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Auditor’s report slams Ford government over health care Watchdog Shelley Spence diagnosed a lack of effort to crack down on an estimated $1 billion in potential overcharges by physicians — including 59 who billed for more than 24

Auditor’s report slams Ford government over health care

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Matt Elliott: What an Olivia Chow re-election bid might mean for TTC riders and public library users For the final budget of her term, the mayor is focused on a lower property tax increase, which means her proposed budget

My @thestar.com column this week: All signs point to Mayor Olivia Chow unveiling an election-year budget in a few weeks. It may play well on the campaign trail, but it could also come with some downsides — and some risks. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

‘Imagine a cigar burning slowly up … without visible flames’: Thorncliffe Park condo fire burns inside walls four days later The blaze, which broke out Thursday, has displaced residents from nearly 400 units at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd.

‘Imagine a cigar burning slowly up … without visible flames’: Thorncliffe Park condo fire burns inside walls four days later

Is breaking my mortgage to get a better rate a good idea? Even if you're locked in, you can break your mortgage — effectively ending the contract before the end of your term — and refinance at a lower rate. Unfortunately it

Turns out it's super confusing to determine if it's worth it to break your mortgage, I tried to break it down for @thestar.com's smart money series: www.thestar.com/business/per...

for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan

25 surefire ways to spark your holiday spirit, from skating, to ‘The Nutcracker,’ to a Tim Burton dance party Get off the couch and explore all that the GTA has to offer for the season.

25 surefire ways to spark your holiday spirit, from skating, to ‘The Nutcracker,’ to a Tim Burton dance party

Alarming new allegations emerge as more patients say they were harmed by Toronto anorectal doctor The number of patients alleging medical malpractice has now doubled. Dr. Ashwin Maharaj denies any wrongdoing.

#StarInvestigation: Alarming new allegations emerge as more patients say they were harmed by Toronto anorectal doctor

A quiet army protecting immigrant families. Inside Los Angeles’ anti-ICE patrols A huge American city has been a hub of grassroots resistance to Donald Trump's mass-deportation plans. Some of it involves late-night driving patrols looking for ICE.

A quiet army protecting immigrant families. Inside Los Angeles’ anti-ICE patrols

Star contributor Katherine Laze Berz reports from L.A.

When surgery left her in crippling pain, she warned Ontario’s medical watchdog she was losing the will to go on. Did the regulator do enough to help? In the wake of Mei Lam’s death by suicide, some question why a doctor already on the regulator's radar for troubling conduct was allowed to treat her.

When surgery left her in crippling pain, she warned Ontario’s medical watchdog she was losing the will to go on. Did the regulator do enough to help? #StarInvestigation

Bruce Arthur: The sad truth to Penny Oleksiak’s two-year ban and the potential end to her meteoric swimming career The 25-year-old Oleksiak formally accepted a two-year ban Tuesday for whereabouts violations related to drug testing.

If a whereabouts violation ban is the end of Penny Oleksiak as an elite swimmer - and people in swimming think it is - then her legacy is that she changed swimming in this country, and was the best swimmer we had produced, and then things slowly fell apart. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...

Funding Cuts Plunging Public Health in Ontario into Crisis, Experts Warn Frontline public health workers are sounding the alarm about the state of sexually transmitted infections, waterborne illnesses and measles…

It's not just measles. Ontario has also seen a rapid spread of syphilis, gonorrhoea, and chlamydia in recent years.

This morning, frontline workers warned that provincial funding cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into crisis. For @thegrindto.bsky.social

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Peel police crack case of missing ‘Nutcracker’ sets — mere hours before showtime Before the stolen truck was recovered, Ballet Jörgen was planning to go on with the show without its “irreplaceable” sets — and dance companies across the country offered to lend theirs.

Peel police crack case of missing ‘Nutcracker’ sets — mere hours before showtime

‘This comes down to power.’ Why the clash between frustrated renters and the Ford government feels different this time ‘This comes down to power.’ The clash between frustrated renters and the Ford government feels different this time, with experts saying worsening affordability set a high-stakes stage for Bill 60.

