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Including: Leaked email reveals Ontario regional medical officer’s criticism of provincial COVID-19 strategy as cracks emerge in front line [Star Logo] Headlines [Leaked email reveals Ontario regional medical officer’s criticism of provincial COVID-19 strategy as cracks emerge in front line]( [In an email obtained by the Star, Dr. Shanker Nesathurai wrote Thursday that Ontario’s response has undermined the province’s attempt to contain the outbreak, as businesses remain open and travellers ignore advice to self-isolate.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Province reaches provisional deal with elementary teachers]( [The agreement still needs to be ratified. News of it came Friday evening, little over a week after the government came to a tentative deal with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association. =]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a Canada-locked American community braces to be cut off from the world]( [The last time Point Roberts, Wash. residents feared border closure was after 9/11. Now a deadly virus has led to restrictions even that tragedy never did.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [EB Games to close Saturday, as Ford fumes while dozens line up for launch, despite pandemic]( [Premier said EB Games situation is “unacceptable.” Dozens of avid gamers had lined up despite the coronavirus pandemic to get their hands on Nintendo’s latest blockbuster game release.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ontario sees trend toward more positive, fewer negative COVID-19 tests, analysis of provincial data shows]( [The province is also seeing the percentage of samples with “pending test results” growing, the Star analysis found.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [First homeless person, long-term care resident test positive for COVID-19 in Toronto]( [Toronto now has 161 reported cases of COVID-19, Toronto Public Health said Friday afternoon.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Life under coronavirus: Is it safe to send my kids to the playground?]( [Experts say going to the playground is not the safest choice because it’s believed the coronavirus can survive for hours, even days, on some surfaces such as plastic and steel.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Jury deliberating in Tess Richey murder trial, the last Toronto jury trial still going amid COVID-19]( [The Crown has argued Kalen Schlatter killed 22-year-old Richey because she refused to have sex with him.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: This is war. Front-line doctors are living it. Our leaders have to send a much stronger message — now]( [“The surge starts suddenly” ... There are still too many Canadians not acting like this is an emergency. We need everyone to understand the urgency of getting away from one another — immediately, Bruce Arthur writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Life’s a beach when you’re young and on spring break — and COVID-19 hits]( [A generation already slagged for breeding and heeding social influencers should really get a no-brainer grip, writes Rosie DiManno.]( [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]( [Become a Star Subscriber]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](