Toronto Star
Data shows Canadians are running out of empathy as the pandemic runs on
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- Data shows Canadians are running out of empathy as the pandemic runs on
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- 17:08
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- 5 years ago
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- We’re almost towards the end of the second year of the pandemic and, not surprisingly, the data shows that we’re not at the best version of ourselves anymore. A recent Angus Reid poll has revealed surprisingly low rates of empathy among Canadians. Especially when it’s between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. The Star’s mental health reporter Nadine Yousif joins to talk about what this new poll reveals about empathy and sympathy and why our reserves are running out.
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- Why some medically fragile kids can’t return to school because of a nursing shortage
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- 11:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Omar Mosleh, Toronto Star reporter
After more than a year of COVID anxiety, lockdowns, working from home and helping kids with online learning, this is back to school week in the GTA. But as many parents are sharing their children’s day back to school, some are sharing their child’s disappointment in being left out. They say their children with special needs and complicated medical conditions are feeling abandoned after being told they might not be able to return to class because there are not enough nurses to care for them. Star reporter Omar Mosleh joins “This Matters” to explain why many medically fragile children are still not be able to go to school and the real reasons behind Ontario’s current nursing shortage.
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- Fear and loathing on the campaign trail ’21
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- 26:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guests: Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star national political columnist and Grant LaFleche, investigative reporter for the Star and St. Catharines Standard
Forget the election issues. The biggest story of Canada’s federal election campaign so far has been the protesters disrupting the rallies of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and the harassment towards other candidates like NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. And now, the disruption has been escalating to aggressive and dangerous behaviour. Over the Labour Day weekend, members of the anti-lockdown, anti-vaccination crowd threw stones at Trudeau after a campaign event. Who are these protesters? How did Canadian politics get this toxic and dangerous? What kind of Canada will we have after Sept. 20, 2021? We report from the campaign trail and inside the network of raging protesters.
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- From being burned at the stake to digital abuse, it’s not you. It’s the patriarchy (Rebroadcast)
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- 20:35
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- This is a rebroadcast of an episode first aired on December 2, 2020.
Social media harassment is about more than words. It is violence and it is dangerous. We’ve witnessed a lot of ugliness during these polarizing and pandemic times, and a lot of it has been directed at women, particularly women of colour. As cyber misogyny has increased steadily, so have challenges to the notion that women’s online harassment is a matter of specific and particular concern. But in fact, ramifications impact everyone and the facts are black and white. Women are harassed more than men and the violence carries discriminatory harm that becomes rooted in our history.
Shree Paradkar, The Star’s race and gender columnist, joins “This Matters” to discuss.
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- Back to School: students, symptoms and screening guides
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- 23:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guests: Jennifer Yang and Megan Ogilvie, Toronto Star health reporters
Back to school is almost here, kicking off the return of morning COVID screening for parents with their kids. With more data now available, the province has recently made some changes for that screening. In particular, runny noses have been removed from the screening guide — a relief for many as the first signs of sniffles previously caused parents to scramble and filled up testing centres. This year will see more take home tests, HEPA filters in classrooms and ventilation upgrades. Will these changes stop the rising case counts being brought on by the more transmissible Delta variant or are schools headed for another shutdown?
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- Everything you need to know about Ontario’s vaccine passport plan
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- 18:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Rob Ferguson, Queen’s Park reporter at The Star
After months of debate, Ontario has revealed details of its vaccine passport program. Called late and inconsistent by critics, Premier Doug Ford admitted he was reluctant to bring in such a program due to fears of a “split society.” There are still many questions about how exactly the program will work, but with Delta variant case counts rising, schools starting back up and fears of another lockdown on the horizon, proponents hope that vaccine certificates can be another tool in helping to slow down the fourth wave of the pandemic. With a backdrop of increasing protests around these measures around the country, a Queen’s Park insider discusses what changed this government’s mind and how they will navigate what comes next.
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- The debate and ethics of vaccine boosters
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- 16:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Kenyon Wallace, investigative reporter for the Toronto Star
Amidst a growing fourth wave, the spread of the Delta variant and questions over how long immunity lasts, a number of nations around the world, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Israel and Canada are either considering or have begun COVID vaccine booster programs. But now, the World Health Organization has officially called for a moratorium on vaccine boosters, particularly in high-income nations. We explain the timeline of vaccine boosters, who is getting them right now and the ethical minefield that come with them as billions around the world await even a first dose.
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- Premier Doug Ford announces Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system will start Sept. 22
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Video courtesy of CPAC
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- Lessons lost: An Afghan educator shares his story
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- 18:02
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Ali Raza Yesa is an Afghan educator and founder of the Star Educational Society, a network of language schools across Afghanistan. With the West now withdrawn from Afghanistan, he has left his homeland and his schools have been shut down. He joins “This Matters” to talk about his life in Afghanistan and a lifetime of work that will remain unfinished for now.
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- Want to be at a live event again? Vaccine mandates are being pushed by businesses
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- 13:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Josh Rubin, business reporter for the Star
Because neither the federal or Ontario provincial government have created vaccine passports for the public yet (while other provinces have started plans of their own), live event businesses and franchises are taking matters into their own hands to create new rules for customers. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Toronto International Film Festival and Mirvish Productions are all mandating attendees to either show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test before going inside their venues. Do businesses have the legal power to enforce their own COVID rules? Can mandates prevent another business lockdown in the fourth wave? As big organizations push forward on vaccine mandates, does this pave the way for small businesses to do the same?
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- Take a tour through the Toronto Star's new Blue Jays and MLB live scoreboards and stat pages
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Toronto Star's Mike Wilner takes you on a quick tour of the Star's exciting new Blue Jays and MLB stats packages.
Check them out here: https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/scores.html
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- Vaccine mandates and the return to work
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- 18:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Lior Samfiru, employment lawyer and co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP
Vaccine mandates in the workplace aren’t hypothetical anymore. They are real. The federal government has one for their employees, as does the Ontario government for people in high-risk settings. Those new rules are filtering down to private business, with Canada’s big five banks and Air Canada ordering their employees to get vaccinated in the return to work. But is it legal? Can your employer make you get vaccinated? If you refuse, can they legally fire you? We parse through all the details of employment law, explain the ins and outs of rights for employers and employees alike, along with the legal challenges to come.
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- The mob war that followed Angelo Musitano’s murder
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- 17:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Nicole O’Reilly, crime reporter from The Hamilton Spectator
It has been over four years since Angelo Musitano, a prominent member of the Musitano crime family in Hamilton, was gunned down in his driveway. His murder was the result of a sophisticated, mob-driven operation intricately planned, executed and now shared in “Trigger,” an investigative series from The Hamilton Spectator. In the series, crime reporter Nicole O’Reilly explored all that led up to the homicide, the complex police investigation that followed and the inner workings of the mafia. She joins “This Matters” to share the details and the conclusion of the court case against the only person ever arrested and charged in Musitano’s murder and the murder of an innocent bystander in York region.
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- Do people know Canada's federal leaders? | Federal Election
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Canada’s federal election is less than five weeks away, and we wanted to know: do people know who’s in the running?
We canvassed downtown Toronto to ask people if they knew who the party leaders of the Liberal, NDP, Conservative and Green parties were.
If you still have questions around the federal party leaders, click the link for a simple glossary guide to help you inform your decision ahead of the Sept. 20 vote.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal-election/2021/08/26/do-people-know-whos-running-in-canadas-federal-election-watch-as-we-take-politics-to-the-street.html?cq_ck=1629995806556
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- Why is femicide on the rise in Canada?
