Today's Star Headlines

Including: ‘An attractive investment:’ As private equity scoops up Ontario nursing homes, there are concerns about whether profit-driven facilities can best care for fragile seniors [The Star]( Morning Headlines [‘An attractive investment:’ As private equity scoops up Ontario nursing homes, there are concerns about whether profit-driven facilities can best care for fragile seniors]( Arch Corporation president said the company will provide “resident-centred” care and uphold government regulations in its recently acquired homes. [Read more »]( [‘A pandemic of grief’: StatCan’s first-ever data on Black victims of homicide prompts calls for targeted trauma services]( Data affirms what many have known all along, researchers say: there is disproportionate and widespread grief among African, Caribbean and Black communities in Canada that must be addressed. [Read more »]( [‘We’re heading to a place that is very bad’: Ontario announces 29 COVID-19 deaths as Mayor John Tory warns of increased restrictions]( The deaths were the most reported in the province since the first wave of the pandemic in June. In Toronto, 10 deaths were recorded on Saturday and 12 deaths on Sunday. [Read more »]( [The charitable foundation promised at Barry and Honey Sherman’s funeral by their son was never created, as rift among siblings grows]( There are disputes among the four Sherman children over direction of philanthropy as police continue to investigate the billionaire couple’s murders three years ago. [Read more »]( OPINION [Shawn Micallef: Governments have failed to keep COVID-19 in check. That may foil the best-laid plans to help us make it through this winter]( People are trying to help local business, doing what’s safe and right, but they are being stymied by governmental failure. [Read more »]( [‘This is the last door on the road for a lot of people.’ How the pandemic changed Alcoholics Anonymous — possibly forever]( COVID-19 upended the way Alcoholics Anonymous operates when it moved the entirety of its roughly 500 meetings in the GTA online in March. Several dozen in-person meetings have since resumed, but a second wave is testing that. [Read more »]( [Where have all the kids gone? In an unprecedented year, thousands of students haven’t turned up at school]( This year’s overwhelming number of no-show students presents one more challenge in a year that’s already had far more than its share. [Read more »]( [Loansharking, fake test results and betting on chess: How organized crime has learned to thrive in the COVID-19 pandemic]( Nine months or so into the COVID-19 pandemic, the smartest organized criminals are rebounding and even expanding, experts say. [Read more »]( [‘It’s been quite searing’: John Tory on being Toronto’s pandemic mayor, Dr. Eileen de Villa — and whether he’ll run again]( The Star checks in with Toronto’s political leader as he starts the second half of his second term consumed with COVID-19. [Read more »]( ANALYSIS [The Raptors’ future will be defined in the next seven days — trades, the draft, free agents and (hopefully) a home]( By this time next week, the franchise may look shockingly different than it does today. Leaked details of the NBA’s reworked calendar start with the lifting of the trade moratorium on Monday. That’s just the start. [Read more »]( [Why Joe Biden’s election doesn’t solve Canada’s ‘safe third country’ problem, advocates say]( Trump had ‘kids in cages,’ but migrant detention issues in America predate this president [Read more »]( OPINION [Royson James: ‘There’s so much to life after a tragedy’: At 14, Taylor Lindsay-Noel was paralyzed in a gymnastics accident. Now she’s one of Oprah’s favourite things]( Toronto’s Taylor Lindsay-Noel is the driving force behind a fledgling organic loose leaf tea company included in the December issue of Oprah’s magazine. [Read more »]( OPINION [‘Don’ sent me a racist email because of COVID-19. It unlocked a torrent of thoughts and emotions I never knew I had]( “As anti-Asian racism rises in the West, the reverse form of that prejudice stirs in China. Each reinforces the other.” [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -