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Her clutch-ness hasn’t always been a given. 1 hr ago Dave Feschuk: Jamaica’s four-man bobsled back at Olympics after 24 years, with an assist from Canada Beijing Olympics Day 12: Canada wins gold in men’s 5,000-metre relay; Brad Gushue clinches semifinal berth; Americans knocked out in men’s hockey Opinion Heather Mallick The PM and the mayor came through — the premier did not 4 hrs ago Frank Stronach Time to unshackle small business by eliminating income tax for any company with fewer than 400 employees — with one condition 1 day ago Rosie DiManno In return to ice, Kamila Valieva was mostly sublime. But she was not Valieva 18 hrs ago Vinay Menon Are people really shocked Snoop Dogg smoked up right before his Super Bowl performance? The rapper is to cannabis as the CAA is to car batteries 19 hrs ago GTA GTA Province to dole out $1.5 billion in rebates to employers with good safety records Workers’ advocates say that cash surplus exists because of years of austerity at the expense of accident victims. 5 hrs ago GTA Police recover missing weapons from Peterborough truck robbery in Brampton 1 hr ago GTA Team from Canary District developer Dream wins bid to redevelop Quayside 14 hrs ago GTA Police investigating reports man with gun disrupted U of T student Zoom meeting 3 hrs ago LOCAL : FROM OUR NETWORK Whitby self-driving bus ending its route 7 hrs ago Star Exclusive Metrolinx hires PR firm for up to $4 million in consultation work 1 day ago Toronto FC Altidore looks back on ‘special’ TFC tenure, but hints at behind-the-scenes tensions The U.S. striker was formally introduced as New England Revolution player Tuesday, but had plenty to say about his time in Toronto. 10 hrs ago Leafs Leafs tickets up for grabs after Ontario relaxes COVID restrictions 12 hrs ago Raptors Thaddeus Young gets his house in order and adjusts to the Raptors way 15 hrs ago Beijing Olympics Olympics Epic tricks lift US freestyle skiers to 1-2 Olympic finish 20 mins ago Olympics Choi wins 1,500 in Olympic short track; Canada takes gold 18 mins ago Olympics Canada wins gold in the men’s 5,000-metre short-track relay at Beijing Olympics 1 hr ago My Local Loading... 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Our tracker outlines every dose delivered on what’s been a long journey Dec. 29, 2021 Business Business Shopify reports Q4 revenue up more than 40%, beats expectations 2 hrs ago Business Barrick Gold raises dividend, reports US$2.02-billion profit for 2021 2 hrs ago Business Canada has existing options if Line 5 shuts down, environmental report argues 1 hr ago Canada Canada New Brunswick Nurses Union issues call for action to address working conditions 8 mins ago Canada The federal Emergencies Act: What it is, why it was invoked, and what it means for Canada’s truck blockades 3 hrs ago Canada Four facing conspiracy to commit murder charges, as Coutts, Alta. border blockade ends 1 hr ago Canada Premier Jason Kenney calls March 15 byelection, UCP candidate campaigning to oust him 14 hrs ago Canada Study on reconciliation focuses on perceptions across Canada 15 hrs ago Canada Nova Scotia reports six more deaths from COVID-19, total hits 182 18 hrs ago Politics Politics Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates 6 hrs ago Politics Members of Ottawa blockade dismiss use of Emergencies Act as ‘scare tactic’ 6 hrs ago Federal Politics Threat of political violence one reason Justin Trudeau invoked Emergencies Act, officials say 12 hrs ago World Europe Slovakia plans to gradually ease most virus restrictions 44 mins ago United States Man gets 5 years for trying to burn Jewish living facility 50 mins ago Middle East UN envoy to Syria expects constitutional talks to resume 53 mins ago United States Patrol: 20 injured in school bus crash in southern Missouri 1 hr ago Africa Tropical storm Dumako hits northern Madagascar; 2 missing 1 hr ago Europe How Russia uses sarcasm as weapon in Ukraine crisis 1 hr ago Life Life Edmunds: 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class vs. 2022 Genesis GV70 3 hrs ago Life Tim Hortons says Iced Capp drink will be back after ‘flavour profile’ supply issue 18 hrs ago Life EXPLAINER: Will burglar alarms still work after 3G shutdown? 24 hrs ago Sports Loading... Doug Smith’s Blog Opinion Is Nick Nurse mulling periodic change with the Raptors lineup? Sounds like he might be Coach says there are times to "evaluate" the starting group for its overall size and effectiveness. Whether that happens or not is still to be... 16 mins ago Golf Rahm voted European tour’s player of the year for 2nd time 49 mins ago Soccer Jessie Fleming to captain Canada against host England at Arnold Clark Cup 1 hr ago Olympics Canadians Boutin, Sarault fail to qualify for women’s short-track 1,500-metre final 1 hr ago Hamelin and Canada...