI investigations?
Ontario allows professional sports to resume with ‘stringent public health measures’
Boost in Moderna vaccine supply allows Toronto to open 30,000 new appointments
Quadmester no more. Toronto high school students to learn under ‘modified semester’ in fall
Ontario declares three more hot spots for COVID-19’s Delta variant, accelerates second doses across the province
Doug Ford dumps five ministers in major cabinet shuffle
Bullying, cultural insensitivity and the threat of police involvement contributed to Toronto boy’s suicide, coroner’s report finds
Toronto Mayor John Tory outraged over birthday party shooting that put three young children in hospital
Delta variant suspected in COVID-19 outbreak at Toronto Western Hospital
Scuffles break out in Trinity Bellwoods after Toronto police and city staff descend on the park to remove encampments
Workers clear away the remnants of encampment at Trinity Bellwoods as Mayor John Tory faces criticism over Tuesday’s events
‘We are treating this like a crime scene’: Cowessess First National finds 751 unmarked graves at site of Saskatchewan residential school
More than 100 McMaster students demand the university do more to address sexual assault allegations
Two Indigenous scholars read a history textbook chapter on residential schools. This is what they would change
‘We’re making history,’ says one of the first high school graduates of a TDSB school that integrates Indigenous languages and cultures
‘It showed the unity of a nation.’ Kyle Lowry’s NFT collection from Raptors championship parade a reminder of simpler times
I’ve lost track of how many threats I’ve received. That’s how common online hate is
First Nation reports discovery of 182 sets of human remains near B.C. Interior residential school
JULY
Thousands take part in Every Child Matters Walk to honour residential school victims, survivors
Developer of McKenzie Meadows subdivision in Caledonia cancels build amid ongoing land dispute
The city has been trying to rein in the executive bonuses at Toronto Hydro. Last year the CEO took home a bonus of more than $640,000
A machinist in rural Ontario flipped the switch on a flashlight that arrived in the mail. Then it exploded
Doug Ford says reopening must proceed ‘cautiously’ and with top doctor’s consent
Mary Simon named Canada’s 30th Governor General, the first Indigenous person to hold post
‘We are Lytton, we are strong’: B.C. town issues statement outlining extent of wildfire devastation
Ontario shifting focus to better target those not vaccinated against COVID-19
Ontario to enter step three of reopening next Friday with a return to normal possible in August
The awful toll of B.C.’s deadly heat wave laid bare: Hundreds dead, paramedics on stress leave and citizens asking — what went wrong?
‘Oh, I don’t feel safe at all’: Toronto Community Housing residents call for solutions to frequent gun violence
He was ‘hardest of all workers.’ Toronto pays tribute to killed officer Const. Jerry Northrup
Green Party execs consider pulling $250K from leader’s election campaign funding
Torontonians boost house prices in smaller markets, Royal LePage finds
How Ontario taxpayers likely lost almost $10 million on COVID-19 tests they’ll never see
Vaccine receipts: Here’s everything you need to know to prove you’re double dosed
Why this Ontario residential school survivor keeps going back to the site of his suffering
‘Devastating to watch’: Private long-term-care homes have seen some of Ontario’s worst death rates – but Doug Ford’s new funding set them up for decades of profits
Canada will allow fully vaccinated Americans to cross the border on Aug. 9, other international travellers on Sept. 7
Nine people arrested as city begins removing Alexandra Park encampment
Protesters, police clash as city removes encampment at Lamport Stadium
Annamie Paul urges Greens to ‘look to the future’ as fight to remove her as leader continues
Bruce Arthur: What could have been a great Olympics has become something where nobody seems to know what to do except blunder forward
Meet the people fleeing the B.C. wildfires – packed in hotels, RVs and help centres. Is this our climate change future?
She was found naked in the men’s bathroom. Her family CAMH failed to protect their ‘eternal child’
She was a vaccine-hesitant mom. Scorn kept her silent. Here’s what changed her mind
Border agents set to strike before Canada opens door to fully vaccinated travellers
12 times more women than men left the workforce during the pandemic. Why? Kids
COVID-19 put migrant farm workers like Luis at risk. Would it also help him achieve a longtime dream?
Ontario Place to be redeveloped as year-round theme park; Cinesphere, pods to be preserved
When COVID hit, Canada got people off the streets and into housing. Will it end homelessness for good?