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- 18:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Julie S. Lalonde, women’s rights advocate and author of “Resilience is Futile”
Did you know that there is a country in the world where one woman or girl is killed every two and a half days? That country is Canada. According to a report by the Canadian Femicide Observatory, Canada saw an increase in femicide from 2019 to 2020. The report also reveals that almost 100 girls and women were killed in the first half of 2021. Most were killed by men, an intimate partner or someone they knew. Today on “This Matters,” women’s rights advocate and author Julie S. Lalonde talks about how these disturbing numbers are linked to misogyny and what we need to do to help women at risk, before it’s too late for them.
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- Behind 6ixBuzz’s controversial rise
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- 21:09
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Nichole Jankowski, freelance journalist who wrote on 6ixBuzz for Toronto Life
6ixBuzz began as a simple meme and joke Instagram account on all things Toronto, but in just a few short years, it has grown into a media empire with two million followers on Instagram, tens of thousands more on YouTube and contracts signed with major music labels. Their posts garner comments, outrage and above all, attention, and their followers include rapper Drake, Premier Doug Ford and New Democratic Party party leader Jagmeet Singh. 6ixBuzz’s rise is deeply controversial. While some laud them for being a voice for Gen Z and racialized communities, others say they represent the worst of the internet: a toxic space fostering racism, homophobia and bigotry. The company has also been under fire for labour practices. Among the biggest questions, there is secrecy and threats. We dig into the rise of one of the biggest brands in Toronto with the journalist who’s come closest to findin...
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- What Afghan women want: a conversation on the situation in Afghanistan
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- 21:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- There is a sense of uncertainty, fear and deep anxiety for Afghan women following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Many are afraid of a return to a repressive past and reversal of painstaking progress made. Many also feel betrayal about how the country has been treated over the years, and the abrupt departure by the west. Today on “This Matters,” we are joined by two Afghan women on opposite ends of the world as we try to process what is unfolding in Afghanistan and how they feel about it.
For more information on the featured Canadian Campaign for Afghan Peace with the goal of helping Afghans inside Afghanistan, you can visit: https://ayedi.ca/ccap/
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- Looking to win at Woodbine? Here are three picks for the 2021 Queen's Plate
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Parleh has three picks for Sunday’s 162nd running of the Queen’s Plate.
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- COVID and kids: What we know and what to expect in September
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- 15:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Dr. Karina Top, pediatrician, vaccine researcher and associate professor at Dalhousie University
In what is increasingly being called a pandemic of the unvaccinated, the largest cohort that cannot receive vaccines yet are children under age 12. With the Delta variant spreading rapidly and the fourth wave accelerating, there has been a surge in cases and hospitalizations of children with COVID-19 in the U.S. There are fears something similar could occur in Canada, just as kids go back to school. Experts predict that cases will rise when school starts, but with Canada having one of highest rates of vaccination in the world and the enforcement of other precautions, the goal is to keep kids as safe as possible.
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- An unwinnable situation: American foreign policy after Afghanistan
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- 20:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Craig Whitlock, Washington Post investigative journalist who broke The Afghanistan Papers
While many question the United States government’s decision to withdrawal from Afghanistan, within the government it has long been known it was an unwinnable conflict. The truth is laid bare in The Afghanistan Papers, a 2019 Washington Post investigation that included a series of documents and recordings with U.S. officials speaking frankly about the conflict. Much of this week’s events were telegraphed in that document, but there are larger questions. What happens next? Where does American foreign policy go from here?
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- Canada's two Michaels and China's long history of 'hostage diplomacy'
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- 16:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Joanna Chiu, Toronto Star reporter covering Canada-China relations and author of “China Unbound”
It’s been almost three years since former diplomat Michael Kovrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor (collectively known as the “two Michaels”) were arrested by the Chinese Communist Party. The move was seen as retaliation against Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is currently standing trial for possible extradition to the United States. Now, just this month, Michael Spavor was found guilty of espionage charges and sentenced to 11 years in a Chinese prison, while another Chinese court rejected Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s appeal against a death sentence for drug trafficking. It all seems so shocking, but as Star reporter Joanna Chiu reports, this form of hostage taking diplomacy and death threat diplomacy is not new. Why is no one talking about other Canadians that have been taken as political prisoners by China?
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- How COVAX is getting vaccines to nations that need it the most
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- 16:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Dr. Margaret Harris, infectious diseases expert and spokesperson for World Health Organization
As the pandemic continues, low-income and developing nations remain left behind in vaccination efforts. The reason is simple. Many countries cannot afford vaccines because the contracts tied to them are tied to the most powerful nations in the world. Can a pandemic truly end if billions around the world don’t have access to vaccines? COVAX, a program developed by the World Health Organization, is designed to solve that problem by bridging the gap between have and have-not countries. We’ll talk about the challenge and cost of delivering doses, the responsibility of rich countries to share, and why failures affect all of us.
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- Canada’s federal election is on. Here’s what you need to know
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- 20:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guests: Susan Delacourt and Alex Boutilier of the Star’s Ottawa bureau
After months of speculation, it’s happening: the Canadian federal election is set for September 20. The stakes are historic and could not be higher. Who should lead Canada out of the pandemic? How does this country begin to recover economically? What do Canadians care about most right now? We gather a political roundtable to discuss the 36-day campaign ahead, the state of the Liberals, Conservatives, the NDP and the Greens, and the expected talking points for the weeks ahead.
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- COVID vaccines to be mandatory for all federal employees, airline, rail and cruise ship passengers
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Vaccinations will now be mandatory for all federal public service workers and the government expects to see this extend to employees of other crown corporations as well, Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc announced at a press conference Friday afternoon.
Passengers wishing to travel on commercial planes, interprovincial trains and cruise ships will also be required to vaccinate in order to board, Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra said. The announcements come amid rising cases of COVID-19 across Canada, fuelled by the virus’s highly transmissible Delta variant.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/08/13/canada-to-make-covid-vaccines-mandatory-for-all-federal-employees-airline-and-cruise-ship-passengers.html
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- Canadians want vaccine passports. Why is Ontario’s government saying no?
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- 17:04
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Robert Benzie, Toronto Star Queen’s Park bureau chief
A majority of Canadians say they are in favour of vaccine passports, the documentation proving people who enter a public space, like restaurants, gyms or arenas have a full set of vaccinations. They are the latest tool in the great balancing act of COVID safety measures with reopenings and the fourth wave as The Delta variant continues to spread. The pressure is now on the Ontario government to mandate a passport system of its own, just as jurisdictions such as Quebec, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and other international destinations have already created similar systems. And yet, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has steadfastly said no to any vaccine passports in the province. Why is the province going against the calls of Canadians, businesses and health care professionals? Could there be changes soon?
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- Running the numbers: The fourth wave is moving faster than expected
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- 18:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Ed Tubb, Toronto Star assignment editor focused on COVID-19 data
With rising case counts and other indicators, the fourth wave of COVID-19 is here and just getting started. The Delta variant is more infectious than other forms of the virus and could have a serious impact on our health care systems. Unvaccinated people will bear the brunt of the latest wave, but there are others who are also at risk.
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- Justin Trudeau expected to call a federal election on Sunday, insiders say
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to kick off a federal election campaign on Sunday as top health officials warn a fourth pandemic wave is underway in Canada.
One federal source with knowledge of the plan told the Star the prime minister is expected to ask Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament Sunday, and while another confirmed that is the plan “for now,” the source indicated Trudeau could also decide to make the call Monday or later.
Casting a shadow over that plan are new warnings by Canada’s top public health official, Dr. Theresa Tam, who told reporters that the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, first identified in India, is driving a fourth wave of the pandemic in Canada. There are more than 13,000 active cases across the country at the moment.
New COVID-19 cases have doubled over the past two weeks among unvaccinated Canadians, particularly in the 20 to 39 year age group.<...
