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Including: Disobeying the COVID-19 emergency law could cost you $100,000 and one year in jail [Star Logo] Headlines [Disobeying the COVID-19 emergency law could cost you $100,000 and one year in jail]( [Scofflaws who ignore the Ontario government’s order to stay out of recreational facilities, such as playgrounds, basketball courts, and dog parks, risk fines of up to $100,000 and one year in jail.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [GTA medical clinics being probed after two employees test positive for COVID-19 — and the public wasn’t told]( [Dixie X-Ray director says she thought public health officials should have been aware of the test results when a group of staffers from the Toronto location visited hospital to be tested after learning of a colleague’s positive result.]( [Read More [arrow]]( You can help support the Star's COVID-19 coverage [We made our essential coronavirus coverage free and open to all]( because we believe keeping readers informed is a public health imperative. But bringing this knowledge to Canadians takes an incredible amount of effort and comes at an incredible expense, and we need your support. Help us continue to provide this vital coverage with a digital subscription to the Star today. If you're already a subscriber, thank you. If you're not, [become one now](. [Insurers are under the gun as COVID-19 claims mount — but will those claims be covered?]( [If the policy specifically mentions pandemic-related coverage, there’s a good chance of a payout, but policies that don’t could end up in court.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Poetry of a pandemic: Toronto’s poet laureate explains how he approached writing about COVID-19 crisis]( [Al Moritz said when the Star asked him to write about the coronavirus crisis, he felt he had to address it in a new and more personal way. His poem, “Thoughts in Time of Plague,” brings us together even in our isolation.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Six Toronto long-term-care homes report COVID-19 outbreaks]( [John Tory is discussing additional protections for the homes, 15 of which have coronavirus cases.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Three luxury condo projects in downtown Toronto go into receivership]( [Future of Clover, Halo and 33 Yorkville developments uncertain as allegations surface that Cresford Group failed to pay construction trades and kept two sets of books.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Crime, COVID-19 and how bad actors will take advantage of this pandemic]( [Raju Mudhar discusses crime in the age of COVID-19 and how the actions of some could affect Canadians’ civil liberties with Stephanie Carvin, assistant professor at Carleton University and an expert on security issues, who has consulted for the US Department of Defence and worked as a security analyst for the Government of Canada]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ontario schools will remain closed until at least May 4. But kids can expect marks]( [Ontario schools won’t open until May and students will be given grade-by-grade guidelines for the number of hours they should be spending on classwork during the extended shutdown, sources told the Star.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Rosie DiManno: Can you remember what life was like just a month ago?]( [Reading the headlines from a newspaper just a month ago shows how vastly the world has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Donald Trump should take a lesson from Justin Trudeau — and even Doug Ford — on coronavirus leadership]( [While there is admiration for the leadership of U.S. governors like New York’s Andrew Cuomo and Maryland’s Larry Hogan, and Canadian leaders Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford, Trump’s daily press briefings remain points of conflict and confusion, Edward Keena 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]( [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](