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Including: Canadian pranksters Nelk have millions of young followers. Their ‘dangerous’ decision to party during the pandemic is good for business [Star Logo] Headlines [Canadian pranksters Nelk have millions of young followers. Their ‘dangerous’ decision to party during the pandemic is good for business]( [Nelk’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic — organizing packed “brotests” to push California to open its gyms, crowded partying and constant travel within the U.S. — are being criticized by fans who want them to set a better example.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [From Jordan to Morden: Iraqi family thrilled to be in Manitoba under new program to resettle skilled refugees]( [A new program that aims to resettle skilled refugees to fill Canada’s labour gaps welcomed its first family to Morden, Manitoba this weekend. Ottawa hopes to bring 500 skilled workers and their families here over two years.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: The Leafs exit without a goal in Game 5. Blame whoever you like, but this season was a waste of a whole lot of talent]( [Sunday’s loss to the Blue Jackets was an appropriately frustrating night for a team that was frustrating to everyone involved through most of a strange, underachieving year, Bruce Arthur writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: This Leafs core has had long enough to gel. They should have been better with the season on the line]( [Morgan Rielly tried to sum up the disappointment of another lost season, but his downcast face spoke volumes: “It’s hard to put it all into words. It might take some time to digest. But it’s definitely a bad feeling, a bad taste,” Rosie DiManno writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘We’re really fighting to stay alive.’ Frustration grows in Windsor-Essex as region stuck in Stage 2 of COVID lockdown]( [While every other region in Ontario has moved forward into Stage 3, Windsor-Essex has been left behind, largely due to a series of COVID outbreaks among migrant farm workers in the towns of Kingsville and Leamington.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Landlords and tenants in Canada’s hottest housing markets finally agree on something: The system is broken on both sides]( [Landlords are fed up with stalled bureaucratic processes that mean they are saddled with huge bills for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, many tenants struggling during an economic downturn are not only facing impending evictions, but also the stress of public shaming.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Planning on getting a COVID-19 test before that cottage weekend or backyard wedding? What you need to know]( [Some people are getting COVID tests for peace of mind, but experts caution that a negative result doesn’t mean you can party like it’s 2019.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Peel officers admit to neglect of duty over botched investigation into second of three murders in same Mississauga home]( [Two officers have been punished over what the Peel police chief has called “less serious” misconduct. The Harrisons’ surviving family members believe two deaths could have been prevented had police investigated properly.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Meet the army of hornet hunters that’s trying to stop the invasion of the murder hornets]( [As an Apex predator, the Asian Giant Hornet would be elusive even if it had already spread across the west coast.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [A love letter to the city of my birth, Beirut]( [The Beirut that I knew had been destroyed, writes Toronto Star executive creative director Fadi Yaacoub. I went online and watched a live stream from a young reporter walking in the area of the explosion and couldn’t stop the tears]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Susan Delacourt: Used to Donald Trump’s tantrums, Justin Trudeau has a tried-and-true response]( [In the olden days, before a global pandemic, a Canada-U.S. trade war would set off all-points alarms all over the federal government. But unlike a pandemic, Donald Trump’s bully gambit with tariffs is something Justin Trudeau’s government has handled before — over and over, again and again, Susan Delacourt 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](