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Canada’s women’s soccer team is being unfairly punished for the actions of others - and still they hold their heads high
Monday’s filing of an appeal to overturn the six-point deduction dealt to the Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team is hardly meaningful. Not when the worst damage to the athletes has already been inflicted by officials who were supposed to protect the defending Olympic champs in Paris.
Ben Johnson’s Olympic Cold Case
Whether Ben Johnson ever receives exoneration, the examination of the Canadian sprinter’s life and times by Mary Ormsby shows he got a raw deal. Johnson became the first track-and-field Olympian to lose a gold medal for doping after a positive test at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Scammers talked her out of $12,500. Then the race was on to get it back
Elaine wondered what $12,500 in cash would look like. As she arrived at her Toronto bank to withdraw it, she worried that thick stacks of bills might be too bulky to ship safely in an envelope. She requested the cash at a teller's window, heart thumping. Funds were moved from her credit card to her personal account for the transaction. A wary bank supervisor asked what the cash was for. Elaine, as she'd been coached, said renovations. The money was actually for her nephew James.
Province’s yearlong delay to restrict trucker licensing ‘irresponsible’ Original
By Kenyon WallaceInvestigative Reporter Mary OrmsbySpecial to the Star Tue., Aug. 24, 2021timer5 min. read updateArticle was updated 16 mins ago The Ontario government, which was poised to enact stricter tractor-trailer licensing requirements this summer, has quietly pushed a new regulation for drivers back a full year without evidence the delay is a safe decision.
Why all road safety is ‘jeopardized’ by delay in new trucking law
By Kenyon WallaceInvestigative Reporter Mary OrmsbyFeature Writer Thu., July 22, 2021timer6 min. read updateArticle was updated 39 mins ago A surprise decision by the province to delay tougher licensing requirements for new tractor-trailer drivers will “jeopardize road safety” for the motoring public who share streets and highways with big rigs, say shocked trucking industry insiders.
I did what I was told. I got double-dosed with AstraZeneca. Now I’m left feeling anger and betrayal
By Mary OrmsbyFeature Writer Mon., June 21, 2021timer3 min. read updateArticle was updated 33 mins ago From A to Z, you messed with me. I’m one of the double-dosers jabbed with expiring batches of AstraZeneca for what health officials presented as excellent reasons: to protect us and our communities from COVID-19 and to not waste precious vaccine supplies. Along with scores of other Ontarians aged 60 to 64, I was part of a pilot project targeted to receive shots sooner than planned.
I did what I was told. I got double-dosed with AstraZeneca. Now I’m left feeling anger and betrayal
By Mary OrmsbyFeature Writer Mon., June 21, 2021timer3 min. read updateArticle was updated 22 hrs ago From A to Z, you messed with me. I’m one of the double-dosers jabbed with expiring batches of AstraZeneca for what health officials presented as excellent reasons: to protect us and our communities from COVID-19 and to not waste precious vaccine supplies. Along with scores of other Ontarians aged 60 to 64, I was part of a pilot project targeted to receive shots sooner than planned.
GI Film Festival includes Canadian soldier Marc Diab documentary
Young Marc Diab and his family would halt, standing still on the roadside, whenever Israeli tanks lurched through the streets of their Lebanese village in the 1990s. In the security zone along the Israel-Lebanon border, the military vehicles were a steel-plated reminder of the region’s political instability, an uncertain state in which some Ain-Ebel villagers saw no future. But in those tanks, filled with gun-toting troops, little Marc saw his: life as a soldier.
Which Ontario workers are most at risk for COVID-19? How much you’re told depends on where you live - and experts say it’s putting people’s health at risk | The Star
The tug-of-war between the public’s right to know where COVID-19 outbreaks are happening and protecting the privacy of those who test positive could make it difficult to control the disease if there’s a resurgence in the fall, experts warn. Only seven of Ontario’s 34 public health units report occupation outside of health-care professions publicly, a Star analysis found, and the provincial government has left the decision on whether to publicize workplace outbreaks up to individual units.
Which Ontario workers are most at risk for COVID-19? How much you’re told depends on where you live - and experts say it’s putting people’s health at risk | StCatharinesStandard.ca
The tug-of-war between the public’s right to know where COVID-19 outbreaks are happening and protecting the privacy of those who test positive could make it difficult to control the disease if there’s a resurgence in the fall, experts warn. Only seven of Ontario’s 34 public health units report occupation outside of health-care professions publicly, a Star analysis found, and the provincial government has left the decision on whether to publicize workplace outbreaks up to individual units.
The pandemic shut down Toronto but not this soup kitchen that feeds the hungry - now, the charity needs help
By Mary OrmsbyFeature Writer Mon., Aug. 10, 2020timer3 min. read Seema David’s Scarborough soup kitchen has stayed every day since Toronto was locked down under COVID-19 rules in March to feed the community’s most isolated and vulnerable. It couldn’t close, said the founder of the charity 5n2Kitchens, because the demand from hungry people is too great. And it’s a demand that’s increasing, she said.
What Doug Ford and Ontario got right - and wrong - in four months of fighting COVID-19. We asked seven experts to weigh in
The first frantic months of battling COVID-19 gripped Ontario in a way that will have lasting impacts for years to come.
What Doug Ford and Ontario got right - and wrong - in four months of fighting COVID-19. We asked seven experts to weigh in
ADVERTISEMENT By Mary OrmsbyFeature Writer Kenyon WallaceInvestigative Reporter Sat., July 18, 2020timer1 min. read The first frantic months of battling COVID-19 gripped Ontario in a way that will have lasting impacts for years to come. We witnessed the virus’s lethal capacity as it killed nearly 3,000 people — most of them seniors in long-term-care homes — across the province. We saw disruptions to the way we live and work and experienced financial hardships from which we will not soon recover.
What Doug Ford and Ontario got right - and wrong - in four months of fighting COVID-19. We asked seven experts to weigh in
ADVERTISEMENT By Mary OrmsbyFeature Writer Kenyon WallaceInvestigative Reporter Sat., July 18, 2020timer1 min. read The first frantic months of battling COVID-19 gripped Ontario in a way that will have lasting impacts for years to come. We witnessed the virus’s lethal capacity as it killed nearly 3,000 people — most of them seniors in long-term-care homes — across the province. We saw disruptions to the way we live and work and experienced financial hardships from which we will not soon recover.
How the long shot in a legal horse race beat the Ontario government in court
By Mary OrmsbyFeature Writer Mon., June 29, 2020timer3 min. read The dark horse plaintiffs — a group of standardbred race horse breeders — locked in a six-year, $65-million lawsuit against the province clinched a breach-of-contract victory linked to a now-defunct revenue sharing program as part of a Superior Court decision released Monday. “It’s not easy to win against the government in a civil case,” said the group’s Toronto lawyer, Jonathan Lisus.
B.C., Alberta and Quebec hit by excess deaths during COVID-19, Statscan report says
A deeper look at the number of Canadians dying from all causes during the COVID-19 pandemic shows British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec suffered more than 2,200 excess deaths when compared to five-year historical maximums, according to an updated Statistics Canada report released Friday. Excess deaths are defined by StatsCan as the number of deaths that are more than expected during a specific period of time when considering past trends.
Denise Cronenberg, who dressed her little brother David Cronenberg’s film stars for success, dead at 81
Denise Cronenberg would be Little Red Riding Hood. She’d cast her younger brother, David, as the heroic hunter who’d shoot the big, bad wolf before he could make a meal of the leading lady. It was a kids’ play, set in the Cronenberg house on Crawford Street — a lively home that embraced singing, music, dance and performance in postwar Toronto — where family and friends crowded the living room for the siblings’ shows.
Statistics Canada releases vital death rate stats for 9 provinces and territories, Ontario excluded
Statistics Canada released data Wednesday showing excess deaths in nine provinces and territories. Notably, Ontario — the second-hardest hit province by the COVID-19 pandemic — is excluded from the data set. The data compares deaths in the first three months of 2020 against the same period in 2019. The federal agency has found “notable variations” in the number of deaths that occurred weekly in all jurisdictions — but noted that some variations are expected year over year.
