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Itonly takes an infin- tesimal amount of the virus to make you sick, says Dr. Michael Finkelstein, Toronto's associate medical officer of health, ‘If someone with the virus touches the table, then you touch the table, then put a piece of food in your mouth, you can get it.” he said Because the norovirus tends to stick around on surfaces, Humber has been focusing on leaning “hightouch” areas ike levator buttons, bathroom fau- cets and cafeteria tables, Finkel stein said This isn't necessarily an out ofthe-ordinary norovirus sea- son, Finkelstein added, though he warned it “could certainly become bad.” “That's how norovirus out breaks are.” he said. “They come on really suddenly and go away just as suddenly. Once it gets introduced where alot of people are in lose quarters, we can seea large number of people get sick Only two lab tests have come back from samples taken from Humber students, but both were positive for the virus, Finkelstein said. 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There have been four dispensaries robbed this month alone, Evans told reporters, and a total of 13, robberies since June 2016. Public getsa peak into new subway station Ata media tour of the new Downsview Park station on Monday, TTC CEO Andy Byford emphasized that the Toronto York Spadina ‘Subway Extension, a six stop addition to Line 1 that is scheduled to open in December, willbe state Of the art. He said the TYSSE will combine three major TTC projects: a Wi Finetwork, the Presto fare ‘card system, and automatic. train control TORSTAR News SERVICE Elevator company should getffine, prosecution says A $375,000 fine should be imposed on one of the ‘country$ largest elevator ‘companies for wilfully, breaching safety rules before an incident in which ‘aman was hurt, an Ontario. ‘court heard Monday. 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In fact, the language that was Auently spoken by more than 50 per cent of the community back in the 1970s is now be ing used by less than two per cent of people, everyone hav: ing reverted to English under the strong arm of residential schools It was declining at a disas trous rate,” said DeCaire, an assistant professor at Univer ty of Toronto's Centre for In digenous Studies. “Suddenly 1 very scared and nervous. not just losing but the collective e of history and your way of thinking, He enrolled in an adult im- is his way of contribut birth. His classes consist of about 20 students, plus he travels to Mohawk communities to teach. each ye: 80 indigenous langua; said. 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[loved them all, these strangers in solidarity, ‘who “put their bodies where their beliefs are," to quote Gloria Steinem in Washing ton. “The next 1,459 days of the ‘Trump administration will be 1,459 days of resistance,” noted the feminist and civil rights activist Angela Davis, to the same crowd. It cannot, the message was repeated, be only one instance of action. Whatever took you to the streets on a ‘winter morning must propel you elsewhere, in days to ‘come. The resistance, as it has ‘been dubbed, takes persever- ance. Even in Canada. Itwould be arrogant to think that the forces that Drought Donald Trump to power will skip the 49th parallel. They're already here. They're evident in Kel- lie Leitch and Kevin O'Leary, both vocal supporters of ‘Trump's tactics and campaign. ‘They're evident in The Rebel — Ezra Levant’s project — ‘which seeks to be the next Breitbart, one more hub to ad- vance white nationalist views. Reproductive rights, one If you donot want this fire to end, don’t let it. Whatever took you to the streets last weekend must propel you elsewhere. The resistance takes perseverance. Young gitls lead hundreds of people at the Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver in February of the loudest cries from pro- tests around the world, are rot done and dusted in the ‘True North, There are com- munities where abortions are still hard to procure, espe- ally remote communities. ‘There are provinces that still enforce far more red tape — costing women time and ‘money — than needed. Now that the abortion pill — Mif- ‘egymiso — is finally available, decades after it should have been, women in Canada will still face cumbersome require- ‘ments that could make it harder and costlier to get. ‘The fight to end violence against women remains cru- ‘Gal, here, as everywhere, for ‘women facing abuse from partners, for women facing sexual violence, for women of colour, immigrant women, and Indigenous women, ‘The fight to bring racial ‘equality to Canada remains, in the Black Lives Matter movement, in Indigenous rights on and off reserve. The fight against climate ‘change continues to be ur ‘gent. As does the need to sup- port women with disabilities, ‘who also face high rates of 2018, The march, held annually to honour missing and murdered wornen, is an example of protest Actions that newly energized womens-march veterans could consider supporting, rH caMANAN RES sexual violence and many other challenges. Ifyou're wondering where I got