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- Pink robots are delivering your food. What does this mean for local gig workers?
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- 16:29
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Sara Mojtehedzadeh, work and wealth reporter for the Toronto Star
Robots have arrived in Toronto and they’re delivering your food. You may have come across Geoffrey, an adorable pink robot with hearts for eyes, who offers contactless, affordable delivery at the tap of a smartphone. The company behind Geoffrey is claiming it to be a safe alternative for delivery services that emphasizes buying local just as our reliance on gig workers for delivering our orders has increased. But as Star reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh found out, sometimes the way Geoffrey is run isn’t local at all and the concept of delivery-by-robot raises some serious questions about implications for gig workers who have already been heavily impacted by this pandemic.
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- Pandemic style wars: From face masks and sweatpants to what’s next
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- 18:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The biggest COVID-19 fashion trend was face masks. But what comes next? Will we ever really be formal again? A fashion professor talks to us about how fashion will change in a post pandemic world.
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- Canada’s $31-billion food waste problem
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- 12:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Jack Froese, Chair of National Zero Waste Council
Canada has a real problem with food waste. And we’re all responsible. According to Second Harvest, 58 percent of all food produced in Canada — the equivalent of 35.5 million tonnes — is lost or wasted every year. That comes out to $31 billion dollars at the food production and consumer level. The cost of all this waste is obvious financially. But there’s a huge cost environmentally too. How can Canadians and companies change their habits and processes to be less wasteful? We get into the tips and tricks of how to rein in food waste and save your money at the same time.
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- Wrapping up the historic Tokyo Olympics for Team Canada
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- 17:22
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On the final episode of Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop puts a bow on an historic Olympic Games for Team Canada after a record-setting 24 medals won at Tokyo 2020.
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- Kevin Durant’s greatness, basketball talk and how the athletes saved the Olympics with Doug Smith
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- 13:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps Team USA’s gold medal win in men’s basketball with the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith.
The two discuss the importance of more international teams being able to push the Americans, why you shouldn’t bet against Kevin Durant, and where the Team USA men’s basketball program goes from here. Smith also shares his thoughts on Team Canada’s historic gold medal win in women’s soccer ... because how could you not?
Plus, Dunlop recaps the day for Team Canada, who set a new overall medal record for a non-boycotted Olympics having won 23 medals, thanks to a women’s canoe bronze from Laurence Vincent Lapointe and Katie Vincent.
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- What to watch on Day 16, the last day of the Tokyo Olympics
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Canada has three men competing in the marathon, Team USA looks to continue basketball dominance, and a medal watch in women's track cycling. Here's what to watch on the final day of these Tokyo Olympics.
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- Olympic bonus: Partner podcast Tokyo Daily discusses Christine Sinclair and Canadian soccer
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- 16:28
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- As a bonus episode, This Matters is broadcasting an episode from another Toronto Star podcast. Tokyo Daily, hosted by Brendan Dunlop, recaps the Canadian women’s national team’s historic gold medal win with the Toronto Star’s Laura Armstrong, on a day that Canada won three medals over the span of one hour. Christine Sinclair is one of the greatest soccer players of all-time, and now an Olympic champion.
Dunlop also recaps a memorable day of these Olympics with medals from Mohammed Ahmed in the 5,000-metre race, Andre De Grasse adding to his medal count in the men’s 4x100-metre relay and Evan Dunfee in the race walk.
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- Recapping an historic day for Christine Sinclair and Canadian soccer
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- 16:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps the Canadian women’s national team’s historic gold medal win with the Toronto Star’s Laura Armstrong, on a day that Canada won three medals over the span of one hour. Christine Sinclair is one of the greatest soccer players of all-time, and now an Olympic champion.
The two discuss what makes this moment so special for Canadian soccer and its fans, how Team Canada navigated the penalty shootout, what went wrong for Sweden and the legacy of Quinn becoming an Olympic champion.
