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Including: ‘This is a very unhealthy relationship’: As Ottawa mulled regulations for tech giants, Facebook tried to recruit public servants [The Star]( Morning Headlines [‘This is a very unhealthy relationship’: As Ottawa mulled regulations for tech giants, Facebook tried to recruit public servants]( Facebook Canada’s head of public policy emailed a Canadian Heritage official in February and asked if there were any bureaucrats who would be a fit for high-paying public policy job. [How low testing on the weekend may be making it harder to control Ontario’s second wave]( Ontario may be missing hundreds of COVID-19 infections a week over a weekend lull in testing that’s been clear since the spring, experts say. [How will COVID-19 affect you? Your postal code matters as much as your genetic code, says Canada’s top doctor]( Dr. Theresa Tam calls for more public health spending, greater co-operation at all levels of government, and better national health data collection and pandemic preparedness. OPINION [Heather Scoffield: Chrystia Freeland wants to spend more — lots more]( Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland makes a strong economic case for spending more, lots more, rather than less — not just because she’s a bleeding-heart liberal but because the economic recovery depends on it, Heather Scoffield writes. [Condo rents may have plunged, but that doesn’t mean Toronto has become more affordable]( For now Toronto rents are dropping. But experts say they will likely bounce up once COVID-19 passes unless there are more units. [CRA settles case with Fiera Foods, allowing $20 million in tax deductions]( In a settlement reached with Fiera Foods Monday, tax authorities agreed to allow millions in business expense deductions claimed on temporary labour. [Migrant caregivers in Canada are working more unpaid hours during the pandemic, and many are barred from leaving the home, report says]( Temporary foreign workers are out thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. [Rosie DiManno: Donald Trump told this West Virginia town he would bring coal back. He didn’t. They still love him anyway]( Four years ago, Donald Trump promised: “I will bring back coal. Clean, beautiful coal.” But apart from a minor uptick last year when a few mines reopened, coal never rallied. But this West Virginia town still loves him. [Impeachment, scandals and COVID-19: A look at Biden and Trump's polling since January]( Against a backdrop of overlapping crises that shaped the election campaign, and a series of revelations that would have been campaign-defining scandals in most election cycles, one thing has remained remarkably constant: Democratic challenger Joe Biden has held a lead over Republican incumbent Donald Trump. [Mr. Vice President, we are speaking: A conversation about ‘manterruptions’]( “Mr. Vice President, I am speaking.” In a way, hearing Senator Kamala Harris call it out put every woman triumphantly in her shoes — and started a conversation. Toronto Star journalists Evy Kwong, Jenn Moon and Angelyn Francis reached out to women across professional and cultural spectrums and they’re on This Matters to share those experiences and ask: Why do men interrupt women, why is it inappropriate and what can we do about it? [‘Order out of chaos’: Why the Rubik’s Cube is the perfect pandemic purchase for Toronto’s Spin Master toy company]( The makers of Paw Patrol say they’ve seen their games and puzzles increase in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. OPINION [Susan Delacourt: Is COVID-19 the antidote to Trump-style populism in Canada?]( In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s unexpected election victory in 2016, Justin Trudeau and his Liberals went out looking for a vaccine against populism. Four years later, an antidote has been found, in the unlikely form of a global pandemic. [Mayor John Tory says he hopes to open gyms after 28-day restrictions lift; Toronto reports 321 new COVID-19 cases]( Mayor John Tory made his remarks as Toronto’s medical officer of health reported 321 new cases in the city with 140 people hospitalized and 37 in ICU. [A tale of two COVID quarantines: My strict lockdown experience in Thailand versus a relaxed approach in Canada]( “In most South East Asian countries, governments set rules and enforce them, whether in crisis or not. In North America, you have to rely on people and yourself to educate and protect yourself. Is will power enough to complete a quarantine?” Rhythm Sachdeva shares her experience. OPINION [The Raptors should say goodbye to Terence Davis after assault charges involving a woman. There’s no reason to wait]( Innocent until proven guilty is vitally important to society and cannot be diminished, but optics count. No one knows that more than a franchise that rode through Florida on buses emblazoned with “Black Lives Matter” when the NBA season restarted, and which has lived through the ongoing saga of Masai Ujiri vs. The Sheriff’s Deputy, Doug Smith writes. 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