all these talking points from, then pethaps you didn’t spend enough time on the ‘Women’s March website. Tewas all there. Before the march, organizers released ‘what was hailed as the ‘most inclusive and progres- sive agenda many had seen. ‘And in its recognizing that ‘women’s rights are entangled ‘with all fights for equality, it almost epitomized intersec- tional feminism, ‘The march also declared hundreds of supporting or ganizations, which represent plethora of issues. You could and should — support any ‘one of them, or research or- ganizations in your own city ‘Which hold your same views, ‘and put your time, money ‘and body again where your beliefs are ‘There is also the no small ‘matter of your elected of ficials — your city council ‘and mayor, your provincial representation, your mem: ber of parliament — who are required to listen to the issues ‘you care about, and who may respond to the pressure. Perhaps march organi, ‘ers could have done more to point the thronging crowds In the direction of future ef forts, though some tried. In ‘Toronto, people passed out pamphlets on the fight for a $15 minimum wage. In Vic. toria, organizers urged people to attend an upcoming Stolen Sisters Memorial March for missing and murdered in digenous women and girls ‘Atthe Washington march, activist and actress Amer- ica Ferrera told the crowd to text “women” to 40649 to be signed up for information ‘on activism to come. Today, ‘the Women's March released 10 actions in 100 days —an agenda for activism to come. Every person who made the decision to march has my gratitude. But itis also up to each of us to decide what is next. So if you do not want this fire to end, don’t let it. Rosemary Westwood is a former Metro national columnist. She lives in New Orleans, Governments should keep their campaign checklists in check TORY'S TORONTO. There's a style of government that's frustrating the hell out of me these days. Call it governing by check- list leaders prioritize doing what they promised — check- ing an item off their list of campaign pledges — over available evidence and data. In Toronto, this looks to be playing out through the city's ongoing debate over whether to further contract out garbage collection. Ifyou haven't been follow. ing the city’s trash saga, here's ‘quick recap, Half the city’s garbage col lection is currently contracted ut to private collectors. The other halfis done by city em- ployees. When John Tory ran for mayor, he promised to con- tract out all of it But once in office, Tory’s privatization push ran into ‘a pair of stubborn obstacles: facts and numbers, A 2015 staff report revealed that, on a per-household basis, the public collection in Scarborough was cheaper than the private cok lection in Etobicoke. Based on this and the risk attached to contracting out al service, the report recommended sticking with the status quo, ‘Third-party firm Emnst & ‘Young — hardly a bunch of unionoving socialists — evaluated and signed off on the recommendation. But now, more than a year later, there's a new report on the same subject. This one suggests there might in fact be savings to be found in con- tracting out more garbage cok lection. Tory is enthusiastically in favour. ‘The twist: the numbers that aight make that case aren't, being released publicly. ‘Updated cost comparisons between private and public collection are being kept cont dential, for fear that revealing the numbers would negatively influence the contract bid process — even though that process has yet to be approved byanyone. Secret numbers. Contra dictory reports. All this trash talk smells pretty bad. ‘And it ure looks like a pro- cess geared toward achieving ‘apolitical end — checking the box next to Tory’s campaign promise to contract out gar bage collection ‘That's problem, as tak ways is. Governing by check- list has become too common. In America, Republicans are set to keep their promise to repeal the Affordable Care ‘Act, even though they have no workable replacement. In Can- ada, Stephen Harper kept a pledge to reduce the sales tax, ‘ven though economists said it was bad idea. ‘And in Toronto, before Tory, Mayor Rob Ford attempted to keep a pledge to cancel the ‘Transit City light rail projects, even though the move wasted at Jeast $75 million and de- layed transit for years. ‘None of this isto say that campaign promises aren't important, They are. They shouldn't be made lightly and leaders should be held to ac: count. But one item on every checklist should come before all others: evidence based deci- sion making, Check that first PHILOSOPHERCAT bby JasonLogan INTERVIEW Much like her new character, actress has two sides to her Chris ‘ail Alexander i ForMetro Canadagti te, The first five minutes of Global TV's new series Mary Kills People doesn’t mess around, In it, beautiful young doctor Mary Harzis sits at the bedside of a wealthy man in the final stages of an agonizing illness. ‘As she mixes a deadly cocktail, she explains how this potent potion will do what the man ‘wants: it will end his life. As ‘Mary watches the man quickly slips into the ether, she never leaves his side, But