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Including: Canada preparing plane to fly Canadians from Wuhan amid coronavirus outbreak [Star Logo] Headlines [Canada preparing plane to fly Canadians from Wuhan amid coronavirus outbreak]( [Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the government has a plane preparing to fly Canadians out of the province in China at the centre of an outbreak of a new coronavirus.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Stranded, stressed — desperate. Canadians in Wuhan wait to hear if they’ll be on a coronavirus evacuation flight]( [Even if they are able to evacuate the coronavirus quarantine zone in China, Canadians stuck in Wuhan say it will be a struggle to get to the airport with transportation services shut down.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Coronavirus fallout triggers worry in Toronto’s Chinatown]( [For Toronto’s Chinese community, coronavirus is a harsh reminder of the rampant xenophobia experienced during the 2003 SARS outbreak.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Netflix should pay sales taxes, CBC should be ad free, communications panel recommends]( [“The single most important message to convey on behalf of Canadians is one of urgency,” says chair Janet Yale on the pressing need to reform Canada’s digital laws.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Judge doesn’t declare mistrial in College Street Bar sexual assault trial but don’t think that’s the end of it]( [The defence in the College Street Bar gang sexual assault trial arrived in court armed with submissions for a mistrial but Justice Michael Dambrot rejected them and will pass sentence on Feb. 12, Rosie DiManno writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ford government has floated giving itself more control over judicial appointments, documents reveal]( [The province’s attorney general has proposed reforms giving him more leeway over who gets chosen as a provincial court judge. The changes, which are not final, are outlined in a “consultation paper” shared this month with the province’s legal groups.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘The world is watching.’ Closing arguments heard in key case over future of gig economy]( [Precedent-setting case involves Toronto-based food delivery company Foodora and couriers who aim to become the first app-based workforce in Canada to join a union.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Maple Leafs force their way back into the playoff race with win over Dallas]( [Matthews opens the scoring with his 20th goal in the last 21 games.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [What led to Dafonte Miller’s ‘horrific’ eye injury? Theriault brothers’ trial closes with perjury claims]( [Const. Michael Theriault and younger brother Christian Theriault are jointly charged with aggravated assault stemming from a December 2016 alleged beating on a residential Whitby street. The violent altercation left Miller so severely injured that his left eye had to be removed.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Emma Teitel: Being gay is not a choice but who cares if it is?]( [When it comes to acceptance and LGBT Canadians, the race for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is like a broken, erratic clock: one hand inches into the future while the other jumps back, Emma Teitel writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Star]( If you’re not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you’d prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Manage Your Email Preferences]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](