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Including: Ford government walks back increased police powers and ban on using playgrounds [The Star]( Morning Headlines [Ford government walks back increased police powers and ban on using playgrounds]( Following outrage over Ontario’s move to significantly increase police powers during the pandemic, the vast majority of the province’s forces were refusing to use them. The Ford government also withdrew the ban on using playgrounds. [Read more »]( [A 297-word timeline of Ontario’s COVID-19 response]( [Read more »]( [A tale of two pandemics: Canada largely dodged America’s COVID horrors. Now in the third wave, our per-capita infection rate surpasses the U.S.]( [Read more »]( [Vaccine Rollout Alerts] Don’t miss your shot at a shot. Get up-to-the-minute news on Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout with the Star’s new email alerts. [Sign up here]( and you’ll find out as soon as there’s important news for you, from urgent updates to insight into who’s getting vaccinated — and who’s missing out. [‘It’s not rocket science.’ Epidemiologists say kids should be playing sports outdoors]( [Read more »]( [NBA fines Raptors for confusion over why Kyle Lowry and OG Anunoby didn’t face Magic]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Ford government should focus on source of the pandemic, not flail about with pointless restrictions]( [Read more »]( [The Maple Leafs might have William Nylander and Auston Matthews back to face the recovering Canucks]( [Read more »]( [Erin O’Toole is well aware he’s pushing for a carbon tax]( [Read more »]( [‘An all-hands-on-deck moment’: Two years ago Doug Ford tried to cut public health funding. Many fear what might happen post-COVID]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Dave Feschuk: If the Raptors are trying to tank for better lottery odds, they aren’t having much luck]( [Read more »]( [Facebook says only a quarter of Canadians get their news from its platform. But the author of that finding isn’t so sure]( [Read more »]( [The Faceoff: Magna more than doubled its stock price over the last year, but Linamar’s profit margin is more than double that of its rival]( [Read more »]( [Hamilton house ‘completely’ leveled by explosion]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Elon Musk the ‘Technoking’ is so erratic that Tesla needs to rein him in]( [Read more »]( [The Queen says goodbye to her life partner today — like thousands did this pandemic year. How do survivors go on?]( [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -