Good morning. This is the Monday, Sept. 22 edition of First Up, the Star鈥檚 daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox.
Here鈥檚 the latest on the United Nations General Assembly this week, a TDSB lawsuit against the 海角社区官网fire department and the new weapons that could help us win the war on trash.
Before we dive in, a new edition of Toronto鈥檚 Worst Commute is here: Emily鈥檚 trek to work was so bad she moved. Is this crawl through 鈥渟low zones鈥 and construction the TTC鈥檚 worst commute?
DON’T MISS
Here鈥檚 what more than 700 invitations for the prime minister mean for Canada more broadly.
A court has ruled the $91 million lawsuit can proceed. We break it down here.
Here are some of the novel waste technologies being developed as garbage piles up worldwide.
WHAT ELSE
A decommissioned pumpjack, right, sits idle beside a functioning one drawing out oil and gas from a well head near Carstairs, Alta., this past spring.
Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press- Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world鈥檚 chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change. Here鈥檚 how.
- $12 billion in food and drink exports could be shifted away from the U.S., Farm Credit Canada said. Here鈥檚 why.
- Toronto鈥檚 trees are changing colour earlier than normal. Here鈥檚 why.
- Rain, rain is here to stay for Toronto鈥檚 first week of fall. Here鈥檚 your full forecast.
- Denise Handlarski: It鈥檚 time to get rid of grades from our schools.
- Here鈥檚 how Toronto鈥檚 yearning for connection is driving a neighbourly social network.
- Let this horror story be your cautionary tale: If you have roommates, you need a contract.
- The avalanche vs. snowball method of paying off debt. Which one is right for you?
- If you鈥檙e worried you鈥檒l run out of money in retirement, consider the four per cent solution.
- Do you really need a pre-nup before remarrying? Here鈥檚 what Lisa Gelman suggests.
- Jimmy Kimmel is negotiating a compromise to bring his talk show back on air. Here鈥檚 what we know so far.
- Tickets go on sale this week for Taylor Swift鈥檚 album release party at cinemas. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
- Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews rated the contenders for Mitch Marner鈥檚 old job.
- Mike Wilner: For the playoff-bound Blue Jays, clinching in K.C. wasn鈥檛 the only relief
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CLOSE UP
Carlo de Lorenzi crossing the finish line outside the Community Music School of Toronto.聽
Michelle Mengsu Chang / The StarTORONTO: After three years, over 7,000 km and a brain cancer diagnosis, Carlo de Lorenzi finished his goal of running all 10,390 of Toronto鈥檚 streets on Friday. Here鈥檚 how he raised money for a charity that provides music and other skills to kids in Regent Park and Jane and Finch along the way.
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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