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Also, Tim Hortons is ditching coffee for something new at the Eaton Centre. Will Canadians bite?

DON’T MISS

A housing ‘drought’ is coming, according to º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøhomebuilders

Typically, 1,595 new GTA homes are sold in August. Last month there were 300.

• The city asked Torontonians to rate their quality of life. Here’s what the survey found
• iPro Realty scandal: court grants RECO request to freeze assets of iPro co-founders

Nathaniel McLellan’s mother was confronted over her efforts to charge his babysitter

Here’s what the sitter’s lawyer asked Nathaniel’s mother about a series of emails she sent.

• Babysitter manslaughter trial hears about ‘door bump’ at home night before toddler fatally injured
• Babysitter did not call 911 when toddler was in distress, crown says in London, Ont. manslaughter trial

Ottawa reopened its EV claims. Then Tesla took another run at it

Here’s how much more Tesla claimed in government money than any other EV brand.

• 8,600 Teslas in one weekend: How the surprise end to a federal subsidy led to a wild EV sales spike
• Tesla used bots to run the bank on millions in Canadian EV rebates — but didn’t fake sales: Government investigation

WHAT ELSE

• Russia is stepping up its drive to seize Ukraine’s Donetsk fortress belt. Here’s the latest from the region.
• Canada and other allies just recognized Palestine. Today, Donald Trump will address the UN General Assembly.
• Susan Delacourt: Canadians don’t trust Donald Trump to honour a new trade deal, according to this poll.
• Federal and provincial privacy authorities are set to release the results of a TikTok investigation today.
• MPP Chris Scott was arrested and ejected from the Progressive Conservative caucus. Here’s what we know.
• After a bruising leadership review, Marit Stiles dumped her top staffers. Here’s what an insider said about the move.
• Stephen Maher: Here’s one way Canada can avoid the contagion of political violence.
• Gillian Steward: Danielle Smiths’s town hall road show is inventing a version of Alberta that doesn’t exist.
• New CPP and OAS payments arrive this week. Here’s what Canadians need to know.
• Jimmy Kimmel’s show will return tonight after ABC ended its suspension. Here’s what we know.
• Review: This taut horror show at Crow’s Theatre follows a lawyer overcome by his demons.
• With “Tell Tale Harbourâ€� at Mirvish, Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle is ready for the musical theatre spotlight.
• Dave Feshuk: Nick Robertson completes a contract hat trick. Now the Maple Leafs face a more expensive call.
• The Jays open their final homestand tonight. Mike Wilner has your series preview.

POV

Canada can’t disparage vaccine rates in other countries. We have our own — big — problem.

CLOSE UP

GREEN LANE LANDFILL: Keegan Rollinson starts every workday weighing his falcon. Everyone in his profession knows you can’t rely on a raptor with a full stomach. The bird’s job is to patrol the skies around Toronto’s only landfill. Here’s how she does it.

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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