Dunlop also recaps a memorable day of these Olympics with medals from Mohammed Ahmed in the 5,000-metre race, Andre De Grasse adding to his medal count in the men’s 4x100-metre relay and Evan Dunfee in the race walk.
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- What to watch on Day 15 of the Tokyo Olympics
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Canadian pair looks for a medal in artistic swimming, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe tries for a second medal and Kevin Durant leads Team USA into gold medal game. Here's what to watch on Day 15 of the Tokyo Olympics.
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- How Simone Biles brought the importance of mental health to the world’s greatest stage
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- 19:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Nadine Yousif, the Star’s mental health reporter
The Tokyo Olympics have been historic in many ways. The games took place in the middle of a global pandemic, Canada’s female athletes are bringing in the gold and glory, and mental health has been brought to the centre stage. Olympians have rallied around U.S. gymnast Simone Biles’ decision to bow out of team finals, the latest example of a high-profile figure publicly putting their mental health first. Her decision is being celebrated by many, as it shows that even superhuman athletes struggle with pressure from work, and mental health struggles can affect everyone. It is OK to not be OK.
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- Team Canada's Olympic medals so far | Aug 6, 2021
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- As of Aug 6, 2021, Team Canada has earned a total of 22 medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Six gold, six silver and 10 bronze.
For all the Star-related Summer Games content, visit our Olympics page here: https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics.html
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- The pandemic of the (still) unvaccinated
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- 24:24
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Ed Keenan, The Star’s Washington Bureau Chief
This week New York City became the first city in the United States to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for indoor spaces and activities. Just two months after Washington Bureau Chief Ed Keenan reported about the city’s reopening joy and successful vaccinations, COVID cases are rising in all 50 U.S. states, driven by the Delta variant and surging in places where vaccinations rates are low. What changed the game so quickly in the U.S.? Health experts said it comes down to who got vaccinated and who did not. Today on “This Matters,” we take a look at what happened and what this might mean for Canada.
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- Canadian swimmers Kayla Sanchez, Taylor Ruck on their Tokyo Olympics experience
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- 17:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop talks with Olympic medal-winning swimmers Kayla Sanchez and Taylor Ruck, after the Canadians returned home from Tokyo with silver and bronze relay medals.
Sanchez and Ruck talk about training during a pandemic, their whirlwind experience in Tokyo, relay strategies in the pool, the athletes village, what their homecoming was like and what they will be up to in the coming months.
Plus, a recap of Day 13, where Damian Warner smashed records to win the decathlon, Canada’s fifth gold medal at these Olympic Games. And Christine Sinclair and the Canadian women’s soccer team have their gold medal match with Sweden rescheduled, making for a Friday morning viewing party for you and yours on this side of the world.
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- What to watch from Team Canada on Day 14 of the Tokyo Olympics
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- It's a busy one for Canada as the Canadian women's soccer team, Andre De Grasse, Mohammed Ahmed and more are in action at the Tokyo Olympics.
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- Andre De Grasse and his golden moment at Tokyo Olympics
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- 15:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop chats with the Toronto Star’s Laura Armstrong about Andre De Grasse’s gold medal in the men’s 200-metre race. And Canada might just bring home two medals in men’s decathlon with Damian Warner leading the charge after Day 1 and Pierce LePage right behind him.
The two also discuss De Grasse’s emotional response to winning the elusive gold medal, the skateboarding takeover at Tokyo and who will carry the flag for Team Canada at the closing ceremonies.
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- How should Canada handle former residential school sites? Ask the Indigenous community
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- 19:49
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Guest: Olivia Bowden, Toronto Star reporter
As Canada goes through the painful process of identifying hundreds of Indigenous children’s remains who were buried in unmarked graves outside the sites of former residential schools, conversations have turned to what to do next with the locations, how to commemorate the children lost and how to honour those victimized. For some in Indigenous communities, those discussions have actually been taking place for decades. Olivia Bowden visited the site of the former Mohawk Institute residential school, now a part of the Woodland Centre under the ownership of the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, to listen and try to understand how Canada should move forward in addressing the horrific legacy of the residential school system and honour the Indigenous children that were its victims.
