GTA Update

LILLEY: Deal for Meng may not mean a trip home for Kovrig and Spavor 7:06pm

SECOND OPINION: Experts say Canada needs to double down on protecting essential workers most at risk of exposure to the coronavirus in the coming months. 7:00pm

Number of Covid-19 deaths could nearly double by April despite vaccines @CNBC 6:55pm

Mexico's Lopez Obrador wants tougher restrictions on foreign agents 6:54pm

"The Korean automaker said the recall covers some 2012-2013 model year Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul, and 2012 Sportage vehicles because an engine compartment fire can occur while driving." 6:53pm

Amid pandemic, Britain's Prince William tours country by train 6:51pm

Unclear wording of CERB eligibility means some recipients asked to pay everything back 6:45pm

MPP Randy Hillier says son arrested, other son Tased after mask-wearing dispute in Perth, Ont. 6:42pm

Winnipeg's Springs Church drive-in service not exempt from public health orders, court rules 6:38pm

Considered one of the few ways to finally bring the pandemic under control, the push to roll out a fully tested COVID-19 vaccine is well underway. Here are the big stories from this past week: 6:35pm

A male pedestrian hit by a truck in the area of Markham Road and Finch Avenue East has died, police say. 6:19pm

BREAKING: A man has died after being struck by a truck in Scarborough at Markham and Finch. 6:17pm

The remote Pikangikum First Nation is the first in Canada to be linked to the internet by Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service, which may lead to improvements in education, the justice system, and physical and mental health treatment. 6:05pm

The city about 40 kilometres northwest of Toronto has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 in Ontario. In one neighbourhood here last month, nearly one in five COVID-19 tests were positive, according to data compiled by Toronto-based research group ICES. 6:00pm

Beatles author recalls the 'dark day' of John Lennon's death 40 years ago 5:55pm

129 McCowan North: Detour via 16th Ave, Kennedy Ave and Highway 7 due to a railway crossing light problem. 5:42pm

GUNTER: The case for winding down the CBC 5:31pm

Canadian Rangers will help with Manitoba Indigenous community's COVID-19 outbreak 5:11pm

#CORONAVIRUS: Another single-day record case count in Ontario and how private modelling data helped York Region avoid moving into lockdown… for now. What you need to know today: 5:00pm

On the evening of Dec. 6, 1989, a gunman entered Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique, killing 14 women in an anti-feminist mass slaying before taking his own life. 4:59pm

STABBING: Victoria Park Ave & Parkwoods Village Dr – reports that a man has been stabbed – police o/s – located injured man – @TorontoMedics o/s – taking male to hospital w/ minor injuries – suspect fled – suspect: male/black, 20s, black jacket w/hood, balaclava #GO2298216 ^al 4:54pm

Demonstrators rallied in Toronto on Saturday in support of farmers in India who are protesting new agriculture laws in that country. 4:50pm

As the NBA's only team playing outside of its market — and country — this season, the Toronto Raptors have numerous hurdles to clear. 4:46pm

After a flurry of criticism of its new paid content platform, CBC executives have introduced new rules they say will maintain a 'clear separation' between journalism and advertising. 4:35pm

Red squirrels have again chewed off and carried away hundreds of dollars worth of festive lights from one Ottawa neighbourhood, making spirits not so bright this Christmas. 4:30pm

With the opening of the new state of the art GO bus transit hub today near Union Stn, the old GO bus terminal is blocked off and will be demolished. #toronto #gta #transit 4:22pm

Ujiri: Raptors' unique trait is 'togetherness,' says Toronto will adapt to Tampa 4:15pm

Scaled-back, virtual ceremonies to mark 31st anniversary of Polytechnique killings 4:14pm

Sneakers are a love language, and as @TorontoStar contributor @SmrtAsh writes, the impact they can have on a young person goes far beyond fashion. 4:10pm

Peel police said based on evidence discovered by the investigators and working with the Gurdwara and the community, they've concluded that this was an isolated incident that was not hate or politically motivated. 4:00pm

Parents must now keep their child home from school and seek a COVID-19 test if they're showing even one new symptom in common with COVID-19, officials in Peel and Toronto say. 3:55pm

Line 3 Scarborough: No service while we fix a switch problem. Shuttle buses are running. 3:48pm

A brand new state of the art GO bus transit hub opened today. The two-level terminal is located next to Union Station. The entrance is on the NE corner of Bay and Lakeshore. #Toronto #Gobus #Metrolinx #gotransit 3:45pm

Brampton, Ont., didn't get to be a pandemic hotspot because residents flout the rules, says the head of a local non-profit. It's the poor funding of local health services as well as cultural and economic factors that put the community at high risk. 3:44pm

Predawn fire guts old church housing New York's Liberty Bell 3:40pm

CRIME HUNTER: Cold cases prove December deadly 3:32pm

New Union Station GO bus terminal opens in Toronto 3:25pm

"We are here representing the farmers that are protesting in India." 3:22pm