‘This comes down to power.’ Why the clash between frustrated renters and the Ford government feels different this time

IntegrityTO has faced blowback for its graphic online posts. Is it showing the ‘stark reality’ of Toronto or making local politics toxic? On Tuesday, IntegrityTO’s Daniel Tate plans to mark the group’s arrival on the political scene with a launch event at the Mod Club, which will be attended by at least two sitting councillors.

IntegrityTO has faced blowback for its graphic online posts. Is it showing the ‘stark reality’ of Toronto or making local politics toxic? www.thestar.com/news/gta/int...

‘I didn’t want to spend the weekend at Maplehurst’: Senior judge delayed turning himself in to police because he was ‘terrified’ of notorious Ontario jail The allegation that Ontario judge Paul Currie raped a woman in January 2023 “just didn’t happen,” he told his judicial discipline hearing on Monday.

In which Senior Ontario judge Paul Currie explains he delayed turning himself in to police on assault charges because he was ‘terrified’ of spending the Easter weekend in Maplehurst jail.

More great reporting from Jacques Gallant.

Truck carrying ‘irreplaceable’ $150K sets for ‘The Nutcracker’ stolen days after performances begin The theft comes just days after Ballet Jörgen started performances of its 2025 production, set to tour more than 12 communities in Ontario.

Truck carrying ‘irreplaceable’ $150K sets for ‘The Nutcracker’ stolen days after performances begin

While an erratic Trump ignores Canada, Carney quietly cements international investments. Elbows up, indeed The Canada that Donald Trump finally confronts at the negotiating table, writes David Olive, will have more powerful friends around the world and will be on track to get its

While an erratic Trump ignores Canada, Carney quietly cements international investments. Elbows up, indeed

#Opinion from Star business columnist David Olive

That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature

I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.

She shut a Magna-owned factory down over extreme temperatures — then was fired. What the story of Grenville Castings reveals about Ontario’s heat protections The provincial government says its rules to protect workers from heat-related injuries is “robust,” but the tale of Grenville Castings casts doubt on that assertion.

She shut a Magna-owned factory down over extreme temperatures — then was fired.

What the story of Grenville Castings reveals about Ontario’s heat protections

Shawn Micallef: What a Toronto councillor’s bizarre, AI-generated image of Lawrence Plaza says about nostalgia and change in our city The outpouring of grief for things that are lost is understandable, but nostalgia can also be harnessed for questionable reasons.

I wrote about the Imperial Pub this week & then diverted from writing about the Imperial Pub.

a monstrous AI-generated mural

My favourite part of the AI Kingston on Thames christmas mural is the man using a severed dog's paw on a stick to subdue his chimera dogwife

So recently Twitter now called X added the option to see where an account is based out of so why is the Alberta Separatist group Alberta Prosperity Project based out of Thailand? Things that make u go hmm..

#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canada #APP #Separatists #Thailand

Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford’s latest scandal is almost too brazen to be believed It suggests Ford has established a system where public money is being handed out not based on need or merit but on who you know or who you pay

Doug Ford’s latest scandal is almost too brazen to be believed

#Opinion from the Star Editorial Board

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Bell Canada and its media subsidiary laying off almost 700 employees The telecom company said the changes to its team structure are intended to advance its “three-year strategic plan focused on delivering sustainable growth across all key business units.”

#Breaking: Bell Canada and its media subsidiary laying off almost 700 employees

How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.

Riley Gaines is a leading face of the anti-trans movement, appearing at Trump’s signing of an executive order to ban trans girls from girls’ school sports.

But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.

What happened?

Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.

"We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here."

Thank you @melwoods.me for this important @xtramagazine.com essay about how the Alberta provincial government is overturning trans rights.

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

The trail had gone cold for millions in stolen crypto. Then came the ‘aha!’ moment that unlocked the mystery Bitcoin taken from Canadians ended up in crypto wallets controlled by ‘a hidden company.’ The fight to recoup the funds is far from over.

The trail had gone cold for millions in stolen crypto. Then came the ‘aha!’ moment that unlocked the mystery