AUGUST
Bruce Arthur: Tokyo bronze in an ever-evolving 100-metre race shows us you can count on Andre De Grasse
Bruce Aurthur: Canada slays the U.S. beast and exorcises ghosts of Olympics past. Now they’re going for women’s soccer gold in Tokyo
Female officers accuse senior Peel cop of sexual harassment, claim service ignored ‘poisoned,’ sexist work culture
Looking for vaccination rates at your teen’s high school? Unless you live in this health unit you’re out of luck
Score Media & Gaming Inc. to be snapped up by Barstool Sports backer Penn National for $2.2B
Canada beats Sweden in penalties to claim women’s soccer gold at Tokyo Olympics
The big quit: How the pandemic has spurred what may be the largest wave of resignations in years
Former premier Bill Davis, who ushered in Ontario’s modern era, dies at 92
Urgent climate change action is needed or else Canada’s extreme heat and severe weather will worsen
Three jailed Canadians – Spavor, Kovrig and Schellenberg – share a spotlight this week in next stage of China’s ‘hostage-taking diplomacy’
Garneau condemns Spavor verdict ‘in strongest possible terms’ – says Canada will work with U.S. to see detained Canadians feed
Justin Trudeau expected to call a federal election on Sunday, insiders say
Canada to make COVID vaccines mandatory for all federal employees, airline, rail and cruise ship passengers
Some businesses facing a labour shortage blame workers, but these employers boosted pay instead – and found hiring was easy
‘Canadians deserve their say’: Justin Trudeau calls a federal election for Sept. 20
Ontario tells school boards to set up clinics to boost student, teacher vaccinations
Ontario mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers, doctors, nurses and other public employees
Photo radar and red light cameras are popping up everywhere in the GTA. Here’s where they are, and why they matter
City, TTC to require all employees to be fully vaccinated; people ‘reviewing’ policy
As Delta spreads in Ontario, here’s what we know about the risks to kids, and how to limit them
Peel’s strategy for the Delta variant: targeting ‘cold spots’ of low vaccination uptake
Conservatives, Liberals joust on campaign trail while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pays tribute to Jack Layton
I fact-checked everything Green leader Annamie Paul said for a week. Here’s what I found
Toronto’s photo radar cameras are slowing speeders significantly, says research
Federal minister Maryam Monsef calls Taliban ‘our brothers,’ stresses she views them as a terrorist group
Islamic State blamed for deadly attack near Kabul airport, Canada ends evacuation operations
‘Justin Trudeau does not do shakeups’: Liberals tell rattled candidates to hold the course as campaign trail gets bumpy
‘We’re the worst, again’ – Exhausted Alberta doctors raise COVID alarm as cases spike and hospitals feel pressure
‘!#^*@!!!TTC!’: A century after it was born, riders are still not entirely happy with Toronto’s public transit agency
I fact-checked everything NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said for a week. Here’s what I found
Doug Ford rejects initial proposals for COVID-19 vaccination passports
SEPTEMBER
Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system will start Sept. 22
Why did Jeremiah Perry drown? How a system meant to keep Ontario schoolkids safe may have opened ‘the door to compromises’
Hundreds of women have been killed during the pandemic. How B.C.’s inquiry could help tackle gender-based violence in Canada
Mayor John Tory on getting Toronto back on its feet even as the fourth wave bares down
‘I don’t think it ever stops’: These Montreal siblings lost their father on 9/11. Twenty years later they open up about grief and healing
Essential workers kept Canada going during COVID-19. What’s on offer for them in the federal election?
I fact-checked everything Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said for a week. Here’s what I found
Convicted hit man denied unescorted passes to the GTA, where he’d killed two while on parole
It’s back to class for thousands of students as Toronto schools reopen to in-person learning
I was too young to remember 9/11, so I talked to those who lived it. These are their stories
Fisheries fight casts pall over race in Nova Scotia’s only blue riding
Brampton was devastated by COVID-19. Community advocates are skeptical federal election will deliver what the city needs
Hundreds of loud, unmasked protesters gather at Toronto hospital to protest vaccine mandates
Fake COVID-19 vaccine exemptions could be a problem, Ontario officials say
Toronto to launch four-day blitz of pop-up clinic to help hit 90 per cent vaccination target
A ‘nightmare’ Toronto murder trial is over. What comes next highlights one of the most difficult questions facing Canada’s prisons
Justin Trudeau won’t say if Toronto Liberal candidate will be turfed after dropped sex assault charge revealed
Uninterested, unhappy, but not quite ready for change: Why apathy in some Toronto suburbs might let Trudeau keep his job
OPP charge couple over alleged $11M COVID-19 theft
Canadians voting to choose next federal government; Some voters experiencing long lines
Justin Trudeau hangs on for another Liberal minority
Here’s how Ontario’s new vaccine passport app works – and why businesses are concerned
Ontario says there are now 702 schools in the province with a reported case of COVID-19
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou appearing in court Friday to resolve charges, report says
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor arrive in Canada after 1,020 days in Chinese detention
‘I felt like a lost soul’: A visit to decimated Laurentian U finds faculty, students paying a steep price as the school drowns in debt
Kovrig and Spavor set free for medical reasons, not because Meng Wanzhou was released, China says
How the COVID-Zero movement is butting heads with Canada’s health officials
TTC union backs down, now urges members to comply with transit agency’s vaccine mandate
OCTOBER
The inside story of the OLG lost control of Ontario’s online gambling market
Toronto loses bid at Supreme Court of Canada to overturn Doug Ford’s cut to city council
‘There are no winners here, only losers.’ The inside story of how the Green party toppled Annamie Paul and tore itself apart in the process
While Canada sent hundreds of millions in aid to Jordan, its king grew his collection of luxury homes
Premier Doug Ford touts Tory record in fighting COVID-19 in throne speech
Ontario to roll out rapid testing at schools, daycares in COVID-19 hot spots for unvaccinated students
‘Transit death spiral’: Experts warn that post-pandemic recovery may be led by cars
What can Canada learn from the most vaccinated country in the world? We asked the man behind Portugal’s vaccination effort
Free menstrual products coming to Ontario schools, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announces
Althia Raj: The Star talked to 57 insiders. Here’s what we learned about how Justin Trudeau turned around his faltering campaign and defeated Erin O’Toole
‘The military is not going to solve this on its own’: Eyes turn to Ottowa as sexual misconduct crisis continues to rock the Canadian Armed Forces
They saw prayers, the court saw contempt: As Indigenous protesters cite their duty to protect the land, will Canada’s judges listen?
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin loses court bid to be reinstated as head of Canada’s vaccine rollout
Why are stadiums returning to full capacity when restaurants are still restricted? One expert calls it ‘anti-science’
Ontario LTCs brought in entry-level assistants during the pandemic. Will they play a role in nursing homes’ future?
U.S. expected to approve Canadians who had mixed doses of COVID-19 vaccines as border crossings resume Nov. 8
Small business advocates are angry MLSE helped Ontario develop its vaccine passport app, but the company says it didn’t get special treatment
Minister in Doug Ford’s government accused of using controversial new law to try to ‘silence’ grassroots groups
As Ontario’s rent freeze ends, this GTA tenant says she’s facing a 21 per cent increase
Doug Ford doubles down on comment about ‘hard working’ new Canadians
Conservatives protest ‘meeting in secret’ to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory in Parliament
Dancers say they were sexually harassed or groomed by famous choreographers – and the dance company failed to protect them
Travis Wall taken off tour with Break the Floor dance company following Star investigation
This investor owns 17 homes, He and other multiple-property owners are now the largest slice of Toronto homebuyers
The man who won’t be mayor: Why one of Toronto’s youngest and most effective political leaders is calling its quits
Edward Rogers fought plans to keep Raptors’ Masai Ujiri, but was thwarted by MLSE head, source say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils new federal cabinet, promoting Guilbeault and shuffling out Garneau
Isolated. Desperate. Trapped: The pandemic upended these migrants’ lives. A new project shines light on their resilience
Ontario will double fines and order takeovers at nursing homes that break new rules
People over 80 or who received only AstraZeneca should be offered third COVID doses, advisory panel says
‘Is this my life forever?’ The unexpected – and frightening – impact of Long COVID on young Canadians
What the Ford government hasn’t told you about its next controversial highway project
NOVEMBER
Why this professor walked away from one of the most prestigious organizations in Canada – and others are tempted to do the same
Teen sentenced to probation in St. Michael’s College School sexual assault
Ontario expands COVID-19 booster shots to 2.75 million residents
Doug Ford pre-election mini-budget promises new highways for GTA
Today’s court decision in the battle for control of Rogers could hand Edward ‘total power,’ experts say
They fled violence in Afghanistan for Canada. Now these Afghan women are telling their story
Worried pot shops have taken over Toronto streets? You may be right – and it may be about to get worse
Personal info of 25,000 current and former TTC employees may have been stolen in cyber attack, agency says
A dedicated busway in Scarborough may be exactly what the region’s transit needs. But local opponents say it will ‘completely destroy’ their community
Male doctors in Ontario more likely to send patients to male surgeons, sidelining qualified women, study finds
A cross stolen from a Canadian soldier’s memorial is a mystery that has tormented his family for over five decades
Leaked Facebook document shows how often the company restores posts – and how the rates change depending on where you live
Kevin Donovan’s car was stolen from his driveway in Toronto. It was tracked to a Halifax port, bound for the Middle East
‘I took a leap of faith and here I am today’: Ontario program guides young people toward careers in skilled trades
Evacuation of Merritt, B.C., ordered. Flooding forces thousands from their homes
Doug Ford commits more money to fight guns and gangs
Teachers, stop going to the cops: Board staff are asked to stop filing police reports over vaccination mandates
Health Canada is set to approve the Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids. Here’s what you need to know
How Rogers came undone: Inside the strangest business battle in Canadian history
This little-known climate change hazard is creeping across northern Canada. These scientists are trying to fight it
‘A male world’: The story behind the ouster of Hamilton Health Sciences’ first female head of cardiac surgery
COVID-19 vaccine shot bookings for kids 5 to 11 begins Tuesday
Throne speech a ‘vision statement’ of big priorities that need results delivered ASAP, government official says
Erin O’Toole lashes out at Justin Trudeau, says prime minister puts ‘own needs’ ahead of Canada’s
This Afghan Canadian rallied a group to sponsor her sister to come to Canada. A piece of paper stands in the way
Ottawa bans foreigners from seven African countries amid fears of the Omicron COVID variant
‘We tell people he can touch Saturn.’ At 18, Mamborou Mara left Guinea during a coup to chase his basketball dream in Toronto
‘We’re on the brink of collapse.’ What eight Ontario nurses have to say on the state of a profession in crisis
Ontario preparing ‘enhanced strategy’ to fight COVID-19’s Omicron variant
DECEMBER
‘I want everybody to know about my dad.’ Why some families want a COVID-19 memorial
Ford government sent almost $1B to businesses not eligible for COVID-19 aid or which lost less money than they were given, auditor general finds
GE Hitachi chosen to build new nuclear reactor at Darlington
Priced out: Young professionals making $60,000 – even $120,000 – say they can no longer afford Toronto and will likely have to leave.
‘No parents should have to bury their child’: How a Canadian funeral home owner is trying to stop suicides among international students
Gold, diamonds and psychic guidance. How an Ontario man took millions from investors and left them with nothing
Why a city rule means this former 17-unit Forest Hill apartment building can’t be used as as an apartment building
Doug Ford’s Tories extend pandemic paid sick leave to July 31
Justin Trudeau announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
How many unvaccinated staff are working with kids in GTA schools? Most boards won’t say
Ontario expanding boosters to everyone 18 and up as of Jan. 4
As pandemic uncertainty rises, should you pay extra for refundable airline tickets?
Wage theft. Deportation threats. Defamation suits. Inside Brampton truckers’ fight against a ‘billion dollar scam’
Marineland facing criminal charge over dolphin performances
Toronto polcie announce ‘suspect’ caught on video in murders of billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman
Secret money, Elite Canadian families. And a corporate landlord accused of pandemic evictions
‘Increasing vaccination is not enough,’ experts say as Ontario reports 2,431 new COVID-19 cases
Canada lifts African travel bans, restores COVID-19 pre-arrival tests for short trips
How Ontario hospitals are planning for the Omicron wave – and what they’re worried about
Grudges and gossip: A rocky start in the search for Barry and Honey Sherman killers
Police probing Sherman murders learned of mysterious suspect with odd walk almost four years ago
He came here 21 years ago seeking asylum. Now, Canada is deporting this 74-year-old, despite his pleas to stay
Job losses loom as Toronto businesses close or cut back – but this time workers have almost no government support
Thousands of long-term-care residents, workers need COVID booster shots
Calls for more progressive laws on competition face push back from Bay Street establishment
Pearls of wisdom from the gems we lost this year
20 people who took on the biggest job of the pandemic and helped Ontario get its shots
In inside look at how the COVID-19 vaccine mandate became the breaking point for the TTC’s largest union
Ontario weighs whether to follow U.S. in cutting COVID quarantine period
‘Why do only Durham residents get tolled roads?’: Region’s residents want Doug Ford to fix inequality in GTA highways
Ontario pushes back start of school to Jan. 5, sources say
Faster-than-ever COVID-19 spread has us wondering if getting Omicron is inevitable – and what that means for the virus’ long-term future
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