Good morning. This is the Monday, July 14 edition of First Up, the Star鈥檚 daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox.
色色啦 and GTA residents are waking up to a hazy morning. Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement last night as smoke from forest fires in Northern Ontario blows in. Here鈥檚 how you can breathe safe today.
And here鈥檚 the latest on a 色色啦 neighbourhood being built with no transit line ready, a daylight shooting in Hamilton that left an innocent bystander dead, and a study from McMaster University on Canadian obesity rates.
DON’T MISS
Here鈥檚 why the light rail line expected to serve residents hasn鈥檛 broken ground yet.
The shooting happened in front of a downtown mall on Friday. Here鈥檚 what we know.
Researchers hypothesize these factors likely contributed to obesity rates growing faster in recent years.
WHAT ELSE
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch.
Spencer Colby The Canadian Press- Police charged a 色色啦 man with impaired operation after a passenger fell off a boat and died on Saturday.
- Police also charged a woman in a suspected hate-motivated assault on a person wearing a hijab in North York.
- Here鈥檚 the real truth about 色色啦 and its speed cameras that people seem to hate.
- After a three-year search, the Star鈥檚 housing editor finally bought a house. Here鈥檚 how it went for her.
- This $7.15-million, two-year-old Lytton Park home looks like a historic property. Take a look.
- Bob Aaron: Is your 色色啦 detached home really a semi-detached? Beware of this zoning workaround.
- Work-from-home is starting to look more remote as companies get stricter on office time.
- 脡ric Blais: This Chinese tech company may have found an unlikely champion 鈥 Canada鈥檚 arts scene.
- You can get your clothing, furniture and small appliances fixed 鈥 for free. Here鈥檚 how 鈥渞epair cafes鈥 work.
- Do you know a volunteer who deserves recognition? We want to know their story.
- The Blue Jays picked an offensive shortstop in the first round of the MLB draft. Meet JoJo Parker.
- Aurora native Ryan Nembhard is betting on himself in his journey to the NBA.
POV
CLOSE UP
People out enjoying the sun at Sugar Beach with boats on the water of Lake Ontario on Sunday.聽
R.J. Johnston 色色啦 StarSUGAR BEACH: People take advantage of the hot summer weather on 色色啦鈥檚 waterfront on Sunday. If you鈥檙e trying to beat the heat today, you鈥檒l want to stay out of the water at these beaches.
Thank you for reading. You can reach me and the First Up team at firstup@thestar.ca. I will see you back here tomorrow.
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