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The Liberals’ Child Care Plan Is a Way to Help Single-Patient Families
How intense pressure from for-profit daycares has transformed Ontario’s rollout of $10-a-day child care — and sparked a political standoff over whether government should support the program, the Star has learned. When the Liberals...
travel
Can you survive on $20 a day?
Hoping for $10-a-day child care? Here’s how many Toronto daycares opted in to the federal program for low-income parents this year. The Toronto Star's editorial cartoon team crunches some numbers on what’s likely happening...
world
Fentanyl and Heroin Are Creating a Long Trail of Death
Growing fentanyl crisis is leaving 'trail of death' in its wake, federal officials warn Fentanyl, a powerful opioid that is being used illicitly in some communities, has led to a series of overdose deaths...
world
The Best Album of All Time
Joni Mitchell tells Elton John what fans have hoped for: A new album might be coming soon. What does “a new body” mean? Let me explain. In the 1970s, Joni Mitchell was the most...
politics
Bashar Assad’s Victory in Syria Was Not a Rebuke to the Western Left
Op-Ed: Netanyahu's return to power with a coalition of racists is appalling. But Israel's problem runs deeper than a single prime minister. Bashar Assad’s victory in the Syrian civil war last month was remarkable...
sport
Mommy-my-sucks parenting: A mother who made her son watch the World Cup
Commentary: A 'no screens' parenting style can't exist in a post-COVID world A mother who made her five-year-old boy watch the World Cup game as she held her infant for the second time in...
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Rafael Nadal withdraws from the Laver Cup
Rafael Nadal withdraws from Laver Cup due to 'personal reasons' Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2014 Laver Cup in order to concentrate on other matters with which he is involved. In a statement...
politics
Santa Anita’s Triple Crown Prep Races Are Coming
M.L.S. Playoff Preview: An L.A. Derby and More Questions Answered The Los Angeles Derby, the second leg of the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap & Handicap Sprint Championships, gets underway Friday night at Santa...
health
The Cost of Solitary Conclusion
Op-Ed: Here in San Quentin, I see why solitary confinement must end – now By Susanne Miller “In today's America, we are facing an unprecedented threat from violent extremists with no conscience who claim...
entertainment
U.S. players are on the move to Russia
U.S. heads to World Cup with players struggling for game time NEW YORK – It’s the summer of 2017, and U.S. men’s national team players are beginning to feel their way through qualifying for...
