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Lora Grady@LoraGrady24 Jun 2025
Are you a Gen Z or Millennial (18 to 44) living in the Toronto area who needs help with a financial challenge or goal? Do you have questions and want some free advice from a financial adviser? Email me lgrady@thestar.ca and you could be featured in an upcoming story.
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#Breaking: Mark Carney introduces suite of measures to help sectors battered by tariffs, hits pause on Justin Trudeau-era policies including EV mandate trib.al/yUqaOi0

Mark Carney introduces tariff-relief plan that includes pause on EV mandate

Carney will delay incoming sales mandates for zero-emission vehicles, and “amend” regulations for cleaner fuels to help automakers and other businesses hit by tariffs and support the biofuel sector.

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Isaac Phan Nay@isaacnaynay21 Aug 2025
ICYMI: How Air Canada flight attendants' risk paid off — and why unions are still angry #BCLab
Stephanie Ross@stephross_mac20 Aug 2025
Flight attendants are "largely women that were willing to take the biggest risk — of fines, jail time and perhaps losing their jobs — to fight for dignity at work, and we owe them a debt.” More analysis of #AirCanadaStrike #UnpaidWorkWontFly #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/08/20/A…

As Air Canada Strike Ends, Ottawa Accused of Anti-Union Bias | The Tyee

Labour groups are angry over frequent use of power to end walkouts.

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@TorontoStar6 Aug 2025
Toronto area average condo price falls to $651,000 — the lowest in more than four years trib.al/REnG0uH

Toronto area average condo price falls to $651,000 — the lowest in more than four years

The average price across all property types has dropped by more than 21% since the February 2022 peak, according to a new report from Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.

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@TorontoStar1 Aug 2025
Caribbean Carnival to shut down major downtown roads this weekend. Here's what you need to know trib.al/YJ1cCs0

Caribbean Carnival to shut down major downtown roads this weekend. Here’s what you need to know

From performances to parades, Toronto Caribbean Carnival is taking the city by storm this weekend, here is all the info you need to plan your celebrations

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Robert Benzie@robertbenzie31 Jul 2025
NEW: Premier Doug Ford to Prime Minister @MarkJCarney on Trump: " Do not roll over. Hit that guy back as hard as we possibly can." #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/provinc…

‘Do not roll over,’ Doug Ford urges Mark Carney as Donald Trump’s trade deal deadline nears

Premier Doug Ford is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to stand his ground against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff assault on Canada.

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shinan govani@shinangovani31 Jul 2025
PARTY PANIC! EMILY POST WEEPS! My report from the Toronto social trenches: thestar.com/life/post-pandem… via @TorontoStar

Post-pandemic, does Toronto still know how to party? Some guest — and host — do’s and don’ts for...

Some guest — and host — do’s and don’ts for summer bashes.

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Richie Assaly@rdassaly29 Jul 2025
Canada continues to exports military weapon parts and ammunition to Israel, according to documents uncovered by four NGOs and verified by CBC. This contradicts the Canadian gov't, which claims it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since Jan. 2024 cbc.ca/news/politics/arms-am…
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@TorontoStar25 Jul 2025
In less than six months, Toronto’s world-class Blue Box program will be fully privatized and the city will no longer manage residential recycling. trib.al/nU8h4JH

Toronto’s Blue Box program will be privatized in less than six months. Here’s what’s going to change

In less than six months, Toronto’s world-class Blue Box program will be fully privatized and the city will no longer manage residential recycling.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallant24 Jul 2025
NEW: Judge says Crown has not proven any of the counts. Says the complainant E.M.'s testimony was not "credible or reliable." Judge now reading her lengthy decision.
Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallant24 Jul 2025
Packed courtroom this morning with people still waiting outside hoping to be let in. Live updates: Accused Hockey Canada players now in court room; judge to deliver verdicts in sexual assault trial this morning thestar.com/news/canada/hock… via @torontostar

Hockey Canada trial recap: All five former players found not guilty; NHL says players ineligible to...

The five former NHL and world junior players were charged with sexual assault, with one facing a second charge of being party to sexual assault. All pleaded not guilty.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallant24 Jul 2025
Packed courtroom this morning with people still waiting outside hoping to be let in. Live updates: Accused Hockey Canada players now in court room; judge to deliver verdicts in sexual assault trial this morning thestar.com/news/canada/hock… via @torontostar

Hockey Canada trial recap: All five former players found not guilty; NHL says players ineligible to...

The five former NHL and world junior players were charged with sexual assault, with one facing a second charge of being party to sexual assault. All pleaded not guilty.

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Karon Liu@karonliu23 Jul 2025
Ahead of Carnival next weekend, we're kicking off a Jamaican patty bracket on Monday. 16 patty shops will be narrowed down to 1 favourite by reader votes. I know Toronto will never agree on one patty shop when there dozens, but for funsies let's try. thestar.com/news/gta/in-juni…

In junior high, a Jamaican patty changed my life. Here’s why the flaky pastry is Toronto’s most...

As we kick off Toronto’s top patty bracket next week, we want to hear from you. Share your own cherished patty memories and stories with us.

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@TorontoStar23 Jul 2025
Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada trib.al/zE6K6p6

Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security agreement draws

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@TorontoStar23 Jul 2025
Stay out of the water at six Toronto public beaches trib.al/CUFSRfB

Stay out of the water at six Toronto public beaches

Here's the latest beach water quality report from Toronto Public Health as of July 23 at 5 p.m.

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@TorontoStar22 Jul 2025
A first-of-its-kind service in Canada that connects mobile phones to low-orbit satellites could be a game changer for residents without cell service in remote areas of the country, as well as a pivotal moment in public safety. trib.al/e2UZvgg

Why Rogers’ new satellite-to-mobile messaging service could be a pivotal moment in public safety

The service, announced by Rogers last week, will allow subscribers without traditional cell service to send and receive text messages, including text-to-911 emergency services if enabled by municip...

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Mahdis Habibinia@mahdishabibinia19 Jul 2025
📹🧵 @dmrider & I were among the first (authorized) to float along the restored route where the Don River historically emptied into the harbour. Now the public can too w the opening of its massive greenspace: Biidaasige Park youtube.com/shorts/n2HgxSChd… Video edits by @lancemcmillan

Riding along Toronto’s new Don River valley at Biidaasige Park

After decades of advocacy, political meandering and construction, B...

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They were to return to Canada on July 20 and Melina would be returned to the custody of her mother in Montreal. The mother and accused had been estranged since 2019. The child resided full time with her mother.” #CallItFemicide Read more at: montrealgazette.com/news/pro…
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@TorontoStar21 Jul 2025
#Breaking: 'The Cosby Show' actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theo, dies in Costa Rica drowning trib.al/RBzNLkg

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning

Warner, who played Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” drowned after a current pulled him deeper into the ocean, officials said.

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Estella Ren@Estella_Ren19 Jul 2025
Who killed the Bay? A dozen Hudson’s Bay former high-level employees told me company chairman Richard Baker is responsible for the retailer’s brand identity loss and its ultimate decline. Read my deep dive into the Bay’s demise. @TorontoStar thestar.com/business/inside-…

Inside the death of Hudson’s Bay: Why former senior employees believe leader Richard Baker should...

In 2008, American private equity investor Richard Baker bought Hudson’s Bay and injected the centuries-old retailer with millions in cash. But in the ensuing 17 years, former employees say Canada’s...

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Richie Assaly@rdassaly17 Jul 2025
For the Star’s Song of the Summer package, I wrote about Kneecap and the reinvigoration of protest music. thestar.com/entertainment/mu…
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