Today's Star Headlines

Including: There’s no wide-scale post-mortem COVID-19 testing in Ontario. Why experts say this is a ‘national embarrassment’ [Star Logo] Headlines [There’s no wide-scale post-mortem COVID-19 testing in Ontario. Why experts say this is a ‘national embarrassment’]( [A Hagersville senior who died in mid-March was never tested for COVID-19. After he passed, 12 family members were found to have the virus and deaths mounted at the seniors home where he lived. Epidemiologists say implementing wide-scale testing of the dead would help build a data-driven model to better understand killer virus.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [New Ontario COVID-19 data shows ‘appalling’ death numbers in long-term care]( [The new data comes just three days after the Star published its own home-by-home breakdown of every available public record of a COVID-19 outbreak in Ontario.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ontario schools will stay closed until at least May 31]( [Schools had been closed through March. The decision was based on the advice of Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Minister Stephen Lecce said in a Sunday news conference.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Testing the limits: How Toronto’s common areas might work when COVID-19 restrictions start to loosen]( [The movies. The coffee shops. The parks. Expert Ashleigh Tuite walks us through what might be the new normal, with tips on staying safe when the doors open.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Proposed class-action suit alleges care homes failed to respond to COVID-19]( [A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Responsive Group, which operates multiple long-term care homes in Ontario, failed to properly plan for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement of defence has not yet been filed.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto police seek witnesses, video footage of truck that ran over dog, then fled]( [The “Please Help my dog Tokio” GoFundMe campaign is helping pay the $20,000 vet bill.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Hey Toronto, here’s something America could teach you about weathering COVID-19]( [There aren’t too many things related to coronavirus response in which people in Canada should take a lesson from the American response, but here’s one, Edward Keenan writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Confusion — and hope — about revival gain ground amid COVID-19 crisis]( [The World Health Organization offers a warning and then backtracks; Singapore seems to show the way and then falters; and the right policy choices don’t seem obvious. But still, writes Rosie DiManno, there are small optimistic signs from Spain to Iran.]( [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](