Tag: Star investigation
over 1 year ago
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They benefited from Doug Ford’s Greenbelt land swap. Now, these developers are going to court to ...

Prominent developers say the auditor general’s demand for records and interviews are vague and overreach her authority.

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over 1 year ago
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‘Alarming’ number of jailed immigration detainees have mental health problems, Star analysis finds

The Star reviewed 60 cases of immigration detainees held in Ontario jails and found more than half had reported menta...

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over 1 year ago
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Ontario continues to house immigration detainees in jails even as other provinces put an end to ‘...

Nearly 460 detainees were jailed here last year, most because they were considered flight risks. Ontario says it’s re...

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over 1 year ago
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Threatened. Humiliated. Blacklisted. Inside the culture of fear that muzzled and penalized women ...

The Star spoke to six women who say they were silenced with threats of reprisals for calling out abuse and financial ...

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over 1 year ago
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She found out she’d been breathing a cancer-causing gas for over a decade. So why won’t Canada’s ...

Canadians with documented levels of elevated radon in their homes are ineligible for publicly funded lung cancer scre...

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over 1 year ago
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A GTA dance troupe rose to fame on ‘Canada’s Got Talent.’ Behind the scenes, dancers say their le...

Xavier Tu, leader of the Renegades, denies allegations of sexual impropriety, which he claims are part of a “libelous...

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over 1 year ago
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The hidden hate on campus: We tracked incidents at colleges and universities and found a growing ...

The scope of the problem is far greater than previously known, according to the data gathered by the Star and the IJB.

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over 1 year ago
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TMU said it increased security after a string of campus sex assaults. Now, some students and staf...

TMU denies its messaging was untruthful and says decisions on where to place security guards focus on a way that “max...

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over 1 year ago
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Insiders, government appointees also attended Doug Ford’s daughter’s wedding

One guest is a lobbyist now working for a company pushing to build on Greenbelt land. Another guest received a provin...

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over 1 year ago
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Ontario developers who benefitted from Ford government decisions on Greenbelt and MZOs dined with...

Ford said he’s done nothing improper and he’s been “cleared” by the integrity commissioner, whose opinion he sought f...

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over 1 year ago
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Large amount of cash found in Honey and Barry Sherman’s wallets ruled out a break-in

When the discovery of money and portable valuables made a robbery seem unlikely, police formed a theory that the Sher...

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almost 2 years ago
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‘This campus isn’t safe’: Following a string of sexual assaults inside a Toronto university, the ...

A Toronto Metropolitan University official said the campus is safe and TMU has increased security in the building whe...

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almost 2 years ago
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Toronto parents less likely to see reduced daycare fees than almost anywhere else in Ontario

For-profit daycares opted out of $10/day child care program at much higher rate than non-profits, a Star analysis found.

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almost 2 years ago
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For generations, Grassy Narrows residents have used the land for hunting. Now, it’s in the middle...

Ontario has created a mess by granting mining claims on land Grassy Narrows aims to make protected Indigenous territo...

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almost 2 years ago
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‘You lose your job, you lose your livelihood’: NDP will push for reform of Ontario program that h...

Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney declined interview requests. A Star/IJB investigation found MCR system is p...

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almost 2 years ago
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Six things to know about Ontario’s controversial medical condition report system

A program meant to make the roads safer is suspending the licences of some drivers who pose no threat.

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almost 2 years ago
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How much will developers profit from their lands being removed from Ontario’s Greenbelt? The NDP ...

The Ontario government proposed opening 7,400 acres of Greenbelt land to developers to help address the housing short...

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about 2 years ago
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Ontario Ministry of Health reverses course on guardianship requirement for disabled woman

The policy change comes after the Star reported on the ultimatum given to a Kingston woman: lose her funding or her i...

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about 2 years ago
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Listen on the go: Four Days investigation, narrated by Kevin Donovan

How so many top business minds got taken in by ‘4 Days to Save the World’

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about 2 years ago
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A Toronto private school was sued over a student’s alleged sexual assault. The school’s name was ...

Upper Canada College’s identity had been concealed by a sweeping publication ban, which has been overturned. The scho...

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about 2 years ago
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‘It’s going to bankrupt health care’: Spending on temp agency nurses up more than 550% since pre-...

As Ontario hospitals grapple with a staffing crisis, critics warn the rising reliance of temp agencies is not financi...

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about 2 years ago
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He was a celebrity pastor at one of Canada’s biggest megachurches. Inside the sexual abuse allega...

Cavey told the woman “what they were doing wasn’t right but that God was permitting it,” she alleges. Cavey called hi...

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about 2 years ago
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The Ontario government has given Maggie an ultimatum: the disabled teen can lose her funding or h...

The Ministry of Health will cut the funding Maggie Hickey uses for caregivers unless her parents impose guardianship ...

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over 2 years ago
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She confided in a doctor about her depression. The next thing she knew, the government took away ...

Ontario program to make roads safer is ensnaring drivers who pose no threat, imperiling livelihoods and sowing distru...

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over 2 years ago
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There were telltale signs of money laundering. Why didn’t Canada’s major banks flag millions of d...

Canadian banks said they have strong policies to detect and report potential money laundering but would not comment o...

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over 2 years ago
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A Toronto charity claimed it was sending rescue dogs to the east coast for a ‘better chance at li...

Redemption Paws CEO Nicole Simone did not address questions about program that sent dogs to Newfoundland. She has sai...

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over 2 years ago
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Toronto mayor calls for review of $144-million contract given to company partly owned by sanction...

Canada has sanctioned billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who partly owns Strabag, a company with nearly $1 billion in active...

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over 2 years ago
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Canadian dog rescues are bringing in more than just animals. Some imported canines carry diseases...

A former Redemption Paws director alleges sick dogs waited months for heartworm treatment. The charity says it gives ...

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over 2 years ago
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How this Russian oligarch sanctioned by Canada stands to benefit from the Scarborough subway expa...

Oleg Deripaska, who is reportedly close to Russian President Putin, has said he has never been charged or investigate...

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over 2 years ago
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How a Toronto dog rescue’s quest to save animals has led to painful consequences for dogs and the...

Redemption Paws’ CEO denies allegations the rescue brings in more dogs than it can responsibly handle, saying, “We ar...

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over 2 years ago
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‘This is not right:’ Behind the bitter fight for one of Toronto’s most high-profile rescue dogs

Elevado had been shot several times in Texas, leaving her partially paralyzed in the hind legs and dependent on a whe...

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over 2 years ago
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Ontario police officers are named in leaked list of donors to the ‘Freedom Convoy’

Both Toronto police and the OPP say they are investigating officers named in the leaked list of GiveSendGo donors.

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over 2 years ago
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Before selling properties for an apparent loss, WE Charity shut down another bidder before he cou...

The charity says it “broke even” and received the best possible return on its sale of Toronto properties to company r...

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almost 3 years ago
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The CEO of Break the Floor — a prominent dance company where famous coaches were accused of sexua...

A Star investigation found allegations of widespread sexual harassment and predatory behaviour by Break the Floor coa...

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almost 3 years ago
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He worked as a VP for Metrolinx while the agency awarded his private consulting firm contracts wo...

The Ontario transit agency says there was no conflict of interest and the consultant had no influence over Metrolinx ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Secret money. Elite Canadian families. And a corporate landlord accused of pandemic evictions

U.S.-based Progress Residential denies any illegal evictions. The offshore trust behind the prominent Canadian famili...

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almost 3 years ago
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Drumming brought her ‘closer to purpose’ after years of struggling with mental health. But an app...

An analysis of key mental health indicators for First Nations youth reveals a strained system of care failing to meet...

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almost 3 years ago
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Leaked Facebook document shows how often the company restores posts — and how the rates change de...

The leaked document is among those given to U.S. Congress in redacted form by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.

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about 3 years ago
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Choreographer Nick Lazzarini pulled from dance company tour following Star investigation

Six dancers have alleged the famous choreographer subjected them to unwanted sexual advances during his time at Break...

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