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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 7d

Canada Post’s new contract offer to striking workers lays groundwork for major layoffs.
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Canada Post’s new contract offer to striking workers lays groundwork for major layoffs

The new offer also removes a signing bonus and targets almost 500 urban and suburban post offices for potential closure.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 9d

Ontario facing $2B funding shortfall for child care, putting $10-a-day program at risk, auditor general says. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Ontario facing $2B funding shortfall for child care, putting $10-a-day program at risk, auditor general says

The provincial government must also address both staffing and space shortages in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement that is set to expire next spring.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 11d

Olivia Chow warns Toronto faces tax increase due to shelter funding cuts.
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Olivia Chow warns Toronto faces tax increase — or people on the streets — due to shelter funding cuts

The city is facing a shortage of funding from the federal and provincial governments for housing people in its homeless shelter system.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 17d

New CPP and OAS payments arrive this week. Here’s what Canadians need to know.

New CPP and OAS payments arrive this week. Here’s what Canadians need to know

Who gets pension payments? How much will Canadians get? When will it hit your bank account? All your questions, answered.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 23d

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5%
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5%

This is the first cut to interest rates by the central bank since March.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Aug 6

Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s files for creditor protection in Canada, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s files for creditor protection in Canada, putting hundreds of jobs at risk

The Canadian subsidiary of Claire's is seeking to liquidate some or all of its 120 stores across the country.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Aug 6

Michael Wekerle out at Toronto’s El Mocambo as venue sells to Brookfield exec.

Michael Wekerle out at Toronto’s El Mocambo as venue sells to Brookfield exec

Financial details were not disclosed, but an El Mocambo spokesperson says the former "Dragons' Den" star is not involved in the deal.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Aug 1

Trump tariffs: The Star is tracking what’s active, what’s coming and how Canada has responded.

Trump’s tariff threats keep changing. We’re tracking what’s active, what’s coming and how Canada has responded

Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada is escalating with new measures from the U.S. and retaliatory responses from Canada. Here’s what’s in effect.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Aug 1

Follow the Star’s live coverage as Trump’s trade war ramps up again.

Live updates: Trump boosts tariff on certain Canadian goods to 35%; Carney responds

Follow the Star’s live coverage on Donald Trump and tariffs on Canada.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jul 22

Opinion | As an employment lawyer here is my defence of the cheating Coldplay concert executives.

As an employment lawyer here is my defence of the cheating Coldplay concert executives

I am not suggesting that romance at work is always a personal matter. However, the default should be privacy absent some concern about workplace interference any lovebirds may cause.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jul 9

Parkside speed camera slashed overnight for the sixth time.
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The Parkside speed camera has been cut down again. This time, police may have footage of the vandal

The Parkside speed camera was slashed overnight for the sixth time. Toronto police say they will investigate.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · Jul 2

#BREAKING: Sean “Diddy” Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense

The jury has reached a verdict on all charges in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury has reached a verdict Wednesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York City on the third day of deliberations.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · Jul 1

'Hang a Larry from the dooryard': Dictionary of ‘Canadianisms’ gets major Canada Day update

Hang a larry from the dooryard: Dictionary of ‘Canadianisms’ gets major Canada Day update

The dictionary of uniquely Canadian terms has been updated with 137 new words and phrases, from “elbows up” to “maplewashing.”

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 13

From rib festivals to car shows, here are ways to celebrate Father’s Day in Toronto.

From rib festivals to car shows, here are ways to celebrate Father’s Day in Toronto

Here’s everything you need to know if you want celebrate the big day with your dad or father figure.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 13

Trump tariffs trigger sharpest drop in Canadian manufacturing sales since 2023.

Trump tariffs trigger sharpest drop in Canadian manufacturing sales since 2023

Statistics Canada’s April survey shows about half of Canadian manufacturers reported tariff-related impacts, including increased costs for raw materials, shipping or labour, and fluctuations in produc...

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 13

Most 16-year-olds are working on finding themselves. Mathilda Paatz has been focusing her attention on racing 240 kilometres an hour, thousands of miles from home, in a metronomically engineered car.

How a ‘little girl with a huge dream’ made her way to Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix

Mathilda Paatz, a wild-card driver in the F1 Academy, will be driving a Gatorade-sponsored car at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend in Montreal.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 11

Will cops return to Toronto-area schools? Doug Ford’s plan is met with anger, worry. www.thestar.com/news/gta/wil...

torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 10

Canadians continued to avoid making trips to the U.S. in May, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada.

Number of Canadians returning from U.S. trips down again in May: StatCan

OTTAWA - Canadians continued to avoid making trips to the U.S. in May, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 10

Opinion | The government knew it would get no political points for building up the military because voters didn’t see the need; given a choice between guns and butter, complacent Canadians would take butter every time.

Andrew Phillips: Carney takes a risk by choosing guns over butter

The prime minister announced a 17 per cent hike in military spending on Monday. "It will be a long road back to a military worthy of a country that takes

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 9

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82.

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

Sly and the Family Stone, formed circa 1966, was the first major group to include Black and white men and women.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 9

Opinion: The isolation, loss, distrust and disruption that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to make their mark on us today. It’s time to talk about what COVID did to Toronto, and to us.

Star Editorial Board: It’s time to talk about what COVID did to Toronto, and to us

We've been trying to bury the trauma of the pandemic. But it won't get better until we talk about it.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 6

‘Elbows up’: Canadian public opinion of the U.S. hits a new low after Donald Trump’s election: “It’s really the worst collective opinions of the U.S. that we have recorded."

‘Elbows up’: Canadian public opinion of the U.S. hits a new low after Donald Trump’s election

The Environics survey also found the vast majority of Canadians were strongly opposed to becoming the 51st state.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 5

Governments of 12 countries whose citizens will be banned from visiting the United States beginning next week scrambled Thursday to understand President Donald Trump’s latest move to resurrect a hallmark policy of his first term.

Governments scramble to understand Trump’s latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday

The new ban targets Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 4

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.75%, in line with expectations.
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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.75%

Experts had forecasted the bank would be pushing the pause button after gross domestic product data for the first quarter of 2025 came in surprisingly robust.

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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · Jun 4

DEVELOPING: Will the central bank keep key interest rate unchanged? Decision at 9:45 a.m. www.thestar.com/business/ban...

Bank of Canada expected to keep key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday

Despite rising concerns of an economic slowdown, most economists are forecasting the bank to stand pat on rates Wednesday — though some say the bank needs to lower rates as

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