2023: TORONTO STAR (365)

JANUARY

This image is raising money for a Toronto charity. The only problem? It’s not real

During COVID, experts found a niche on Twitter. The well has been poisoned – and it’s not just trolls

Mayor John Tory plans $48.3-million increase in Toronto police budget

TTC fares, budget to increase as transit system focuses on security

How a bid to improve policing and replace the RCMP in this city could end up being a multimillion-dollar boondoggle

Why there’s more trouble ahead for real estate in 2023

How the dream of the single-family starter home vanished

Should Canada dismantle its Mounties? Why some say the time has come

Some big new tax benefits are coming in 2023: Here’s how to make them work for you

Police identify victim killed in alleged ‘swarming’ attack as Ken Lee of Toronto

Agents report surge in home buyers desperate to get out of deals as rates continue to soar

NDP, Liberals and Greens ask auditor general to probe Ford government’s move to open up Greenbelt

Hospital staffing will be protected when Ontario opens private surgery clinics, government insists

A U of T student alleges he was Tasered, handcuffed and thrown to the ground in a case of ‘mistaken identity.’ He says he told police exactly who he was

‘Why was he in a maximum-security prison?’ Advocates want answers on immigration detainee’s death in custody.

Premier Doug Ford unveils plan for privately run surgery clinics

Why some groups are quitting Canada’s popular refugee sponsorship program

The contractor will see you now: How the housing market downturn has hit the home reno business

Doug Ford says he’ll fast-track approvals for doctors and nurses from other provinces to work in Ontario

Premier Doug Ford ‘confident’ no developers were tipped off to Greenbelt changes

The burning truth behind gas stoves – and how it fanned the flames of a culture war

Can one of these four Liberals resurrect the party and topple Doug Ford?

They cut a slice off Scarborough and gave it to North York, but Scarborough is fighting back. Will it be enough?

Hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk if Bank of Canada raises key rate for eighth time Wednesday, economists warn

Bank of Canada raises key interest rate for eighth time, to 4.5 per cent. What you need to know

‘It’s the wild west out there’: How the soaring cost of rent is hitting home for seniors

The shadow rental market: How long-term Airbnb stays may leave Toronto tenants at risk

Confessions of a shoplifter: As food costs soar and self-checkouts multiply, more people are stealing – and they’re not sorry

Hazel McCallion, longtime Mississauga mayor, dies at age 101

B.C.’s decriminalization experiment is about to begin – and other jurisdictions are watching

‘Sticker shock’ over new CafeTO fees and rules has city looking to soften the blow

FEBRUARY

‘Brilliant’ former CBC Radio journalist dies week after random attack on Danforth Avenue

‘We are standing at an edge’: Community groups tackling Toronto’s social crises face cut in city funding

Trudeau government scraps controversial gun bill amendments after backlash

Who’s really in charge at Rogers? On the cusp of the Shaw merger, CEO Tony Staffieri speaks out on the massive outage and infamous ‘butt dial’

Jamie Sale was Canada’s sweetheart on ice. Now the Olympian is championing something darker

‘There’s no plan at this point’: Toronto youth shelter raises alarm about feared April closure

Consumer and business bankruptcies soar following termination of government aid

Disappointed Doug Ford wants Justin Trudeau to expand health-care funding deal

COVID ‘blank cheque’: Report finds large corporations spent billions on dividends and share buybacks while receiving government wage subsidies

Large amount of cash found in Honey and Barry Sherman’s wallets ruled out a break-in

Mayor John Tory steps down

Former councillor Joe Cressy won’t run for Toronto mayor

How John Tory decided to resign: the inside story of an agonizing week

‘She was a gift’: Ford, Trudeau and Crombie pay tribute to Hazel McCallion

‘John Tory resign’: Budget meeting resumes after some protesters forcibly removed from council

John Tory is formally resigning as Toronto mayor Friday. Here’s what happens next

Justin Trudeau was warranted in using Emergencies Act to shut down ‘Freedom Convoy,’ inquiry report finds

A web of temp agencies. Millions in tax refunds. Inside a ‘murky’ arrangement pitting the CRA against one of the GTA’s most notorious factories

For 20 years, Russell Dickson has lived outdoors in the urban wilderness. He’s finally ready to come inside

‘The risk of harm is real’: Ford government criticized for proposing a change to how elderly residents get medicine

‘There’s just no relief in sight’: Canada’s inflation falls to 5.9% in January but food prices keep on soaring

In Ukraine, she left her home, her heart and her husband-turned-soldier. Here’s what she found in Canada

Insiders, government appointees also attended Doug Ford’s daughter’s wedding

After George Floyd: The story of racism, violence and a vow to ‘end’ police in the city at the heart to the ‘defund’ movement

Highway 413 environmental impact studies have cost more than $35 million – but gaps mean Ford government will likely have to spend millions more

Insiders called it a cult.  To others, it was a family – until it turned on itself

They didn’t dream of owning a home. Renting drove them to it

‘Fundamentally unfair’: Judges slam cost and delays with ‘essential’ anti-Black racism reports

MARCH

At CAMH, some patients stay for years and no longer need acute care. They need housing, doctors say

Attention TTC passengers: The delay you’re experiencing on the subway is longer than ever. Here’s why

One year after the housing peak, a record drop in prices – and signs of a tightening market

Ontario Liberals on step closer to new leader with one-member, one-vote system

Millions of empty homes in Japan are being sold for a song or even given away. Foreigners are taking notice

These five cities have seen home prices fall by almost 30% – nearly double Toronto’s drop

Teacher, school administrators put on home duty as TDSB investigates allegations of anti-Black racism

TMU said it increased security after a string of campus sex assaults. Now, some students and staff feel misled

What do we do with three years of COVID-19 pandemic pain? Throw it in the fire and send it sky high

The hidden hate on campus: We tracked incidents at college and universities and found a growing problem

He fled the Taliban. He crossed a jungle. He nearly drowned in the sea. One man’s incredible journey to Canada

‘A tragedy’: Losing Toronto’s dedicated youth and family court a step backward, legal voices warn

The Roxham Road dilemma: What are Canada’s options in the border controversy?

City warns its long-awaited housing plan is ‘at high risk’ in latest report

Thousands of Ontario drivers illegally use license plate covers to foil red light cameras – so why are stores allowed to sell them?

Two Edmonton police officers fatally shot while responding to family dispute: chief

The ROM collected millions in wage subsidies during COVID-19 closures. Now, the Canadian government wants the money back

The inside story of how the Liberals and NDP faced a crisis that shook their alliance – and why Justin Trudeau’s government survived it

20 years after the Iraq War, it’s clear our elites learned no lessons

Lockdowns, fights, weapons: Angst and fear in Toronto schools over rise in violence

Federal government steps into Greenbelt debate, launching study that could delay some development

When your mortgage lender wants out: GTA sees a surge in forced sale listings

Doug Ford’s government to unveil today what could be Ontario’s largest-ever budget

How Toronto became an uneven city – and the looming fight to change it

Here’s why you’re still getting so many annoying scam phone calls – and four recent developments to stop them

One slide and three minutes: How PhD students are trying to explain their life’s work to the masses

‘He was loved. He had dreams’: Family in shock after teen killed in Keele subway stabbing

Think you understand ‘foreign influence’? Here’s a guide to the scandal shaking Canadian politics

A Toronto cop allegedly ignored this woman’s domestic violence report. She was dead three days later

Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission slams RCMP for response to April 2020 shooting rampage

‘A completely innocent victim’: Killer of TSN producer Jonathan Gayle-West sentenced to life in prison

APRIL

How this Canadian doctor became the ‘Wayne Gretzky of vasectomies’ – and why he stopped

Infantilized. Re-traumatized. Silenced: Why Ontario won’t give these sex assault survivors what they want

‘The public is at risk’: Judge warned alleged TTC killer a threat without rehabilitation

Ex-bureaucrat pleads guilty to stealing $47.7M from Ontario government, gets 10 years in prison

Return of the hot housing market: More homes selling for over list price in March

Justin Trudeau doesn’t need to convince voters to like a ‘grocery rebate.’ It’s his other, bigger rebate that’s a tougher sell

Toronto will see several hundred fewer outdoor patios this year as city boosts fees and regulations

Ontario has a shortage of skilled trades workers. Will its plan to attract high school students put their education at risk?

How Doug Ford’s controversial Ontario Place plan is shaking up Toronto’s Mayoral race

Why it’s so hard to fire an Ontario cop – even when they’re convicted

Trudeau Foundation CEO and board resign, citing furor over Chinese interference allegations

Bank of Canada holds the line on interest rates but says ‘it’s not job done’

A GTA dance troupe rose to fame on ‘Canada’s Got Talent.’ Behind the scenes, dancers say their leader was abusing his power to get some of them to sleep with him

Loblaw to open 38 new Shoppers Drug Mart and grocery store locations – will convert or renovate almost 600 more

Drug approval under the microscope as two doctors allege Health Canada received flawed evidence about blood medication

Some Toronto mayoral candidates are targeting developers for campaign donations. Others say they won’t

Grassroots fact-checking or illegal advertising? City probes websites targeting Toronto mayoral hopefuls

Waiting for a hip or knee replacement? Toronto hospitals join forces to offer weekend surgeries

He’s halfway around the world with a full-time job for the Trudeau government. Now it has another task for him

Multiplex housing belongs in every Toronto neighbourhood, final city hall report says

Justin Trudeau says $13.2B investment in VW plant will create thousands of jobs: ‘That’s the math that matters’

‘Something really stinks here’: Why you still don’t know when the Eglinton LRT will start running

Some have forgiven him. Some can’t. Truck driver who killed 16 in Humboldt Broncos crash says ‘as long as I’m alive, I’m going to think about them’

Government unveils tough new rules to protect airline passenger rights

Doug Ford wants to lower the education requirements for police officers

Canada to get 2,000 high-speed public electric vehicle chargers – with Toronto a potential key point to expansion

Damien Sanderson told woman at a bar they had a ‘mission to do’ before deadly Saskatchewan rampage

Canada pauses rescue flights from Sudan after mechanical trouble, reports of shooting

He nearly died pursuing HIV’s origins. Then this Canadian scientist set his sights on the COVID lab leak theory. Here’s when he found

The Maple Leafs break their first-round curse in Game 6 and make one thing clear: The job’s not done yet

MAY

A lush community garden in midtown Toronto was a source of peace and joy. Now, it’s a pile of dirt.

Midnight brawls, a baby raccoon and police chief’s letter: How the ‘World’s Worst McDonald’s’ became a symbol of downtown decay

Justin Trudeau says he didn’t know Tory MP’s family was allegedly targeted by Beijing

Should we be taking money off Canadians’ paycheques for long-term care?

Canada a step closer to grocery code regulating supermarket power over suppliers

Charles and Camilla crowned

Michael Chong reveals why his story should concern Canadians

‘Take immediate action. Stop selling it.’ Families of suicide victims target online sales of toxic chemical

‘We haven’t come across a virus like this’: Could dabbling ducks be the link in avian flu’s spread?

‘A lost year’: How revolving door of teachers is wreaking havoc in some TDSB classrooms

OPP sergeant dead, two other officer injured in Bourgete, Ontario shooting

Getting approval to build a multiplex in some Toronto neighbourhoods was a process that could take years. Now it could take days

How the workers won: Why we’re never going back to the office full time – and Toronto will never be the same

The Danforth shooting left her body, and life, shattered. During COVID, she almost gave up. This is how she fought back

This could be the next big federal-provincial fight over Canada’s climate change strategy

Ontario’s top pathologist was accused of abusing his power. Now, judges say the bitter dispute never should have made it to their court

Real estate prices on the rise again: RBC report forecasts the housing market correction is over

Alberta’s Danielle Smith found to have violated conflicts of interest act

Kyle Dubas is out as Maple Leafs GM after five seasons

‘This is the kind of project that threatens companies.’ Crosslinx offers exclusive first look at the Eglinton LRT and breaks silence on what’s gone wrong

The Ontario government offered the Star an interview with its top doctor. At the last minute, it was cancelled. We found out the real reason why

‘It’s the number one issue for us’: Why renters could be a force in deciding Toronto’s mayoral race

‘Game changer’: Ontario engineers remove Canadian work experience requirements for immigrants

Doug Ford says Bonnie Crombie seeking Liberal leadership while being mayor is a ‘slap in the face to the residents’

Time for the wrecking Ball? Report warns Toronto’s glut of empty office towers could last at least two more decades

‘Overwhelmed by debt’: Canadians are hurting as their debt problems mount – and now the banks are suffering too

East-enders seeing red over ‘postapocalyptic hellscape’ on Lake Shore. How will they cope with years of traffic turmoil?

The Danielle Smith question. Are Alberta voters ready for a redemption story?

Is Toronto hurtling toward a ‘city-cession’? New data paints a gloomy picture as consumer spending slows

Wildfires like the one near Halifax are monsters. Does Canada have the firefighters we’ll need to battle more of them?

Canada launches new immigration program to fill ‘in-demand’ jobs

JUNE

Olivia Chow under fire over property taxes as mayoral rivals try to shake her lead in the polls

Toronto mayoral campaigning resumes after man charged with threatening to shoot candidates

A former Conservative candidate has suspicions about why his Chinese-Canadian volunteers quit. So does the Liberal who beat him

When Ontario said ‘no.’ Inside the only known case where the province defied Ottowa’s request to house an immigration detainee in a max-security jail

Canada’s wildfires are on track this year to create the biggest amount of scorched area ever

Ottawa looks like a post-apocalyptic movie as Quebec wildfires continue to burn. Is this a preview for what Toronto can expect?

Ontario bails out nursing home over $1.7M cost of caring for resident with obesity

Toronto to see its worst air quality levels so far today. Here’s how long its expected to last

‘Our new normal’: As climate change exacerbates wildfires, Canada faces a fiery future

Ana Bailao is a consensus builder. But can she be the fighter Toronto needs?

Public inquiry into election foreign interference back on the table after David Johnston’s resignation

Brand Bradford is an agent of change. Some worry he’s changed too much

Who should you vote for in the Toronto election? Use our tool to see which candidate is right for you

‘Remarkable resilience.’ Report finds Toronto commercial real estate thriving despite empty office towers

They thought they’d found an affordable place to live. They were never told about the radioactive mining waste

Manitoba bus crash: RCMP to provide update today, no word yet on identities of victims

How can Justin Trudeau’s public safety minister keep his job amid so much controversy? What you need to know about Marco Mendicino

She left Ukraine and hoped her Canadian hosts would help her start a new life. Instead she faced a new nightmare

TDSB introduced its first school without gender-specific washrooms. Here’s how it’s playing out

Titanic submarine search mission: Here’s who is believed to be onboard the Titan

Titanic submarine search: Banging noise offers faint hope – but time is running out

Titanic submersible search: Debris field found during hunt for Titan

They’ve spent millions already. But the country home for Canada’s prime ministers now needs more repairs

CRA asks Shopify to hand over records for more than 120,000 Canadian businesses to check for tax evasion

Toronto the grey: the city’s green spaced is disappearing, and it’s likely to get worse

Why is this real estate brokerage pushing for ’15-minute neighborhoods’?

‘My heart is full’: Olivia Chow’s first day on the job as Toronto’s mayor-elect

‘The market is incredibly fragile.’ Rise in GTA new-home sales in May threatened by interest rate hike in June

Google to block access to Canadian news for anyone living in Canada

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