Today's Star Headlines

Including: All Toronto schools to get faster, easier take-home COVID testing kits within weeks of starting class [The Star]( Morning Headlines [All Toronto schools to get faster, easier take-home COVID testing kits within weeks of starting class]( In an effort to avoid last fall’s testing lineups, the program will supply schools and school-based daycares, with test results available in 24 to 48 hours. [Read more »]( [Why medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines might be hard to obtain]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Emma Teitel: Busting the myths about COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy may be one way to overcome hesitancy among the young]( [Read more »]( [The Lead promo] Get ahead of the federal election with The Lead. [Sign up for the free newsletter today]( and you'll start getting a can’t-miss guide to this summer’s snap election, with exclusive analysis of what’s happening, what’s next and what it all means from veteran political journalist Kady O’Malley and the Star’s dedicated team in Ottawa and across the country. [‘Justin Trudeau does not do shakeups’: Liberals tell rattled candidates to hold the course as campaign trail gets bumpy]( [Read more »]( [Peel police used force against Black people 3.5 times more often than population share: Police data]( [Read more »]( [Indigenous historian greets Ryerson University’s plan to change its name with profound relief]( [Read more »]( [Toronto city employees could be fired for not being fully vaccinated against COVID-19]( [Read more »]( [Liberal plan to ban blind bidding for homes ignites real estate skirmish]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Susan Delacourt: Sometimes when Liberals are nervous, they have good reason to be]( [Read more »]( [Ontario fought against treating COVID-19 as an airborne threat in hospitals — and won. With the fourth wave bearing down, was that the right move?]( [Read more »]( [Appointments for jabs have skyrocketed. Is B.C. proving that vaccine passports are the answer?]( [Read more »]( [How should Canada and other nations now deal with a ruling Taliban regime?]( [Read more »]( [Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops]( [Read more »]( [Weekend Playlist: Ontario-based Caribou returns with exuberant new single, plus music from Kacey Musgraves, Navy Blue and more]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Focusing on Maryam Monsef’s comments on the Taliban is a distraction from what Canada should care about: protecting Afghan lives]( [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]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -