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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you
Here are our top stories:
No surprise here, Joe Warmington’s story on the Halton District School Board “standing behind” a transgender teacher in the midst of transitioning was the No. 1 story of the week.
In fact, in this edition, we’re going to go a little out of order because the trans teacher is all anyone wanted to talk – and read – about, as well as include a couple of honourable mentions.
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Scott Laurie’s follow-up, where he visited Oakville Trafalgar High School and spoke to students about the teacher, came in at No. 3.
Most of the high-schoolers defended her, saying she should be able to express herself. Others are uncomfortable with it. Hmm, perhaps the protruding nipples and sheer size of the prosthetic might have something to do with it.
And in at No. 5 was Anthony Furey’s piece on the Halton District School Board shutting down any questions about the OTHS teacher – who has since gone viral around the world – something he thinks is wrong because parents and students are concerned and want answers.
It was the story travellers have been waiting for: the ArriveCan app may soon be no longer mandatory along with other remaining travel requirements and restrictions for air travel in Canada.
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The Trudeau government could even make masking optional. Clutching your pearls yet?
A Pennsylvania restaurant has threatened to sue a customer who tipped a server $3,000 on a $13.25 meal, then later disputed the charge with his credit card company, leaving Alfredo’s Pizza Café – and waitress Mariana Lambert – out the cash.
That’s like telling someone they won the lottery, then burning the ticket in front of them. Would it not have been easier on everyone if the customer just tipped 20%?
Last Sunday, Steve Simmons reported that P.K. Subban was nowhere to be found as NHL training camps were set to begin.
Two days later, Subban took to social media to announce his retirement.
Guess Simmons was onto something – but as recently as July, Subban’s agent told the Montreal Gazette he was looking for a new team for his longtime client, who had just wrapped up an eight-year, US$72-million contract with the Devils.
Lilley took a look at the #TrudeauMustGo hashtag, one of the top trending topics on Twitter this past week. Initially, the Liberals dismissed the social media campaign — until things got real, with more than 500,000 fed-up people tweeting about it.
Now, whether it will resonate with the general public, or average voters — most of whom aren’t on Twitter — remains to be seen.
Maybe we’ll see him as a TV commentator for the NHL soon enough.