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Plus, are you ready to watch the Blue Jays take on the playoffs? Tickets go on sale today as º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøgears up for their first post-season appearance since 2023. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the ticket drop.

DONT MISS

The RCMP dismantled a dark web drug ring

Here’s how the RCMP cracked the case, and why it’s becoming easier to catch others.

• Canadian accused of masterminding AlphaBay, world’s leading ‘darknet’ site, found dead in a Thai jail

Advocates are worried funding for gender equality is on °ä²¹°ù²Ô±ð²â’s chopping block

Here’s why advocates are worried about the future of the Women and Gender Equality department.

• Brace for layoffs, budget watchdog says, as Carney government aims to slash spending by $25B

iPro cofounder spoke out for the first time since the scandal

Here’s how co-founder Rui Alves explained the company’s scandal in a statement to the Star.

• iPro Realty scandal: court grants RECO request to freeze assets of iPro co-founders
• The housing market is improving, but first-time buyers are waiting for the ‘perfect’ timing

WHAT ELSE

• Ottawa reduced the immigration intakes of Canada’s temporary residents for three years. Here’s how it’s going.
• Canada’s lumber industry is pushing back on U.S. claims that a $1.2 million aid package amounts to an unfair subsidy. Here’s why.
• Doug Ford is expected to announce a ban on speed cameras today. Here’s what you can expect.
• Edward Keenan: Speed cameras aren’t part of a socialist plot to tax put-upon drivers. Someone ought to tell Doug Ford
• Ontario ordered the Dufferin-Peel Catholic board to roll back this controversial flag policy for Truth and Reconciliation Day.
• Families are scrambling due to daycare closures as Ontario’s college support staff strike continues. Here’s the latest, as talks are set to resume.
• Ontario Patient Ombudsman report slammed Health atHome’s bungling of medical supply shortages. Ana Pereira has more.
• A “terrifiedâ€� teacher called Children’s Aid over the family at the centre of a horrific Ontario murder trial. Betsy Powell has the story.
• Slain towing kingpin Alexander Vinogradsky’s home was targeted in a spate of shootings in Vaughan. This is what we know.
• º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøwill deploy mental health crisis teams to TTC’s downtown subway stations this fall. Here’s the latest.
• Leilani Farha and Julieta Perucca:ÌýA solution to Canada’s housing crisis has already been built — we just need to use it
• Bruce Arthur: Tom Brady is disappointed you don’t trust him to be a Raiders part- owner and a Fox Sports NFL analyst. Imagine that
• Here’s what Rihanna and A$AP Rocky named their recently born third child.
• Taylor Swift is bringing her album release party to Cineplex. Here’s what Swifties need to know.

POV

Depriving Canada of workers from abroad would be a mistake

CLOSE UP

ROGERS CENTRE: Jays relief pitcher José Berríos (17) gives up a three-run homer to Carlos Narváez (75) of the Boston Red Sox, which would ultimately contribute to the Jays’ 7-1 loss at home. Fans are hoping the team hits their magic number of four, which would let the Jays win the AL division and therefore skip the first round of the playoffs. Here’s what it would take.

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

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