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- Andre De Grasse is the first Canadian to win Olympic gold in the 200 metres since 1928
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Canada’s Andre De Grasse has raced to a gold medal in the men’s 200 metres at the Tokyo Olympics.
De Grasse roared to the finish line in a Canadian-record time of 19.62 seconds.
Kenneth Bednarek took silver in 19.68 seconds and fellow American Noah Lyles earned bronze in 19.74.
Aaron Brown of Toronto was sixth in 20.20.
Winning his fifth Olympic medal — and second in Tokyo after taking bronze in the 100 metres — De Grasse tied Phil Edwards for the most by a Canadian track and field athlete. Edwards captured five bronze medals between 1928 and 1936.
De Grasse’s victory comes 25 years — plus a week — after Donovan Bailey raced to 100-metre gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2021/08/04/cp-newsalert-degrasse-races-to-gold-in-mens-200-metres.html
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- What to watch from Team Canada on Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Damian Warner goes for gold in decathlon, medal contenders in canoe, a pole vault final and skateboarding. Here's what to keep an eye on from Team Canada on Day 13 in Tokyo.
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- Simone Biles and Ellie Black have greatness in common at Tokyo Olympics
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- 16:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop talks with the Toronto Star’s Bruce Arthur in Tokyo after Simone Biles and Ellie Black return to Olympic gymnastics.
The two also discuss Andre De Grasse’s personal best time in the men’s 200-metre semifinal run, the gold medal match for Christine Sinclair and women’s soccer, what it’s like in the mixed zone in Tokyo and much more.
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- Masks on, schools told for September as long-awaited provincial guidance unveiled
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Back to school this fall for Ontario’s two million students isn’t quite back to normal, but there will be fewer pandemic restrictions than in the 2020-21 school year.
While masks are required — for students starting in Grade 1 in school — music programs and extracurricular sports and clubs are a go, as are interschool sports, says the province’s guidance to schools, which was released Tuesday afternoon.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/08/03/masks-on-schools-told-for-september-as-long-awaited-provincial-guidance-unveiled.html
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- 9 to 5? More like 24/7 for women during COVID. How will this impact their return to the workplace?
- Runtime
- 15:10
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Guest: Kana Enomoto, senior expert at McKinsey & Company, national leader in mental health, substance-use policy, data and programs
Recent data released by global management consulting firm McKinsey and Company has shown that COVID-19 has profoundly impacted employees’ well-being. Almost a third of respondents reported having anxiety, while at least 28 per cent experienced burnout. Women, especially racialized women, have been the hardest hit with their participation in the workforce at a historic low. Today on “This Matters,” Kana Enomoto explains what it’s like for working women getting ready to return to the office, carrying all the trauma and exhaustion of the past year and how they will need to be supported by employers.
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- ‘A day to remember.' Canada beats the U.S. to reach gold medal match at Tokyo Olympics
- Runtime
- 15:05
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps a historic win for Canadian soccer with Laura Armstrong of the Toronto Star after the women’s team beat the United States in the semifinals to avenge the heartbreak of London 2012.
It was the first time the Canadian women beat the U.S. since 2001. At 38, soccer icon Christine Sinclair will play for an Olympic gold medal.
They discuss how Canada pulled off the upset, what it means for this American dynasty and the impact the win will have on growing the fanbase for the women’s game in this country.
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- What to watch from Team Canada on Day 11 of the Tokyo Olympics
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Ellie Black (and American Simone Biles) return to the balance beam, two Canadian volleyball teams in action, and more from Team Canada on Day 11 of the Tokyo Olympics.
