Today's Star Headlines

Including: Ontario on track to have 6,500 COVID-19 cases a day by mid-December [The Star]( Morning Headlines [Ontario on track to have 6,500 COVID-19 cases a day by mid-December]( Ontario is hurtling toward 6,500 new daily cases of COVID-19 by mid-December, four times the current record level of infections, computer modelling predicts as Premier Doug Ford resists calls for stronger provincial government action to slow the spread. [Read more »]( [Remarks readied for Canada’s spy boss reveal fears ‘hostile’ nations are fishing for your data]( Experts say while the threat of terrorism and violent extremism hasn’t gone away, threats related to cyberespionage and data exfiltration are growing [Read more »]( [For-profit long-term-care homes once again seeing significantly worse outcomes in Ontario’s second wave, Star analysis finds]( Star’s analysis shows for-profit homes have struggled to stop spread of virus; residents there have been more than three times as likely to catch COVID-19 as those in a non-profit facility, and for-profits have seen more than twice as many staff infections per bed. Resident deaths have been more common, too. [Read more »]( [Doug Ford warns Justin Trudeau not to use Ottawa’s emergency powers to fight COVID-19]( Just watch me? Just watch out.That’s the message from Premier Doug Ford when asked about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau potentially invoking federal emergency legislation to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more »]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: Ontario showed local medical officers of health its new colour-coded COVID framework. Then it changed the numbers]( As the province trends toward horror show, who will admit to coming up with the figures that are guiding the way? [Read more »]( [12-year-old boy shot in North York Saturday has died. ‘He has to be the last child that dies for no reason,’ community vows]( The boy had been fighting for his life at Sick Kids since he was shot while out with his mother in a brazen daylight shooting near Jane Street north of Finch Avenue. [Read more »]( [In North York, the killing of a 12-year-old boy sparks rage over ‘everything that is wrong with our city’]( It was “the worst news possible” but the killing of a young bystander in an apparent gang shooting was no surprise, say residents of and advocates for Toronto’s Jane and Finch community. [Read more »]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Toronto’s guns-and-gangs pandemic claims the life of a 12-year-old boy]( Bullets discharged with abandon, in public; young men, with handguns tucked into their waistband, ready to draw and fire, having already made the choice to do so … it’s not inadvertent; it’s just reckless and impervious to the anguish it causes, writes Rosie DiManno. [Read more »]( [‘I don’t think people realize that we’ve gone backwards’: Despite shooting deaths, Toronto still waits for promised federal funds to fight gun violence]( During the 2019 election campaign, the Liberals promised cities $250 million in funding for community programs to tackle gun violence. That has yet to happen. [Read more »]( [Officer files $2-million lawsuit against NRP — and the officer he shot]( Det. Sgt. Shane Donovan, who was involved in a 2018 cop-on-cop shooting in Pelham, files suit alleging NRP knew, or ought to have known, Const. Nathan Parker was using steroids [Read more »]( [Alek Minassian’s autism distorted his thinking ‘in a way similar to psychosis’ ahead of Yonge St. van attack, defence claims]( Minassian, 28, has admitted that he killed, or intended to kill all 26 people, and that his actions were planned and deliberate. [Read more »]( OPINION [Heather Scoffield: The Liberals promised Canada a new climate change strategy. Joe Biden’s election means it’s time to deliver]( With a new president coming to the White House, Canada risks being leapfrogged in the global competition to corner the burgeoning clean energy market, Heather Scoffield writes. [Read more »]( [Loblaw raises shareholders dividend but won’t be reinstating ‘hero pay’ to front-line workers]( ‘It’s absolutely appalling, and is a slap in the face of every single essential worker in the country,’ says workers rights advocate. [Read more »]( OPINION [Dave Feschuk: Fred VanVleet might have burst Raptors’ bubble with his comments on free agency and on potential quarantines]( Honest Fred, who is expecting a big pay day, doubts the NBA can keep players in their hotels. [Read more »]( [A ‘pedestal box’ is essential for internet, TV and phone. So why did Rogers wait more than a year to fix this one?]( A telecom box on Holswade Road, just east of Victoria Park Avenue, was knocked over at least a year ago. [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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