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Including: The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup champions after an unforgettable run: ‘We’re going to be sharing this forever’ [The Star]( Morning Headlines [The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup champions after an unforgettable run: ‘We’re going to be sharing this forever’]( Almost a year after opening night, the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated at Edmonton’s Rogers Place after a Game 6 win over the dogged Dallas Stars. [Burst social bubbles and get close only with household members, Toronto says amid accelerating surge in COVID-19 infections]( Toronto saw new COVID-19 infections surge to 381 on Monday. In late July the city saw a day with only one new case. OPINION [Bruce Arthur: The alarm bells are blaring over COVID-19. Why isn’t the province listening?]( “This is all unravelling very quickly, and it’s going to accelerate very fast, and hospitalizations are going to happen.” [Feedback] You might have noticed that your newsletter looks a little different today. We've made some things bigger, others sharper and all of it — we hope — easier to enjoy in your inbox. We want to know what you think, so email newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca and tell us. [Ontario pain doctor billings ‘shocking,’ Doug Ford says after Star revelations]( OHIP has paid out more than $420 million for nerve blocks since 2011 despite a scarcity of evidence to show regular, repeat injections are an effective way to treat chronic pain [Why we can expect cases to keep soaring and who is most at risk: Experts explain 4 charts that sum up COVID-19 right now in Ontario]( With Monday’s milestone of 700 new COVID-19 cases reported, experts say to expect more days with 500-plus new cases as more people get tested and many continue to ignore public health guidelines. [‘Irresponsible places are ruining it for everyone else’ — bar owners say a few bad apples could see everyone shut down]( ‘It’s frustrating and scary to see places just packing people in,’ says one bar owner as further limits are imposed by Toronto [Hospitals are sounding the alarm about their ability to cope without at least a partial lockdown. Here’s what’s happening now and why they’re worried about the future]( The Ontario Hospital Association says it’s time to go back to Stage 2 in Ontario, with bars and indoor dining closing again. [Have a back to school question? Ask TDSB chair Alexander Brown on Tuesday]( The TDSB chair and Ward 12 trustee will join us right here Tuesday for a question-and-answer session with Toronto Star readers. [Scarborough elementary school to remain shut for a week as public health investigates COVID outbreak]( Closure comes as 70 more COVID-19 cases reported in 58 public and Catholic schools across Toronto. [After a win on sick leaves, NDP plans to squeeze minority Liberals on wealth tax]( After striking a deal to increase pandemic benefits for the sick and unemployed, NDP House Leader Peter Julian says his party wants to use its influence to press the minority Liberal government to create a wealth tax on the super rich. [Worried you’ll catch COVID-19 on the subway? How the TTC’s ventilation system may lower the risk]( But still wear a mask — there’s no firm consensus on the risk of transmission on public transit. OPINION [Martin Regg Cohn: A question for the COVID-19 era: What would Socrates do?]( This year, as they have for thousands of years, people have been struggling with difficult ideas and deadly diseases. And as we struggle with COVID-19, there might be something in the thought experiments of philosophers, Martin Regg Cohn writes. [Southern Ontario police see surge in carjackings, chases and more]( Police from forces across Southern Ontario are beefing up efforts to stamp out what they say is an uptick in illegal automotive activities — everything from unsanctioned rallies to carjackings — amid COVID-19 restrictions. OPINION [There’s only one correct way to fill Jim Karygiannis’ city council seat: democracy]( Let Scarborough voters weigh in on issues issues like poverty, inequality and policing, rather than let council appoint someone likely to be an establishment-connected insider. OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Blue Jay Bo Bichette shows no fear entering his first post-season against the Rays: ‘It’s zero per cent intimidating’]( But the 22-year-old shortstop will have to be the Bo of ’19 vintage sparkle if the Jays hope to sidle past American League-best Tampa Bay in the best-of-three series that opens Tuesday afternoon at Tropicana Field, Rosie DiManno writes. 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