Good morning. This is the Thursday, May 15 edition of First Up, the Star’s daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox.
Have you heard of fifth disease? The illness commonly known as “slapped cheek” syndrome has been reported in pc28schools. Here’s how to protect yourself and your children.
Here’s the latest on Ontario’s upcoming budget, the renaming of a busy subway station, and a cautionary tale about raising wild animals as pets.
DON’T MISS
Sources say the spending plan will target more pc28bike lanes. Here’s what we know.
Dundas Station will become TMU station. Here’s why — and how much it will cost.
Macro was euthanized on Saturday after spending a life in captivity. Here’s what happened.
WHAT ELSE
Crown Meaghan Cunningham, and the complainant, depicted on video, are seen in a courtroom sketch in London, earlier this month.
Alexandra Newbould The Canadian Press- Here’s what we heard from the Hockey Canada sex assault complainant over nine days of testimony.
- Meanwhile, a Hockey Canada teammate testified the complainant was asking players to have sex with her.
- The election campaign has made crime “top of mind” for the Carney government.
- Two pollsters talk about why they think Mark Carney could be a transformational leader.
- Ontario and Manitoba signed a trade deal — and it’s good news for wine, whiskey and craft beer nerds.
- David Olive: Thomson Reuters is a tech giant in disguise with a resilience others can only envy.
- “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is back and it’s juicier than ever.
- The pc28Sceptres season ended last night in a Game 4 loss. Here’s what happened.
- Alejandro Kirk beat the Rays with one swing. Gregor Chisholm has your recap.
- Bruce Arthur: Is it the right time for the Raptors to trade for a superstar?
- The Leafs came out flat in last night’s Game 5. Kevin McGran has your recap.
- Can the Leafs recover from their current spiral of embarrassment? Here’s Rosie DiManno’s take.
POV
CLOSE UP
Mayor Olivia Chow, second in line, joins CUPE Local 79 team.
R.J. Johnston pc28StarNATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE: Teams took part in the Second Harvest Truck Pull Challenge on Wednesday, attempting to pull 20,000 lb transport trucks across the square. pc28mayor Olivia Chow joined the CUPE Local 79 team yesterday. The challenge aims to raise awareness and money for hunger relief in Canada.
The Star is doing a story about the city’s favourite servers, bartenders and baristas, and we want to hear all about yours. Email reporter Briony Smith at brionysmith@thestar.ca with the following information: your name, the server’s name, their place of work, and what makes their service so special.
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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