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Fear and shame won’t convince the vaccine hesitant to get their shot
We all know them – friends or family members who refuse to get vaccinated. Many of them are now changing their minds as vaccine mandates require... -
Time for cops to crack down on anti-vaxxers before it gets dangerous
#NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere is trending on Twitter again a day after the Star reported that hundreds of Ontario businesses are ignoring the province’s vaccine passport protocols. Congrats... -
Doug Ford returns as Premier Dad after a summer in hiding
With the nastiest federal election in recent memory now fading in in the rearview mirror, Ontario Premier Doug Ford officially emerged from his months-long summer... -
Podcast: NDP leader Andrea Horwath on ending restaurant harassment
The long weekend is here, and the patios will be lovely – except for all the shouting. As Richard Trapunski reported in this week’s NOW... -
COVID-19: What research says about vaccine side effects and lives saved
After I received my first COVID-19 vaccination, I experienced side effects. About 10 hours after being jabbed, I felt chills even though it wasn't a... -
Vaccine passports turning into another ass-saving exercise for Doug Ford
If Ontarians are learning anything about Doug Ford it’s that he loves to spend his summers in cottage country. So it’s been no surprise that the... -
Letters to the editor: Chaos in Kabul
Writing was on the wall in Afghanistan Today, 28 August 2021, our friends stood knee-deep in a ditch of sewage-infested water and watched as their... -
Bodily autonomy and the political debate over mandatory vaccines
Last week, the federal government announced a mandate that will require federal public employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate will also require all... -
Scotiabank Arena to require proof of vaccination starting in September
Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) has announced that all of its stadiums, arenas, venues and restaurants will require proof of vaccination or a negative... -
COVID-19: Nearly 99 per cent of Toronto hospital patients unvaccinated
Almost all people hospitalized in Toronto for COVID-19 over the past four months were not fully vaccinated, Mayor John Tory said today. Citing local public... -
Letters to the editor: Taxpayers stuck with the bill for bad nuclear decisions
Nuclear's dwindling power Nuclear energy should not be expanded in any way. (NOW Online, July 28) How is it that governments can choose nuclear over... -
Letters to the editor: John Tory can’t blame the unhoused for fighting for their survival
Toronto expelling unhoused people from sight If cities like Toronto are “committed to ending homelessness,” we must ask ourselves why Mayor John Tory dispatched a... -
Will death be the great motivator for the vaccine-hesitant?
It is said that death is the great equalizer. With COVID it may also be the great teacher, the tutor in a horrific avoidable tragedy. ... -
Proof of vaccination becoming a reality check for anti-vaxxers
Doug Ford has declared that there will be no vaccine passports in Ontario. It’s almost like he wants the COVID case numbers to go back up. ... -
Letters to the editor: The case against renaming Dundas
Will cost of renaming Dundas come out of police budget? Re Toronto Moves To Rename Dundas Street Over Slavery Ties (NOW Online, July 7) How...
