At a press conference in New York on Thursday evening, FIFA confirmed that just two Canadian cities have made the final cut as venues for the 2026 men’s World Cup which is being jointly hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico. thestar.com/sports/soccer/…
BMO Field, the home of Toronto FC and Vancouver’s BC Place, passed the tests of FIFA’s inspection team but both will now have to tackle upgrades in time for soccer’s grandest spectacle in four years’ time. thestar.com/sports/soccer/…
Much of the tension around Thursday’s announcement centred on which of the American cities would make the final cut but Edmonton missing out added drama from a Canadian perspective, too. thestar.com/sports/soccer/…
The United bid which won the rights to host the 2026 tournament ahead of rival Morocco four years ago will mark the first time a World Cup has been hosted in three countries. thestar.com/sports/soccer/…
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It’s not clear whether mandatory-reporting models like Ontario’s are the best way to keep the roads safe — especially with the collateral damage they cause. thestar.com/news/investiga…
An ongoing Toronto Star/Investigative Journalism Bureau investigation has shown mandatory reporting needlessly strips many Ontarians of their ability to access employment and schooling, imperiling livelihoods and trust in the health-care system. thestar.com/news/investiga…
The sheer scale of the physical, mental, heart wrenching damage left in the wake one of Canada’s largest mass murders was documented on June 13, 2022 in a downtown Toronto courtroom. torstar.co/is5v50JAabr
“Prior to the Yonge Street van attack, Willowdale was generally considered as a safe, family friendly, neighbourhood. This feeling of safety and friendliness was severely ruptured by the attack," write Willowdale community members. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
“After seeing the person I performed CPR on passing away at the scene, I questioned my CPR techniques and lived with years of guilt and self-doubt as a healthcare professional in training," said first responder Jiaxin Jiang. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Medical condition reports take thousands of Ontarians off the road every year. In many cases, they can help make our roads safer.
But the system is vulnerable to abuse, inconsistency and misjudgment by doctors and government officials. thestar.com/news/investiga…
Medical condition reports are little-known but widely used provincial forms that some medical professionals must file to the ministry when patients have certain potentially dangerous conditions that “warrant a licence suspension” according to the ministry. thestar.com/news/investiga…
When a report is submitted flagging these conditions, “it will result in a licence suspension,” a ministry document states. thestar.com/news/investiga…
Low-income tenants of a midtown Toronto lowrise are banding together and vowing to stay put amid an ongoing battle with their new landlords, who are trying to evict them as they do renovations in the apartment building. torstar.co/BiKl50JzwpY
Many tenants in the building have lived there for 15 to 20 years and pay a reasonable rent due to provincial rent control provisions, none more than about $1,300 a month, says Hilary Moore, a newer tenant in the building. thestar.com/content/thesta…
The property is owned by Michael Klein and Shaya Klein through the company Bansley Apartments Inc. The Star reached out multiple times to Bansley Apartments Inc. by email and telephone, but did not receive a response. thestar.com/content/thesta…
BREAKING: Ottawa unveils $8.9-billion plan to help renters, seniors and low-income workers combat inflation thestar.com/politics/feder…
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland outlined increased spending totalling $8.9 billion on targeted benefits — money she said raises support for Canadians in need but is not new borrowing. thestar.com/politics/feder…
Those supports include:
- Putting an extra $1.7 billion into an enhanced Canada Workers Benefit this year
- A 10% increase to Old Age Security for Canadians over 75
- A one-time $500 payment this year to nearly one million low-income Canadian renters thestar.com/politics/feder…
The first person to find the bodies of Barry and Honey Sherman inside the pool room of their North Toronto home had no doubt they were the victims of a double homicide. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Barry Sherman, the billionaire founder of drug giant Apotex, and his wife, Honey, were last seen alive in the evening hours of Dec. 13, 2017. Thirty-six hours later, on Friday, a real estate agent touring clients through their home discovered their bodies. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
As the clock ticked, detectives probed the case as either a murder-suicide or double suicide, instead of looking for the killer or killers. thestar.com/news/canada/20…