Oct 30, 2020
The Ontario Government has upended the government by increasing the use of Minister's Zoning Order, a legislative tool that serves as the ultimate trump card in the development planning process. It's supposed to be a way to cut red tape, but is starting to raise red flags. Star reporters Noor Javed and Jennifer Pagliaro...
Oct 29, 2020
Halloween is going to be different this year, but let's not forget that the paranormal denizens of this city will also be missing out. Historian Bruce Bell takes a through some of Toronto's spookiest ghost stories, and explains the history behind them.
Oct 28, 2020
“Mr. Vice President, I am speaking.” In a way, hearing Senator Kamala Harris call it out put every woman triumphantly in her shoes — and started a conversation. Toronto Star journalists Evy Kwong, Jenn Moon and Angelyn Francis reached out to women across professional and cultural spectrums and they’re on...
Oct 27, 2020
The first wave of this deadly pandemic shone a glaring spotlight on how under-resourced and ill prepared Ontario’s nursing homes were to cope with a situation like this. The Star’s investigative reporter Moira Welsh covered this and she is on This Matters today to explain what’s going on, what might be...
Oct 22, 2020
The violence against Mi’kmaq fishers and community members stems from the interference of non-Indigenous fishers on the First Nations treaty right to fish for lobster in Nova Scotia waters. Pam Palmater, Mi’kmaq lawyer, professor and Chair of Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University, breaks down what the...