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It’s hard to believe it was only four years ago when a Swedish teenager skipped school for the environment and inspired millions around the world to do the same. But for many of the kids who followed in Greta Thunberg’s footsteps, the past four years have not flown by.Instead, ...

Polio, an infectious disease that was eradicated in Canada nearly three decades ago, has re-emerged in some Western nations despite widely available and effective vaccines against the illness.And although Canadians are largely vaccinated against the disease that can cause paralysis or death, the disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic that ...

As a child, in the 1960s and ’70s, in the midst of the Cold War, David Welch would lie awake in bed at night and worry about a nuclear holocaust.The thought that the next day might bring mushrooms clouds, radiation fallout, soot blocking out the sun, a nuclear winter, ...

Leaders and elected officials around the world are reacting to the death of veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank on Wednesday. According to Al Jazeera and reporters who witnessed the raid, Abu Akleh was killed ...

When Manmeet Kaur applied to sponsor her newlywed husband to come from India to join her in Canada, it seemed like a no-brainer to submit the application online rather than to send the paperwork by courier.Electronic application through new government portals was supposed to be faster and keep important ...

On first hearing, a declaration that cricket can be the pathway back to healthy lifestyles for Ontario’s schoolchildren may sound far-fetched. Out near the boundary, if you like. But it’s worth bearing with Martin Buckle and Ranil Mendis.The game, after all, is Canada’s forgotten national sport. And after two-plus ...

Canadian filmmaker Ivan Reitman, the man behind iconic movies like “Ghostbusters” and “Stripes” died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in California at age 75.Born in Czechoslovakia in 1946, Reitman and his family came to Canada when he was only four-years old. He studied music and ...

‘We’re spending more for less’: Canadian food bills are surging. These three families told us how they cope | The Star (","heading":"","fullWindow":false,"fullBleed":false,"showFullBleedOnMobile":false,"headColor":"","type":"html5mobile","textColor":"","mobileImageUrl":"","bgColor":"","imageUrl":"","registeredOnly":false,"linkUrl":"","aodaTitle":"Less for more","internalScroll":false,"displayStyle":"small-up"},{"text":"The recent surge in food costs has been 19 months in the making, fuelled by a combination of pandemic-era restrictions, supply chain problems, worker shortages and ...

When Qaisar Syed was growing up, he treasured the time spent with his father, Zaigham. “My dad worked very hard as a businessman,” says Syed. “He wasn’t home much, so he could provide for our family.”As such, moments like this one, captured by Star photographer Boris Spremo in fall ...

Sean Fraser says he knew what he was getting into when he was tapped to be Canada’s next immigration minister.“Things are at such a strained point as a result of COVID-19 that I see an opportunity to make an extraordinary difference coming from this particular starting point,” the Nova ...