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Also, support staff at 24 Ontario public colleges are hitting the picket lines today after last-minute contract talks failed to reach a deal before the midnight deadline. The Star’s Kristin Rushowy has more on how it will affect students, faculty and families.��

DON’T MISS

One toddler died and six are hurt after a car crashed into a building

Here’s the latest on what police said was not “a deliberate act” from the driver.

• ‘He stole our innocent child’: Quebec daycare crash families relate heavy toll

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead at a Utah university

As the manhunt continues for the suspect, here’s why Kirk’s death sparked debate.

• Political violence is threaded through recent U.S. history. The motives and justifications vary

Carney said Canada will ‘remain vigilant’ after Russia put NATO on high alert

The incident has been deemed the closest to open conflict since WWII. Here’s why.

• Polish PM Tusk vows to press ahead with military modernization after Russian drone incursion
• Anand says Canada is ‘evaluating the relationship with Israel’ after Qatar strike

One teen arrested, two others wanted in the killing of JahVai Roy

Here’s how Holly Roy said her son’s death has affected the family.

• JahVai Roy, 8, was an advocate against gun violence, his mother says, ‘because our family has been through it’
• ‘I don’t want anyone to forget his name’: Mother speaks out during candlelight vigil for JahVai Roy, 8, killed by stray bullet

WHAT ELSE

• A student is dead after shooting two peers and then himself at a Colorado high school. Here’s what happened.
• The U.S. will mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
• ɫɫ�� home prices are falling, but buyers are wary. Here’s what to expect in a fall real estate market like no other.
• Eric Lombardi: The condo market is crashing. Here’s how we keep building as prices fall
• Experts warn that scrapping 100% tariff on Chinese EVs would be a death sentence for Canada’s auto industry.
• Rachel Doran and Joanna Kyriazis: This is why Mark Carney is wrong to pause the EV standard
• How quick thinking by a TTC driver saved a 10-year-old boy one night.
• A man has been arrested after York police said the latest shooting at Vaughan home is linked to two others over weekend.
• Take a look inside the Oct. 7 documentary that divided TIFF, and the filmmaker on why he felt compelled to make it.
• TIFF 2025: Marvel and ‘Dune’ star Stellan Skarsgård spoke on happiness, creativity and his movie star family.
• FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket sales have started in ɫɫ��. Here’s what you need to know.
• NBA commissioner Adam Silver is in no rush to judge Clippers owner Steve Ballmer in the Kawhi Leonard controversy.

POV

The manufacturer of your beloved Kraft Dinner and Heinz Ketchup is getting divorced. Here’s why

CLOSE UP

ROGERS CENTRE: ɫɫ�� Blue Jays pitcher Jeff Hoffman (23) comes in for the ninth inning. The Jays ultimately lost yesterday’s game to the Houston Astros 3-2, spoiling their two-run comeback in the eighth. Here’s Gregor Chisholm’s take on the team as they near their first division title.

Thank you for reading.

Before you go, please take a moment to weigh in on ɫɫ��’s speed camera debate. 16 cameras were vandalized this week, and the Parkside Dive camera was cut down a seventh time. Are speed cameras effective, excessive or just bad policy?

You can reach me and the First Up team at firstup@thestar.ca. Kelly will see you back here tomorrow.

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