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Including: Ontario rejected its own public health agency’s advice when it launched its colour-coded plan for COVID-19 restrictions [The Star]( Morning Headlines [Ontario rejected its own public health agency’s advice when it launched its colour-coded plan for COVID-19 restrictions]( Thresholds in the final plan for “red” zone, for example, were four times higher than Public Health Ontario advised, says a member of the province’s health measures table. [Read more »]( [Migrant worker fired for speaking out about COVID-19 wins a rare reprisal case against an Ontario farm]( Scotlynn Growers ordered to pay lost wages and damages after labour relations board rules it violated provincial rules. [Read more »]( [Police were told Christine Jessop’s likely killer had access to her home — but ‘it does not appear that Calvin Hoover was ever interviewed,’ documents reveal]( A search warrant document recently unsealed by Ontario Court Justice David Porter provides new details about the initial investigations into Christine Jessop’s disappearance and murder. [Read more »]( [By denying his election defeat, Donald Trump is taking his country on a dangerous ride]( Canadians are familiar with how U.S. government works, and how strange the election situation is now. So how concerned should we be that some kind of attempted coup is taking place in America? [Read more »]( [The 10 Canadian COVID-19 vaccine efforts listed with WHO are unlikely to be ready by 2021. But that doesn’t mean Canada will be shut out]( Canadian pharmacy execs say they aren’t worried by Pfizer’s announcement of a 90 per cent success rate in Phase 3 of a vaccine, as the sheer scale of how many people will need and want vaccinations means many more will need to be developed. [Read more »]( [Is Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Canada’s best shot?]( People are calling Pfizer’s announcement of a potential COVID-19 vaccine a light at the end of the tunnel. But right now, it’s just an announcement that some say is “science by press release” and there are a lot of logistical hurdles to be passed before we get this particular shot in the arm. Alex Boyd is a Star Reporter who’s been following the Road to a Vaccine. She returns to This Matters to discuss the latest vaccine development news. [Read more »]( [Metrolinx set to test contactless credit or debit payment on the TTC’s Presto system — but not before 2023]( The plan, which would follow a pilot on the UP Express, would come more than a decade after Metrolinx pledged to use the Presto system to enable contactless payment on Toronto’s transit network. [Read more »]( [Canada’s greenhouse gas problem is worse than they thought, federal scientists say]( Canada’s methane emissions from the oil and gas sector in Alberta and Saskatchewan are almost twice as high as had been previously reported, according to a new study by federal government scientists. [Read more »]( [Ontario sets another new COVID-19 case record as Manitoba reports deadliest day]( [Read more »]( [29 dead in outbreak in Scarborough long-term-care home]( Early in the pandemic, Kennedy Lodge Long Term Care Home, near Ellesmere Road, drew attention for having not a single case of COVID-19. [Read more »]( OPINION [Martin Regg Cohn: Surprised that some Black people and Latinos voted for Trump? Try looking at them as individuals]( It turns out that more Blacks, Latinos and gays turned out for Donald Trump this time than last time. Why is that news? The only surprise is that anyone is surprised, Martin Regg Cohn writes. [Read more »]( OPINION [Susan Delacourt: Canada’s federal leaders will defend your right to wear a poppy, Just don’t ask them to stick up for your freedom of religion]( We seem to have entered the season for selective lectures about freedom of expression in Canada, Susan Delacourt writes. [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. [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -