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Mark Carney joins in a shameful Canadian tradition. If Carney never had any intention of taking responsibility for sheltering refugees, then maybe the Toronto voters who delivered all but one of our federal seats to his Liberals should instead have given them to somebody else. #Opinion
A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller
She wanted to learn self-defence after escaping an abusive relationship. Inside the Toronto boxing studio helping survivors take back their power
This Toronto mom is afraid to send her autistic child to kindergarten. Inside the unfolding crisis of special education in Ontario schools. Educators and parents warn that a lack of support isnât just failing kids who need it, but entire classrooms.
The start of a school year is always chaotic â and parents now face it with no trustees. The trustees who typically deal with those issues have been stripped of their powers in five of Ontarioâs largest school boards.
#NEW: Five people sent to hospital after house fire in Richmond Hill
The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
#NEW: An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured
The top movie from each year in #TIFFâs history, according to our film critic www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
50 Years of #TIFF in Toronto, as seen in mesmerizing photos from the Star archives www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
This year, TIFF, Canadaâs most celebrated arts festival, celebrates its 50th edition. Use this page to find our stories commemorating 50 years of the festival www.thestar.com/interactives...
Subscribe to the @thestar.com's This Week in Politics newsletter here: www.thestar.com/newsletters/! Especially if you want to see my unhinged take this week on what Taylor Swift and Aristotle can tell us about Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre's political paths this fall.
For 10 days every September, the Toronto International Film Festival takes over the city. This year, the city celebrates 50 years of movie magic www.thestar.com/interactives...
The top movie from each year in #TIFFâs history, according to our film critic www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
After RECO discovered an initial $10.5 million shortfall in iProâs trust accounts in late May, it waited three months to notify the public. During that period, iPro conducted more than $700 million in residential sales, MLS data obtained and analyzed by the Star reveals
Experts warned that Gaza was at risk of famine. Hereâs why they confirmed it for Gaza City
Canadaâs latest immigration data revealed: Hereâs what happened after a year of seismic changes
RECO registrar loses job in wake of iPro Realty scandal
For Poilievre to succeed, he must understand what the job is. A Poilievre that has absorbed the lesson that ego is the enemy will be Canadaâs next prime minister. If he hasnât, he is destined to fail again. #Opinion
Mark Carney was once âconcernedâ about Trump. Now things have gotten worse than anyone could have guessed. Americans are beginning to stand up and resist this power grab. Canada should join them. #Opinion
#Breaking: Canada dropping many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods
On traffic congestion, Doug Ford has tried nothing â and heâs all out of ideas #Opinion
Ontarioâs real estate regulator has struck a deal with the co-founders of a GTA brokerage that misappropriated an unprecedented amount of money held in trust, the Real Estate Council of Ontario confirmed to the Star.
Hudsonâs Bay, lender say landlords fighting Ruby Liu because of âulterior motivesâ
#Breaking: Premier Doug Fordâs government is appealing a Superior Court decision from last month that found its plan to remove several Toronto bike lanes was unconstitutional.
The collapse of the GTA condo market is at the centre of a tense legal battle between the two owners of a Burlington development, who are both seeking control over the project.
The World Health Organization says climate change-driven heat is a âpublic health crisisâ for workers around the globe and experts say Canada is no exception.
California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison
Air Canada ramping up operations to near full schedule by Friday
Canadian steel and aluminum industries already reeling from Donald Trumpâs 50 per cent tariffs have received another blow â hundreds of products containing the metals have been added to the American target list.
#StarExclusive: Regulator confirms iPro co-founders took millions from trust account, but says they will not be charged
Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city
Nearly eight years after the unsolved murders of billionaire Toronto couple Barry and Honey Sherman, their philanthropic contributions to the City of Vaughan are being honoured with the opening of a new sports arena and the renaming of an adjacent park in the region.
#Breaking: Crown will not appeal acquittals in Hockey Canada sex assault case
#Breaking: Brent Hinds, former Mastodon singer-guitarist, dies at 51 in motorcycle crash
#NEW: One person dead in shooting at Scarborough Town Centre
Carney has phone call with Trump amid bilateral tensions
Billionaire David Thomson interested in buying Hudsonâs Bay charter
Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol
The court-appointed monitor overseeing Hudsonâs Bayâs creditor protection case says itâs against landlords being forced to accept a B.C. billionaireâs plan to buying more than two dozen of the retailerâs leases.
Alberta has instituted a forced treatment policy for drug addiction. Should Ontario follow suit? #Opinion
The Air Canada strike wasnât just a win for workers. It was also a wrench in Mark Carneyâs plans. Thanks to Air Canadaâs flight attendants, Carney will surely think twice before trying to override the Charter rights of striking workers again. #Opinion
Known for its unfussy menu and loyal following, Annex restaurant By The Way will serve its last brunch on Aug. 31, marking the end of an era in the neighbourhood. âI was honoured to have the place and the chance to meet so many wonderful people."
The city of Toronto says it didnât owe a âduty of careâ to a man who died last year when the vehicle he was in was hit by a person jumping from the Leaside Bridge.
#StarInvestigation: Premier Doug Ford says he wasnât aware that the company behind a planned megaspa at Ontario Place has twice had a European auditor flag concerns about its finances.
Blue Jays lose another to Tommy Pham and the lowly Pirates, but thereâs good news to be found in this slow stretch
Air Canada to cover certain transportation expenses for some customers
Ontario imposed strict background checks for people working with vulnerable kids â but some police forces are refusing to conduct them #StarInvestigation
Forget Trumpâs tariffs for a moment. The mutually inflicted pain of the China-Canada trade war must end now #Opinion from the Star's David Olive
Doug Ford says he wasnât aware of concerns over Thermeâs finances that have emerged in Europe
Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation
Fresh from byelection victory, Pierre Poilievre says Conservatives will focus on crime
Trump slaps sanctions on Canadian International Criminal Court judge
I chose to be patriotic this summer and vacation in Canada. I couldnât believe the massive bill #Opinion
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says those responsible for the death of an 8-year-boy, killed by a stray bullet in his bed in North York over the weekend, should be offered little in the way of leniency by the courts if they are apprehended.
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
#NEW: Canada Post union makes counter-offer, as negotiations with Crown corporation continue
In the U.K., another Toronto is grappling with a familiar problem: road camera vandalism. A village in England named Toronto is having a hard time keeping a weather camera up-and-running.
Doug Ford slams Stelco owner for supporting Donald Trump. âI love the workers, but their owner, I got a problem with that guy,â the premier said of Cleveland-Cliffs president and CEO Lourenco Goncalves.
The Carney government made a serious misstep in response to the Air Canada strike. Workers cannot exercise their Charter rights when the government can ignore them at will. #StarEditorial
A Toronto high school teacher who was fired after he came to school wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume in 2021 should get his job back and be compensated for any work missed since October 2023, an arbitrator ruled late last week.
#StarExclusive: Mayor Olivia Chow says Prime Minister Mark Carneyâs government is set to âwalk awayâ from its duty to house refugee claimants, warning that a new federal funding formula would leave Toronto more than $100 million short on shelter costs for asylum seekers this year.
This restaurant owner says heâs tired of waiting â heâs spending millions to help Torontoâs homeless. Fearless Meat owner David Brown wants to build a 100-unit affordable housing complex over his restaurant.
Why is Doug Ford sailing while Mark Carney is flailing? Because the premier has one asset you just canât teach. Is there a politician in Canada right now with savvier political instincts than Ford? #Opinion
#StarExclusive: Ontario universities have enrolled a record number of first-year students for this fall, but will be taking in about $81 million less in tuition from them, a new analysis shows.
Mourners gather for visitation for JahVai Roy, 8, as community searches for answers
The pigeons, the pill and the pilot: Why Torontoâs bird birth control plan has failed to take flight
Labour leaders demand Carney government change the law used to end Air Canada impasse
Elizabeth May says she will step down as Green Party leader before next election
Maine senatorâs letter proposing four provinces join the U.S. is straight-up ignorance combined with arrogance. I hadnât heard of Joseph Martin until five minutes ago, and I bet you hadnât either. #Opinion
The Trump-Putin summit was a disaster. Once home, Putin ramped up attacks on Ukraine, demonstrating just how hollow Trumpâs earlier warnings were. Putin is now emboldened to continue his war in Ukraine. #Opinion
Pierre Poilievre wins big in Alberta. Now he must face his next challenge: Doug Ford. Ford is a big fan of Mark Carney and is publicly encouraging Poilievre to âput partisan stripes asideâ and âwork with the prime minister." #Opinion
Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to headline annual star-studded Hockey Night in Brampton. âItâs always special to give back to the community through the game that has given us so much."
Statistics Canada says movie theatre business grew in 2024 but still hadnât reached its pre-pandemic peaks.
Love Park broke the mould with its movable chairs. Torontoâs other public spaces should take note. #Opinion
Apple launches program in Canada helping customers self-repair devices
Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trumpâs tariffs and immigration crackdown
The Beer Store closing 12 more Ontario locations â including some in summer vacation hot spots. Is yours on the list? Empty return options dwindling as more locations close in October.
Air Canada flight attendantsâ union reaches tentative agreement with airline. The airline says it will resume operations of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge starting Tuesday evening with full regular service ramping up over the next week.
An investigation into a GTA-based real estate companyâs mismanagement of nearly $10 million will remain in the hands of the provincial regulator for now, Peel Regional Police told the Star.
Battle RiverâCrowfoot byelection results: Pierre Poilievre wins in Alberta riding, returns to Parliament
Pierre Poilievre eyes a return to Parliament in Albertaâs Battle RiverâCrowfoot byelection tonight. Follow along here for the Star's live coverage
Doug Ford injects $1.6B to help boost housing starts
âTheyâre scared to leave their housesâ: Youth worker says residents of Black Creek neighbourhood where boy, 8, was shot dead are terrified
Neil Young ârenamesâ Budweiser Stage and brings out some surprises for fiery, defiant Toronto concert. With his new touring band, the Chrome Hearts, the singer-songwriter offered greatest hits and even some obscure tracks. #Review
#Breaking: Teen pleads guilty to role in deadly Etobicoke mass shooting, gets bail ahead of sentence
#Breaking: RECO to investigate missing millions at iPro Realty, Peel police say.
Review: Neil Young ârenamesâ Budweiser Stage and brings out some surprises for fiery, defiant Toronto concert
Looking for better love: Iâm an active, socially conscious bookworm looking for a kind, supportive reader. Christina, 49, is a woman looking for a long-term monogamous relationship with a man.
#Breaking: Air Canada flight attendantsâ union head defies back-to-work order: âIf it means jail, so be it.â
#Breaking: MLSE extends Raptors GM Bobby Websterâs contract, gives him full control of team
At her latest town hall on Albertaâs place in Confederation, Premier Danielle Smith wanted Albertans to vent their feelings about the federal government. But many of the 750 who turned up vented their frustration about Smith and her government. #Opinion
#Breaking: Air Canada flight attendants ordered to return to work by noon â no word yet on whether union will comply
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government had no choice but to impose binding arbitration on Air Canada flight attendants this weekend because negotiations were not ending the dispute.
Some Etobicoke residents and their elected representatives are fighting plans for a 5G cell tower in a strip mall parking lot, citing health threats to children and seniors not supported by guidance from Health Canada and public health agencies.
In the month of July alone, 24 speed cameras were stolen in Toronto. Shut down. Cut down. Stolen by the dozens: Why Toronto is so fast and so furious about its speed cameras.
Air Canada flight attendants could face steep fines and the threat of imprisonment for defying a federal back-to-work order, but pressure is also building on Air Canada to reach a deal, labour experts say.
Israelâs growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
Mother of eight-year-old JahVai Roy reveals last moments before sonâs death in North York shooting: âThis has to stopâ
Air Canada cancels plans to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order