TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories

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The Toronto Sun takes you straight to the heart of the action.

Whether it’s local news, provincial and national politics, or the worlds of celebrity and sports, we have you covered.

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:

ELECTION 2021 RESULTS: Liberals will not win enough seats for majority government (Canadian Press)

Even if you reside under a large boulder, you already know how this went. But just in case you want to relive Monday, the Liberals took a third term, but not a majority government.

Perhaps the Sun could have republished the front page from Oct. 22, 2019?

Tweet from Ontario nursing association boss has foul smell (Joe Warmington)

The poop hit the fan for Doris Grinspun last week.

The CEO of the Registered Nursing Association of Ontario suggested on Twitter that constipation meds baked into empanadas should be served to someone’s anti-vaxx, PPC-supporting neighbour.

She apologized for her tweet after her joke was deemed “tasteless” by one Twitter user and another said her medical license should be revoked.

A little extreme but so are poopy pastries.

Vaccine passports okay during pandemic: Ontario Human Rights Commission (Antonella Artuso)

As we continue to ride out the pandemic, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has determined that vaccine passports are a necessity.

The OHRC specifically shouts out employers, who have an obligation to accommodate those who have not been vaccinated because of medical exemptions or disabilities (though people who fall into those categories must have proof in writing).

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But again, these proof of vaccine and vaccine mandate policies “should only be used for the shortest possible length of time” and only “justifiable during a pandemic,” the commission warned.

And not a day later.

Three defeated Trudeau cabinet ministers miss out on pensions (Bryan Passifiume)

Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha), Seniors Minister Deb Schulte (King-Vaughan), and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan (South Shore-St. Margarets) did not take their respective ridings.

That also means they don’t get to take home lifetime pensions because they had to have had at least six years of service under their belts.

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The former cabinet ministers will miss out on somewhere between $71,000 to $74,000 annually, which would’ve kicked in after they turned 65.

They can, however, still enjoy their lump-sum severance of half their annual salary as well as any other possible bonuses.

HONOURABLE MENTION: The fifth-place finisher is still a winner as Brian Lilley looked at how another photo of Justin Trudeau in blackface likely wouldn’t do anything to dissuade his voters from keeping him around for another term.