then some- thing goes wrong. ‘We won't tell you what hap- pens next, but the entire scene encapsulates the emotional and visceral complexity of the six-episode series (which pre- mieres on Global in Canada on Wednesday and on Lifetime in the US. on April 23) and gives usa fully realized peek into the plight ofits protagonist, deftly played by Quebec born actress Caroline Dhavernas, Dhavernas is the heart and soul of a show that, using dark humor and wrenching drama, taps into a very real, controversial social issue, that of assisted suicide. think what drew me most to Mary Kills People is the way that (series creator) Tara Arm strong has handled such an important subject.” Dhavernas tells Metro. There's lots of grey zones here. As there should be. And Mary is a woman filled with contradictions. As the show progresses, you will find out that she's not just doing this to help people, she's also do- ing this for personal reasons.” ‘While Mary is mostly right- Caroline Dhavernas sees her lead character in Global TV's new series Mary Kills People: ous in her mission, she's in essence a criminal. Though medically assisted dying has ‘been legal in Canada since June 2016, Mary Kills People takes place in a world where it’s not, meaning Mary is forced to live ‘a double life as an ER doctor and single mother ofa teenage daughter, while being trailed by police like the serial killer that legally, she is. vy JOHANNA SCHNELLER WHAT I'M WATCHING Praying for some holy logic ‘THE SHOW: The Young Pope, ‘Season 1, Episode 2(HBO) ‘THE MOMENT: The marketing meeting Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law) is having the first meeting of his new papacy — with the Vati- can’s marketing expert, Sofia (Cecile de France), ‘She tells him that a size- able slice of the Vatican budget relies on merchandise bearing the Pope's image. He holds up a plain white plate. “This isthe sort of merchan: dise I'm prepared to authorize,’ Pius says. He tells her there will be no images of him, not even photographs. She tells him he's commit- ting media suicide. He counters that the most important cul- tural figures are enigmas: Sal- inger, Kubrick, Banksy. Sofia says he's not an artist, but a head of state. “Yes,” he re. plies, “And in order to survive, its leader has to make himself ‘as unreachable as a rock star.” She nods, intrigued. “The ‘Vatican survives on hyperbole,” he says. “So we will generate hyperbole in reverse.” ve seen three episodes of this series, and I still don't get it. On the one hand, it depicts Pius as modern and irreverent, the wily boss ofa large corpore tion. On the other, he's full of fire and brimstone about God. I'm fine ifa main character is unpredictable, but there has to be a logic, an inevitability to what he does. “These moments where Mary is taking human life are so in- timate and meaningful for her” Dhavernas insists. “And the fact that there is the illegal aspect to her work is also probably equally mean- ingful for her. But she’s not a sociopath. She's doing this out of empathy and I see heras abit fa pioneer, evolving in a world where she cannot progress in Series creator Paolo Sor rentino is in thrall to images. Nuns playing slo-mo soccer, the Pope's red shoes, He wants images of the Pope shocking people. He wants images of the Pope praying fiercely. He doesn't care iso far, he doesn't have a through line there, But so far, I do. Johanna Schneller is a media connoisseur who zeroes in on pop-culture moments. She ap- pears Monday through Thursday. ‘abit of apioneer’.conmmoureo controlled environment. She hhas to get away with it. Morally, it's avery intriguing character. ‘And not all of the characters she encounters on her journey agree with her.” It's a joy to see Dhavernas take on such a rich character and be center stage in a series of this calibre. The prolific ac tress is perhaps best known for her work with noted TV writer ‘and showrunner Bryan Fuller in hit shows like Wonderfalls and Hannibal, but before she became a celebrity in the Eng- lish-speaking world, she was first a star in French Canada, appearing in Quebecois film ‘and television since childhood. She continues to do so. iss) She'snota sociopath, she's doing this out of empathy. Caroline Dhavernas “It's funny, because I have this duality,” says the actress. “There are those two soli- tudes, it’s true. | have been working in Quebee as an ac- tor since I was eight years old, so when I moved to New York when I was 21, it was strange —no one knew who I was! $0 Thad to start again. But the beauty of it was that I had all this experience as an actor under my belt.” ‘And though the first season of Mary Kills People consists of just six episodes, we'd certainly like to see more of Dhavernas' elegant mercy killer on screen. So would she. “There are talks to do a second season and | hope there is. The writers already have some great ideas. I guess we just have to see how well this, first round does.” ‘Mary Kills People airs Wednesday, Jan, 25 at 9 p.m. on Global ‘Tele- Jude Law's Young Pope is depicted as a wily corporate boss butalso full of religious fire and brimstone. conracuren