We're breaking the top moments from the #GRAMMYs, including:
👀#BTS being shut out of the awards for another year
🚗Olivia Rodrigo with 3 awards
🇨🇦 Justin Bieber with no wins, The Weeknd, a no show thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
What happened with BTS?
Last year, they lost Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. On Sunday, history repeated itself. After the band was shut out last year at the Grammys, BTS’ huge fan base known as BTS Army started the hashtag ‘#Scammys’ on Twitter. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Canadian wins and losses
Joni Mitchell took home a Grammy for Best Historical Album, while Justin Bieber was shut out of all awards. The Weeknd, who has said he'd boycott the awards show was a no show. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo took home three awards for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album for her album “Sour,” and Best Pop Solo Performance, joining the ranks of artists like Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Doja Cat and SZA’s iconic collab
An emotional Doja Cat accepted the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, expressing how much her win meant to her. Doja Cat along with SZA, who was seen on crutches, edged out BTS’ “Butter.” thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Here are the winners, snubs and highlights from the Grammys.
Vaccinated people are still far less likely to get seriously ill should they get sick, research shows. But data from around the world also shows that the vaccines’ protection against infection decreases over time — a phenomenon not unusual for vaccines. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
“We know that vaccination provides excellent protection against illness,” Dr. Tara Kiran, a family doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital.
“There’s no question it lowers your risk and it lowers the risk of you spreading it to other people." thestar.com/news/canada/20…
The move comes as hospitalizations for the rapidly spreading virus rose above 1,000 for the first time in weeks on Tuesday as a sixth wave of the pandemic takes deeper hold following an end to most pandemic restrictions in March.
From a bank CEO to grocery store workers, everyone, it seems, is getting hit by COVID-19 as the sixth wave sweeps across the GTA. With cases skyrocketing again, businesses are grappling to manage a surge in employee absences.
On April 5, Bank of Nova Scotia CEO Brian Porter missed the annual shareholder meeting after contracting COVID-19.
At another financial institution, Elke Rubach, president of Rubach Wealth — switched back to remote meetings. thestar.com/business/2022/…
Summerhill Market, an independent grocer with multiple Toronto locations, has seen an increase in employees calling in sick in the last two to three weeks.
Anyone who worked from home during the pandemic can claim up to $500 per person. If your home expenses cost more, there are options, including expensing transportation, entertainment/meals, utilities and more. thestar.com/business/perso…
What if my income fell this year?
If your income fell below $22,944 annually, you may be eligible to get $1,395 back on your tax return. Here's how: thestar.com/business/perso…
After two years, high school teacher Laura Kirby-McIntosh was excited to return to the classroom for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
It lasted five days.
She — and her husband, who’s on dialysis — tested positive for COVID last weekend. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
“I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck,” said Kirby-McIntosh, who believes she contracted the virus at school and transmitted it to her husband and teenager.
“What’s so frustrating is that we’ve done everything that we were told to do."
As COVID continues to spread, schools are being impacted, but to what extent remains unclear. Still, some school boards, including Toronto’s public board, recently updated its notification process to provide more information about cases.
The federal advisory committee said Tuesday that Canada should get ready to rapidly deploy fourth doses as protection continues to wane, particularly for those 80 and older. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
The recommendations for a fourth dose are coming now because generally speaking, the virus is continuing to circulate, and the contagious Omicron subvariant, BA. 2 is now dominant. Meanwhile, public health measures like masking are dropping across Canada. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Data from around the world has shown that the vaccines’ protection against infection decreases over time — a phenomenon that is not unusual for vaccines, but which has made people particularly vulnerable to these new, more easily spreading variants. thestar.com/news/canada/20…