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Including: COVID-19 numbers are surging. Are you part of the problem? Here’s what you need to stop — or start — doing now [Star Logo] Headlines [COVID-19 numbers are surging. Are you part of the problem? Here’s what you need to stop — or start — doing now]( [Party’s over. Literally. A public health doctor says if we aren’t already doing it, big gatherings are a no-go. Plus, we need to increase physical distancing, reinforce rules around masks and wash our hands a lot more.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: We’re chasing the virus again. But Premier Doug Ford doesn’t seem to be in a rush]( [As the wave crept up, the province’s intervention so far has been to pause further reopening, and have Ford plead with people not to gather and party.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘I don’t want to go’: How the first day back at school at the Toronto Catholic board went for one in-person student and one virtual learner]( [This week, across Toronto, two very different back-to-school scenarios are underway — both filled with uncertainty.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Is it time to start tightening COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario? These 4 charts explain what’s happening across the province and in Canada]( [The work- and school-week got off to an inauspicious start when it came to new COVID-19 cases in Ontario. On Monday, the province’s public health units reported 371 cases in the past 24 hours, a level not seen since early June.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Doug Ford warns of second COVID-19 wave as Ontario reports 313 new cases]( [“Is it coming? Yes, I believe it’s coming,” Ford said at his daily teleconference at Queen’s Park on Monday.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Justin Trudeau’s government is preparing to boost child care and develop a national drug plan]( [A renewed commitment to develop a universal national pharmacare program and to boost child care will be major pieces of the federal Liberal government’s throne speech agenda, the Star has learned.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Murder suspect had been charged with possession of a knife in 2018, court documents show]( [Joao Barcelos and Iva Barcelos were found stabbed to death by police Saturday afternoon at their Etobicoke home.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Masks and class sizes are weak points as schools reopen, Sick Kids study suggests]( [From kids not wearing masks properly — and losing them — to classrooms that can safely handle only 12 to 15 students, the initial results of a Sick Kids study provides some warnings to schools about what to expect as they reopen.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [CERB is ending soon. And almost 3 million people will be worse off when it does, report finds]( [On Sept. 27, new changes to the Employment Insurance kick in, as well as three new recovery benefits.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [‘Ugh. More condos’: How to fix what’s wrong with Toronto’s condominium boom]( [Including affordable housing and a retail strategy would go a long way toward addressing the tendency to say “ugh” at every new condo proposal.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Does a second wave of COVID-19 mean a second wave of panic-buying and empty shelves? Experts weigh in]( [Thanks in part to the rise in e-commerce, grocers are better equipped to deal with any extra demand, industry leaders say.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Judge dismisses Toronto cop’s motion to have his conviction tossed in Dafonte Miller beating case]( [Michael Theriault’s sentencing hearing is set to go ahead as scheduled later this month.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto police warn two recent Etobicoke stabbings may be connected: ‘Be aware of your surroundings’]( [Police have beefed up patrols in the area, including adding officers on foot and on all-terrain vehicles, ‘to offer further security’ in the neighbourhood.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NHL free agency could end up as a real turkey]( [Hockey writers celebrated Canada Day instead of writing about free agency on July 1. Now free agency takes aim at another Canadian holiday: Thanksgiving.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘The hate is not helpful.’ Raptors fans come together in defence of Siakam with #PascalLoveProject]( [“I feel like kindness isn’t something that has enough momentum right now,” said the Milton couple behind the project, which hopes to show Siakam that Raptors fans are behind him.]( [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](