In a seated position. Push your elbows forward and round your back as you feel the stretch. Then do the opposite, squeezing the shoulder blades and pushing your chest forward. Tilt the head back.
"As a massage therapist, one of the most common things I’ve heard from clients is how these changes have affected their body, especially with an increase in back and neck pain," Chow writes.
Child vaccination is a battle with high stakes and it’s starting to show up in family court. With 5- to 11-year-olds expected to have access to COVID vaccines by the end of the year, courts across the country may soon start to see even more such disputes. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Consistent with pre-COVID decisions, the court response has been that vaccination is in the best interest of the child, barring highly exceptional circumstances. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Much to the surprise of the telecom industry, the federal government recently announced plans for new restrictions on 5G service near most major airports that could deprive thousands of a true 5G experience.
Canada’s telecoms spent $9 billion acquiring 5G spectrum licenses in July, and Telus Corp. says the restrictions, which were announced only two weeks after the auction wrapped up, could reduce the value of its $2-billion purchase by $100 million. thestar.com/business/2021/…
The government said it is introducing the restrictions because there are concerns about possible interference between those airwaves — which are known as spectrum and carry wireless communications signals — and certain aviation navigation tools. thestar.com/business/2021/…
In addition to the motivations behind the decisions taken during the election campaign, this exclusive story takes a look at the decision to call the election, and the lessons the parties learned in the aftermath of it all. thestar.com/politics/feder…
The Liberals believe they won the election by shifting their messaging and leveraging their strengths in ground game and analytics. thestar.com/politics/feder…
There were almost no flu cases in Canada last year.
With fall here, some experts are warning of the potential for a season in which the flu virus gains a foothold thanks to the lack of natural immunity generated last year.
“When you don’t have influenza for a while, then usually when it comes back, it is usually more severe," said Dr. Anna Banerji, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto.
While a spike in flu would send patients into ICUs that are already overwhelmed by COVID patients, experts point out that the solution here is a familiar one: vaccination. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Ontario is lifting COVID-19 capacity limits in some places where proof of vaccination is required — such as movie theatres, concert halls and venues like the Scotiabank Arena — but not in restaurants and gyms. torstar.co/ex2U50GoIn1
It will allow 100 per cent capacity in theatres, horse and car-racing tracks, commercial film and TV productions with studio audiences, and spectator areas of sports and recreation facilities. thestar.com/politics/provi…
Raptors Nation, welcome to Scottie Barnes’ World, where everything’s new and fun and exciting and the energy is coursing through him like electricity no matter how mundane the task is.
In his short, short time with the Raptors, the 20-year-old Barnes has infused the team with a youthful exuberance that’s been absent the past few seasons.
"I was walking out and he was in the hallway, and he was trying to give me one of those high (chest) bumps like you do in the game,” Siakam recalled. “And I’m like just walking in the facility; it’s like I hit some game-winner or something.” thestar.com/sports/raptors…