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When face masks became the new lingerie

Ontario’s first family shows restraint

Mar 24, 2020
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Doug Ford’s eldest daughter, Krista Haynes, announced that she was getting into the face-mask fashion business, but deleted the offer soon after her dad laid down the law about which businesses will be considered essential enough to operate in Ontario for the next two weeks. The list includes the LCBO, the Beer Store, and cannabis retailers.


A tense tweet from the top

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Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau
The legislation will be tabled without clause 2.
2:02 PM ∙ Mar 24, 2020
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Emergency efforts to get money to Canadians impacted by COVID-19 brought on a partisan pushback: Liberals were pressured to modify what was assailed as a grab for extraordinary powers over taxes and spending. There’s also growing concern about digital location data being collected by governments in order to fight the pandemic.


Olympics leap into an odd-numbered year. Team Canada’s stand against proceeding with the 2020 games in Tokyo has been heeded with a postponement until 2021. But arguments for delaying the Conservative leadership race aren’t heeded by candidate Peter MacKay, who wants to accelerate the June 27 vote to be held sooner than later.


The stars are no longer out

Chief medical officers have been declared “a new breed of celebrity” by the Canadian Press, as the briefings provide material for memes. But the nation’s most famous self-isolated man won’t be left out: Drake’s account of a negative test for COVID-19 was followed by a walk through his closet:

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Drake Shows Off Insane Sneaker Closet During Quarantine
tmz.meDrake Shows Off Insane Sneaker Closet During QuarantineToday in Drake’s self-quarantine adventures ... Drizzy takes us on a walk through his unbelievable shoe collection!!!
3:16 AM ∙ Mar 24, 2020
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Your newspaper astro advice has been officially declared bullshit. A note from the Toronto Star concedes that horoscopes contradicting public health advice continue to appear in its syndicated astrological forecasts, which were written weeks ago. (But the newspaper is still publishing them.)


Finally, reality bites everyone

Big Brother Canada has been a strange newsmaker amidst COVID-19: after contestants were belatedly told about the pandemic, Insight Productions issued an official statement about extra precautions for the already quarantined. Crew members were reportedly less confident. Live viewers could only guess everyone was evicted:

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#BBCAN8 Gooood morning BBCAN8 lovers. This is @nursecherylr516 just wanting to give you an overnight/morning update. The feeds have been down for over 13 hrs. Just know that all of us updaters are watching closely and will let you know when the feeds come back. Stay safe and well
12:01 PM ∙ Mar 24, 2020
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