Governor Tina Kotek said in a statement that she’d reached out to the White House and DHS for an explanation and said there was “no security threat in Portland"

Spectacular late September day in Toronto

A 24-year-old Toronto man is fighting for his life after an SUV driver allegedly blew a red light and then struck the pedestrian in a Riverdale intersection www.thestar.com/news/gta/man...

Merkel says she misses nothing from German politics in interview

Eight months after LA’s most destructive wildfires, homeowners wanting to rebuild are facing a slow permit process and sky-high costs. Many are choosing to sell.

In this politics issue, we wanted you to see what we saw: Tech leaders got what they wanted—a seat at the table with a would-be king, and a chance to haggle over the rules that govern their businesses. But remember: It’s your future that they just might gamble away. 🧵 of stories so far:

Nigel Farage's shameless scaremongering about paracetamol is just the latest in a long line of examples of why he's unfit to be Prime Minister.

The mayor of London labels President Trump as "racist, sexist and Islamophobic" after the president used a United Nations General Assembly address to call him a "terrible mayor" and falsely claim the city wanted to be governed by Islamic law.

NEW: Premier Doug Ford is set to ban the speed cameras that he has denounced as a municipal "cash grab," the @TorontoStar has learned. Ford’s @OntarioPCParty will table legislation this fall.

I’m at a baseball game for the first time in a while. Is the etiquette to catch a foul ball and give it to a kid, or take a foul ball from a kid, or pretend to give it to a kid and then keep it?

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

The DVP rainbow has been defaced again.

Key monthly costs for most Americans — shelter, food, health care, electricity — are outpacing inflation. “I found myself really working more than 80 hours a week just to be able to support my family during this difficult time,” said a mother of two.

Ontario students who switch to middle schools in Grade 6 score “significantly worse” on standardized literacy and math tests than peers who stay in the same school, according to a recent report.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has called off its races on Wednesday due to typhoon Ragasa, while the government's emergency support centre said it is making "advanced preparation" to brace for the incoming storm. In full: buff.ly/clmObe6

The Toronto Blue Jays became the first American League team to clinch a spot in the playoffs with an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals.

Blue Jays punch ticket to playoffs, extending Cinderella season with six games left in regular play www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...

In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal vaccine advisers. www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...

Opinion: In 1980, Kate Armstrong was one of 32 women who joined Royal Military College of Canada as cadets. ‘Most of us had to navigate the skepticism of superiors and fellow cadets alike. We were harassed, hazed, and tested over and over again.’ www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Border czar Tom Homan was investigated by federal law enforcement last year and allegedly accepted $50k in cash from agents who were posing as business executives seeking government contracts, MSNBC reports.

Breaking News: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that prohibits federal immigration agents from wearing masks in California.

President Trump hates wind power. But as his administration halts wind projects around the country, Trump's sons appear to be an exception to their father's war on wind. And they're getting awfully rich.

The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)

OpenAI’s video generation tool, Sora, can create high-definition clips of just about anything you could ask for, but whose data OpenAI used to create its groundbreaking system is a mystery.

Bit by bit, communities across Lake County are adopting e-bike and e-scooter ordinances, ranging from additional regulations to complete bans.

Nine other countries, including France and the UK, also plan to recognise Palestinian statehood next week.

#StarExclusive: Tesla used an automated system to make a run on the bank of Canada’s dwindling EV subsidies, outmanoeuvring Canadian dealerships that filed claims manually and were left short millions of dollars, the Star has learned.

‘We are all Jimmy Kimmel’: Colbert, Fallon, Stewart and Myers speak out after late-night host’s suspension by ABC

Vandals cut down three more Toronto speed cameras, after targeting 16 others. The criminal spree comes as Premier Ford calls them a cash grab but most mayors and Ontario police chiefs says the devices slow drivers and save lives www.thestar.com/news/gta/thr...

Exclusive from @MarcoOved: Federal probe finds @Tesla used an automated system to bulk-grab dwindling EV subsidies - after being warned against bulk submissions for past sales - but the claims were legitimate www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

If you haven't heard of Human Design, the astrology-like system that has people dumping their spouses after a reading and restricting their diets to be their "authentic selves"—you will soon. Nice distraction from the relentless news cycle by @matthabusby.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/human-...

ABC source says "no plans" to pull Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. At least not until Brendan Carr sees this tweet and asks that it be pulled.

Royal Society president Sir Adrian Smith: “I am sure that many of you will share my concern at the events of the last week and the growing tendency to resort to the language of violence…including, unfortunately, an address to the recent London rally from a Fellow of the Royal Society.”

BREAKING: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let the president remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board in a major test of the central bank's longstanding independence.

Some killings you're allowed to joke about.

i just know we're all going to have to sit through a three minute clip of joe rogan saying "i can't believe censorship is happening"

Useful reminder. "During a traffic count conducted between Tuesday, April 29 and Thursday, May 1 this year, the city recorded an average speed of 39.6 km/h. Since the speed limit on Parkside is 40 km/h, that’s good news. The “average driver” is a law-abiding driver." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Reddit wants a better AI deal with Google: users in exchange for content www.theverge.com/news/780769/...

New from me: Vaughan scrapped its controversial speed cameras. Will your city be next? www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

A friend is coming from Europe to Toronto in a few weeks (not peak anything) & trying to book a hotel. Found a middle-market hotel downtown for $395. That is bonkers. More expensive than London or Paris in the summer. Toronto needs a whole bunch of new hotels. Maybe dead condo mkt can pivot.

Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, has announced he is leaving the company after years of disagreements over free speech and values with its Unilever parent

World-renowned cancer doctor reveals his own diagnosis

LIVE: Gaza Strip seen from the Israeli side of the border youtube.com/live/-PL5rNL...

Jerry Greenfield says he could no longer ‘in good conscience’ continue working for a company that had been ‘silenced’.

Countless people considered journalism as a career thanks to Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman and their real-life WashPo counterparts. RIP Redford who made reporting look heroic, albeit with unrealistic expectations about our general attractiveness

Most Jewish Americans oppose Trump's university funding cuts over antisemitism, poll shows

The organizers of Taste of the Danforth opened up about why they crashed and burned, not a mention of the bike lanes but for a spell, that's what they blamed. Good work from @dmrider.bsky.social

After a prolonged silence from Greektown merchants that stoked fears Taste of the Danforth is dead for good, organizers tell the Star that talks with potential sponsors are making them confident the once-huge festival will return in 2026 www.thestar.com/news/gta/tas...

Matt Elliott digs into data from Toronto's speed cameras and discovers that they are no cash grab. In fact, they are letting a lot of speeders off the hook www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...