Good morning. This is the Wednesday, August 6 edition of First Up, the Star’s daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox.
Are ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s busiest parks like Trinity Bellwoods and Christie Pits getting a little too crowded for you? Here are six underappreciated ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ parks where you can go instead. (Full disclosure: I almost kept this list to myself. You’re welcome.)
Here’s the latest on Air Canada flight attendants potentially going on strike, another controversy for Doug Ford’s Bill 5, and why a future U of T student is stuck in Gaza.
DON’T MISS
Employees can strike as early as Aug. 16. Here’s how that could affect your travels.
Here’s more on the Ontario municipalities’ concerns, despite the urgent need for landfill capacity.
More than a year after being accepted, Akram can’t attend U of T yet. Here’s why.
WHAT ELSE
Prime Minister Mark Carney greets employees after touring the Gorman Brothers Lumber sawmill and making an announcement, in West Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.Â
DARRYL DYCK THE CANADIAN PRESS- Mark Carney announced these supports for Canadian lumber producers as the U.S. hikes duties.
- William Richardson: Mark Carney has a golden opportunity to redefine Canadian identity and defence.
- Fact Check: A look at claims from the White House about Canada’s fentanyl fight “failure.â€
- Jennifer Cole: Mislabeling American produce as Canadian sparks rightful outrage.
- The supreme court will weigh an appeal application from the Via Rail terror case.
- The reporter who covered the Christine Jessop case is reflecting ahead of a three-part docuseries coming to Crave.
- The average ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ condo price fell to $651,000 in July. Here’s what’s behind the drop.
- Éric Blais: Ads hold up a mirror to our culture. Here’s what that Sydney Sweeney spot is really telling us.
- Nine people were hospitalized after a salmonella outbreak linked to these pistachio products.
- Here’s where celebrities eat when they’re in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, from Kehlani to Coldplay.
- You can now crack a cold one on Pedal Pubs cruising through the streets of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.
- Canadian sensation Victoria Mboko will play in the National Bank Open semifinal tonight. Here’s how she got here.
POV
CLOSE UP
Sydney Vollans rounds the corner or an obstacle during a speed competition during a preview of the the Horse Power live trick riding show, which will run during the 2025 CNE.Â
Nick Lachance ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ StarTORONTO: Sydney Vollans rounds the corner or an obstacle during a speed competition during a preview of the Horse Power live trick riding show. You can catch the spectacle at the 2025 CNE.
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