Brendan Kennedy
TorontoStar
Toronto, ON, Canada
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First Nation finds 751 unmarked graves on site of former Saskatchewan residential school
The discovery in Saskatchewan comes less than a month after the remains of as many as 215 children were found in unmarked graves at the site of a form... → Read More
After discovery of 215 children’s remains in Canada, U.S. to investigate sites at former Indigenous boarding schools
Citing the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., U.S. Secretary of the Interio... → Read More
Now that Ontario has committed $10M to find residential school burial sites, what happens next?
As governments and Indigenous leaders across the country grapple with how to respond to last month’s discovery of the remains of 215 children in Kamlo... → Read More
This fight over compensation for First Nation kids has been raging for 14 years. On Monday it’s back in court — amid calls for Canada to ‘just do the right thing’
The Trudeau government wants to overturn a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordering compensation to First Nations children for harms th... → Read More
They have one of the highest COVID vaccination rates in the world. How First Nation campaigns became a success story
As of this week almost 80 per cent of adults living on First Nation reserves have gotten at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. If they treated as th... → Read More
Roberto Alomar responds to Toronto Star investigation, says he will ‘not engage in a trial by media’
Former Blue Jays great, already permanently banned by Major League Baseball, is facing new sexual misconduct allegations → Read More
Blue Jays investigating new allegations against Roberto Alomar
Former Ryerson student says that when she was 18 and volunteering at a kids’ baseball camp run by the Jays, Roberto Alomar pressed his body against he... → Read More
Demonstrators are marching down Yonge St. in rally for Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell to her death last year in presence of police
The 29-year-old’s death set off protest across Canada. → Read More
‘We’re just crushed’: Toronto Zoo loses second endangered tiger cub
One Amur tiger cub remains after second cub dies at Toronto Zoo. → Read More
‘Follow the money’: New report explores pathways to reparations for Indigenous people
“Cash Back,” a new report by the Yellowhead Institute, details how the dispossession of Indigenous land laid the foundation for Canada’s “ongoing fisc... → Read More
Toronto announces program to help uninsured get COVID-19 vaccines, but advocates say barriers remain
The vaccine is supposed to be free and accessible for any resident, regardless of immigration status or health coverage. But people without OHIP are c... → Read More
Urban Indigenous in Ontario are now eligible for quicker second jabs
The policy change comes after the Star reported on research by Dr. Janet Smylie that showed that Indigenous people in Toronto had been hospitalized wi... → Read More
People with disabilities face confusion and other barriers to getting COVID-19 vaccines. A task force is working to change that
“A successful immunization campaign needs to meet residents where they’re at, and it needs to be tailored to every resident’s local circumstance,” sai... → Read More
‘This makes a big difference’: Province expands vaccine eligibility to child-care workers
The announcement that child-care workers will be able to book COVID-19 vaccines comes nearly three weeks after the province expanded eligibility to in... → Read More
Indigenous people in Toronto have much higher rates of COVID hospitalization than general population, new data shows
Dr. Janet Smylie, a family doctor and leading Indigenous health researcher, is calling for Indigenous people in Toronto to be given their second vacci... → Read More
‘People were in tears’: Jubilation among child care advocates turns to focus on the work ahead
Child-care advocates are rejoicing that Monday’s federal budget includes an unprecedented $30 billion to go towards building a national, $10-a-day chi... → Read More
Canada’s billionaires have grown richer during the pandemic, and calls for a wealth tax are getting louder
Monday’s federal budget is not expected to include anything resembling a wealth tax, but proponents of tax reforms targeting the rich certainly feel m... → Read More
Province accused of violating Charter with inequitable vaccine rollout
Citing the disparity in vaccination rates between Toronto’s rich and poor neighbourhoods, lawyer David Baker said the province “knew what had to be do... → Read More
‘It’s a punch in the gut’: Lack of priority in the vaccine rollout frustrates people with developmental disabilities and their families
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase Two of Ontario’s three-phased rollout, bu... → Read More
Child-care workers in hot spots say they should be vaccinated alongside teachers
Early childhood educators are only eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine if they work in a school with school-aged children. → Read More