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Including: Ontario hits ‘emergency brake’ as province enters month-long COVID shutdown [The Star]( Morning Headlines [Ontario hits ‘emergency brake’ as province enters month-long COVID shutdown]( Premier Doug Ford is being urged to impose a COVID-19 lockdown in time for the Easter long weekend when he reveals details Thursday — April Fool’s Day — as highly contagious variants send hospital intensive care admissions to new highs. [Read more »]( [Ontario hits new ICU peak for COVID-19 patients. ‘This is what happens when you don’t pay attention to science’]( [Read more »]( [Stuck in Australia for six months: One woman’s story of lockdown in a country that has nearly eradicated COVID-19]( [Read more »]( [Real Estate newsletter update] Get more housing insight in your inbox. Whether you’re owning, renting or just getting by, you won’t want to miss Living Here, the Star’s real estate and housing newsletter. [Sign up for it here]( and every week, you'll get exclusive insight and analysis from Star reporters, plus the week’s biggest stories. OPINION [Mike Wilner: Blue Jays’ opening day provides welcome distraction from pandemic]( [Read more »]( [Toronto asks province to let anyone aged 60 and older get COVID-19 vaccination — lowering threshold a full decade]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Emma Teitel: This wave of COVID-19 is coming for the 30-somethings — because politicians won’t protect them]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: With no good choices facing Ontario in its COVID-19 fight, Ford’s government chose the same halfway hell that brought us here]( [Read more »]( [GTA hospitals say most vaccine clinics will stay open over the Easter weekend]( [Read more »]( [Record number of Ontario nurses may leave the profession after COVID-19: Survey]( [Read more »]( [Who is spreading COVID-19 hoaxes online? Study reveals which age group is most likely to share pandemic misinformation]( [Read more »]( [‘I think he’s a pretty tough little kid’: Relief greets news that three-year-old missing near Kingston is found safe]( [Read more »]( [COVID-19 revealed the shortcomings of long-term care in Canada. Could a new push for national standards be the solution?]( [Read more »]( OPINION [No paid sick days, unvaccinated workers and a rise in COVID-19 variants: Perfect conditions for a deadly storm]( [Read more »]( [Viral video of ‘Jeopardy!’ host provides a look into Alex Trebek’s early life in Ottawa]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: For Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu, starting on opening day isn’t a big deal]( [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -