They had to set up an overflow room to accommodate the crowd. After about an hour of public comment, commissioners told the victims' families that they wouldn't consider a proposal to tear down Surfside's community center and build a new one, along with a memorial, at the collapse site.... “ My heart breaks for you because I know this is something that you were getting your hopes up about, ” Mayor Charles Burkett, who was the lone supporter of the proposal, said.... “ This is the moment we com

In that spirit, here are five stories that resonated with me this week, from the Globe and beyond.... “ I think this is the great reset opportunity to really redefine success, ” said Zabeen Hirji, an executive advisor at Deloitte.... “ Success goes beyond the job, career, money....

His parents, who immigrated to Canada from India, ran an inn where Mr.... At the same time, Brampton became the epicentre of the province’s COVID-19 pandemic, with the government facing accusations that it didn’t do enough to protect essential workers, even as it touted plans for a new inpatient hospital building in Peel.Mr.... Sarkaria said his government listened to health experts throughout the pandemic, and the ban on in-person shopping at small businesses was meant to reduce mobility at a

Open this photo in gallery Sam Kaufman and his son Asa, 7, chat outside Asa's school, Earl Beatty Junior and Senior Public School, in Toronto.... The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Kieran Moore, recently said that “ there’s no additional value ” to testing students because of low community infections, and that he was concerned about false positives.... He added: “ It’s a tool that we will use wisely and we’ll put in play if our risk goes up.” Only in Quebec has the government depl

Open this photo in gallery Catherine Harris, second from right, sits with son Griffin, far right, husband Aron, second left, and daughter Morgan, far left, in their Toronto backyard.... Their children Morgan, 12, and Griffin, 15, raced to swim lessons, ballet classes, Girl Guides and robotics club.... Teachers’ meetings, museum board obligations, band rehearsals, dental checkups and social engagements filled every square on the calendar. Pandemic restrictions brought their hectic life to a sta