Ed Tubb

Even as the daily case count has dipped below 500 for the first time since September 2020 and vaccinations increase, experts point to the spread of the more transmissible B.1.617.2 or “Delta” variant as the most concerning threat on the horizon.

We closed playgrounds. Then we didn’t.

Over the past 365 days of the pandemic, the Star has been there to track and analyze the situation, compiling a day-by-day record of the virus’s local impact.

Meanwhile, 32 more residents have died in long-term care compared to the previous day, with 218 LTC homes in outbreak.

Experts said increase in daily case is not unexpected given loosening of pandemic rules, but they warn against ignoring the trend

It’s a simple question. But neither the Star nor the province can answer it.

As of 5 p.m. Friday, Ontario’s regional public health units were reporting a total of 269 people had died from the disease, an increase of 35 from the same time Thursday, or a 15.0 per cent jump.

Police laid just over 200,000 provincial offences tickets in 2019, according to city data. In 2010, they laid nearly 700,000 charges.

If the government is going to change on election night, you’ll see it happening in the larger GTA.

Seven one-term Liberal incumbents and one newcomer are in tough races that may signal a change in government on Oct. 21.