Statistics Canada releases vital death rate stats for 9 provinces and territories, Ontario excluded
Statistics Canada released data Wednesday showing excess deaths in nine provinces and territories. Notably, Ontario — the second-hardest hit province by the COVID-19 pandemic — is excluded from the data set. The data compares deaths in the first three months of 2020 against the same period in 2019. The federal agency has found “notable variations” in the number of deaths that occurred weekly in all jurisdictions — but noted that some variations are expected year over year.
Statistics Canada releases vital death rate stats for 9 provinces and territories, Ontario excluded
Statistics Canada released data Wednesday showing excess deaths in nine provinces and territories. Notably, Ontario — the second-hardest hit province by the COVID-19 pandemic — is excluded from the data set. The data compares deaths in the first three months of 2020 against the same period in 2019. The federal agency has found “notable variations” in the number of deaths that occurred weekly in all jurisdictions — but noted that some variations are expected year over year.
Statistics Canada releases vital death rate stats for 9 provinces and territories, Ontario excluded
Statistics Canada released data Wednesday showing excess deaths in nine provinces and territories. Notably, Ontario — the second-hardest hit province by the COVID-19 pandemic — is excluded from the data set. The data compares deaths in the first three months of 2020 against the same period in 2019. The federal agency has found “notable variations” in the number of deaths that occurred weekly in all jurisdictions — but noted that some variations are expected year over year.
Statistics Canada releases vital death rate stats for 9 provinces and territories, Ontario excluded
Statistics Canada released data Wednesday showing excess deaths in nine provinces and territories. Notably, Ontario — the second-hardest hit province by the COVID-19 pandemic — is excluded from the data set. The data compares deaths in the first three months of 2020 against the same period in 2019. The federal agency has found “notable variations” in the number of deaths that occurred weekly in all jurisdictions — but noted that some variations are expected year over year.
New death stats begin to pull back the curtain on scope of COVID-19 in Canada
The first glimpse of all deaths across Canada during the time of the country’s COVID-19 battle shows how the pandemic footprint in Canada’s two westernmost provinces may be even bigger than previously acknowledged. And data for the provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 is yet to come.
Statistics Canada releases vital death rate stats for 9 provinces and territories, Ontario excluded
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Statistics Canada releases vital death rate stats for 9 provinces and territories, Ontario excluded
Statistics Canada released data Wednesday showing excess deaths in nine provinces and territories. Notably, Ontario — the second-hardest hit province by the COVID-19 pandemic — is excluded from the data set. The data compares deaths in the first three months of 2020 against the same period in 2019. The federal agency has found “notable variations” in the number of deaths that occurred weekly in all jurisdictions — but noted that some variations are expected year over year.
Since COVID-19 emerged, how many people have died in Ontario? They won’t tell us
Ontario is refusing to publicly release data that could reveal the number of people who died in the province since COVID-19 emerged. The numbers are part of the mortality data that critics say is needed to truly show the human toll of the pandemic. Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, said Ontario’s refusal likely suggests a technical inability to track the information.
Since COVID-19 emerged, how many people have died in Ontario? They won’t tell us
Ontario is refusing to publicly release data that could reveal the number of people who died in the province since COVID-19 emerged. The numbers are part of the mortality data that critics say is needed to truly show the human toll of the pandemic. Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, said Ontario’s refusal likely suggests a technical inability to track the information.
Since COVID-19 emerged, how many people have died in Ontario? They won’t tell us
Ontario is refusing to publicly release data that could reveal the number of people who died in the province since COVID-19 emerged. The numbers are part of the mortality data that critics say is needed to truly show the human toll of the pandemic. Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, said Ontario’s refusal likely suggests a technical inability to track the information.
Since COVID-19 emerged, how many people have died in Ontario? They won’t tell us
Ontario is refusing to publicly release data that could reveal the number of people who died in the province since COVID-19 emerged. The numbers are part of the mortality data that critics say is needed to truly show the human toll of the pandemic. Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, said Ontario’s refusal likely suggests a technical inability to track the information.
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