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Including: A third of Ontario schools still have dangerous levels of lead in drinking water – two years after the province pledged to fix it [The Star]( Morning Headlines [A third of Ontario schools still have dangerous levels of lead in drinking water – two years after the province pledged to fix it]( The most recent data shows one in 10 water quality tests from Ontario schools and daycares found lead levels above Health Canada’s maximum accepted concentration of 5 parts per billion (ppb), a Toronto Star/Investigative Journalism Bureau investigation has found. [Read more »]( [Ontario moves up second shots of COVID-19 vaccine in Delta variant hot spots including Toronto, Peel]( [Read more »]( [Is COVID-19 long-haul depression tied to brain inflammation? CAMH study aims to find out]( [Read more »]( [Star columnist alerts] Following your favourite Star columnists just got easier. Never miss the latest from the voices that matter most to you with the Star’s new columnist email alerts. [Pick the columnists you'd like to follow here]( and you’ll get an email every time they have a new story online. [‘It defies logic’: Americans want to know why Canada won’t reopen the border now]( [Read more »]( [Sparring MPs, shifting sides, a scathing report: Can a federal election be far behind?]( [Read more »]( [Premier Doug Ford invokes notwithstanding clause to limit electoral spending of unions]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Anti-Muslim hate exists not because of bad people, but because good people view Muslims as undesirable]( [Read more »]( [Erin O’Toole is talking about Islamophobia. Has he changed his tune?]( [Read more »]( [Peel police investigating burning of Pride flag near local school as ‘hate-motivated’]( [Read more »]( [Northern Ontario health unit locked down for two weeks due to Delta variant, ‘alarming’ surge in new cases]( [Read more »]( [Woman, 22, shot dead in Mississauga identified]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: Ontario is finally crushing COVID-19. You can exhale (through a mask)]( [Read more »]( OPINION [Heather Scoffield: Canada needs more immigrants — and not only for the economy]( [Read more »]( [The Star]( If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [Become a Star Subscriber]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -