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Including: Rallies, potshots, Lady Gaga: the final, frenzied day of a wild U.S. election campaign covered a lot of ground [The Star]( Morning Headlines [Rallies, potshots, Lady Gaga: the final, frenzied day of a wild U.S. election campaign covered a lot of ground]( On All Souls’ Day, there wasn’t much reflection but there was a lot of rhetoric as Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris barnstormed as many states as they could. [Read more »]( [These Toronto tenants have been paying $1,000 a month for a two-bedroom apartment. They’ve been asked to leave during COVID-19 so the landlord can renovate]( Tenants of a Weston apartment have been asked to leave by Dec.31 so the landlord can renovate the building. [Read more »]( [‘The human brain is the final frontier.’ $15M gift from Garron family a boost for CAMH’s brain imaging centre]( CAMH’s brain health imaging centre is credited with breakthrough advances on conditions like depression and Alzheimer’s. The $15 million gift will help support the lab’s equipment and ongoing research projects. [Read more »]( [Democrats brace for clashes. Republicans sleep with guns. In the lead-up to the U.S. election, no one is resting in Portland]( “The way I see it, nobody in Portland will be happy, no matter what the outcome is,” said one protester. “People aren’t even focused on Trump anymore. They’re just angry.” [Read more »]( [Rosie DiManno: Joe Biden or Donald Trump? Americans will choose between a gentleman and a maniac]( Delawareans are proprietary about their Joe Biden, whom they’ve seen through Shakespearean grief and resurrection, now — on his third stab at the presidency — on the verge, it appears, of crossing the White House threshold as No. 1, four years removed from being No. 2 to Barack Obama, Rosie DiManno writes. [Read more »]( OPINION [The U.S. election, amid a pandemic and disinformation campaigns, sets an unprecedented stage for journalists. Here’s how we plan to cover this monumental occasion]( No matter what happens on Nov. 3, there will be fallout for days, possibly weeks or longer. The Star will continue to be there for you, covering the news with an eye to what matters to Canada, and Canadians. [Read more »]( [Vinay Menon: Fox News, CNN and the networks have one job on election night: do not screw this up]( News networks, please bottle the competitive juices and chuck them into a dumpster. The horse races of yesteryear, in which every outlet vied for the bragging rights of being the first to project a winner, is not just unwarranted now — it could be dangerous this time, Vinay Menon writes. [Read more »]( OPINION [Susan Delacourt: Donald Trump may lose, but his supporters won't go away. And they will still have a beef with Canada]( It will take more than a new president in the White House to put Canada-U. S. relations on an even keel, Susan Delacourt writes. [Read more »]( [Is it time to reopen restaurants and gyms? These 4 charts show where we are right now with COVID-19]( As three areas of the province near the end of four weeks of restrictions, there is little evidence that banning indoor dining and closing gyms had a big effect on case numbers. [Read more »]( [Pharmacies facing flu shot shortages the one year people are anxious to roll up their sleeves. Is this a missed opportunity?]( Rexall said flu shot appointments would be “temporarily paused” due to supply issues that are currently being experienced across the province. [Read more »]( [Is stable good enough? Toronto’s rate of new COVID-19 infections isn’t rising but that might not get gyms, restaurants reopened]( Mayor John Tory is urging Toronto Public Health to include in its recommendations a ‘doors open safely’ option that would see indoor dining and gym visits resume with limitations. [Read more »]( OPINION [Martin Regg Cohn: Progressive Conservatives have rebuffed the Canada Christian College before. Why won’t Doug Ford do it now?]( The history of Canada Christian College makes for a tawdry tale, dating from father to son but never giving up the ghost. Today, this fledgling bible college aims to be born again as a full-fledged university, thanks to Doug Ford’s Tories helping it leapfrog legal hurdles ahead of the required independent assessment. [Read more »]( OPINION [As a Black mother, potential run-ins with police over cannabis use made me nervous for my son. Now, pot has cut my heavy drinking, and at 50, I’m growing for my family]( “While researching the industry, an email titled something like "Top 100 in Cannabis" caught my eye. It was majorly represented by white and male faces, which bothered me a lot. Where were the Black women?” Natalie Cox writes. So she started the Afro Cannada Budsistas to give Black women space in the industry. [Read more »]( [Facebook could face parliamentary committee over efforts to recruit public servants in Ottawa]( The opposition New Democrats will ask the Heritage Committee to call Kevin Chan, the head of Facebook Canada’s public policy unit, to testify after the social giant headhunted within the public service. [Read more »]( [Funding for $2.4 million principal pandemic pay will come from savings on supply teachers, professional development, TDSB says]( Controversial payout — which that trustees weren’t aware of —is to be discussed at Tuesday’s finance committee meeting [Read more »]( [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. 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