The F$CKING Toronto Star

The Star wants to know why we don’t have diplomatic relations with a Terrorist State that just elected a mass murderer as its President

It’s been nine years since Canada severed diplomatic ties with Iran. How long can this go on?

Today marks nine years since Canada severed all diplomatic ties with Iran. The freeze in relations has persisted, despite the 2015 nuclear deal, the global battle against Islamic State group militants in Syria and Iraq, and even last year’s tragic downing of Flight 752. Although it plays host to the second-largest community of Iranians outside the country, Canada remains among the few states with no diplomatic links with Tehran. How long can this go on?

EBRAHIM RAISI, A MASS MURDERER

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That’s some apology

 

Toronto Star front-page design exacerbated division between readers. Greater care should have been taken

In trying to give profile to an article about public attitudes to those who are not vaccinated, the Star stumbled badly in a front-page display, prompting a fierce response from readers, more than 4,000 messages and counting as of Saturday afternoon.

The Aug. 26 article itself tackled a topic that is in the public interest. With a fourth wave pushing COVID cases higher, there are tensions between those who are vaccinated and those who are not. The article explored that theme.

h/t SDMatt

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Vaccine resisters are lazy and irresponsible — we need vaccine passports now to protect the rest of us

Vaccination passports are coming.

Many Canadians object to getting vaccinated and bearing proof of their vaccination, but that’s where we’re heading.

They’re so close to realizing the vaccines don’t work, but just can’t make that final connection.

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Torstar gambles on casino app to help fund journalism

As advertising revenues dry up and the outlook for print newspapers looks increasingly bleak, publishers around the world are constantly hunting for new and innovative ways to fund costly journalism.

But launching an online casino is a strategy that few if any publishers have gambled on – until now.

On Monday, Canada’s biggest newspaper publisher said it was launching an online gaming app, in an announcement that signals the extent to which companies are willing to push boundaries in order to survive the industry’s sustained downturn.

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