Canada's biggest daily newspaper thestar.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3mykpe4i24n27It’s been six months since the HST rebate on new Ontario homes came into effect and results point to an uneven recovery for the Toronto-area market. https://www.thestar.com/real-estate/should-the-hst-rebate-be-extended-six-months-in-these-are-the-homebuyers-benefitting/article_4896aaee-640a-4bf7-ab25-a79c16eb01f9.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610236adb99926ccb9930ad81d0af23 Oct 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykpe4i24n27https://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3mykepytg6s2lDozens of red-painted bikes, along with skulls and flowers, have appeared in a pile at Tom Riley Park beside a former bike lane on Bloor Street West. The installation includes a plaque commemorating people killed in collisions on Bloor, Yonge and University. New from @alexaamackie.bsky.social: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-giant-pile-of-red-bicycles-has-appeared-in-a-bloor-west-park-to-protest-doug-ford-s-bike-lane-removals/article_1ddc5257-1fd0-468b-a8fc-ba9528e56364.html23 Oct 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykepytg6s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3mykais2h5c2lPolls say mayoral candidate Brad Bradford is almost certain to lose in the ward he has represented for the past eight years. But that doesn't mean support isn't growing for his campaign. New from @dmrider.bsky.social: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/why-a-brad-bradford-victory-would-be-starkly-different-from-any-other-toronto-mayoral-race/article_a26172da-17d5-4d88-a32d-22b8f2d589e9.html23 Oct 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykais2h5c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myk5zuy4dk2lThe Scarborough Bluffs mansion has been an eyesore for years: a decrepit, mouldy mess. Now it may finally be coming down, if the city approves a new plan with a famous name attached. New from May Warren: https://www.thestar.com/real-estate/something-is-finally-brewing-at-this-long-vacant-scarborough-mansion/article_1e54d843-a10f-4bde-99ac-46c3fb8e2d89.html23 Oct 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myk5zuy4dk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myiol2evye2jActress Christina Applegate’s multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis isn’t as unusual as it seems. Toronto specialists told the Star that around 10 to 20 per cent of cases in the U.S. are misdiagnosed. Read why Canada is better than the U.S. at diagnosing the autoimmune disease: https://www.thestar.com/life/health-wellness/christina-applegate-s-ms-misdiagnosis-shocked-many-if-she-were-in-canada-it-might-have-been-different/article_691310d3-d8d5-47d0-870c-9486e0891bf1.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ada89d892e815021bce203c22 Oct 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiol2evye2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myimzrx6cm2jBreaking: Military officials said a fire was burning near CFB Wainwright during shooting exercises at the base last Saturday, but it was not deemed to be a threat. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canada-s-top-soldier-vows-action-as-investigations-probe-deadly-wainwright-fire/article_573b4ef2-eb9f-4b51-ab22-6a6f15e65cc4.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ada8364d49e3b2b1d01318f22 Oct 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myimzrx6cm2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myimb6xhef2rA not-for-profit that employs Canadian veterans lost a contract for the CRA's security guard services in June to Universal Protection Service of Canada, a subsidiary of American firm Allied Universal. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/commissionaires-warn-end-of-contract-privilege-will-erode-veteran-employment/article_755080f2-6e6b-440a-90a1-1553ceed0579.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ada802bede34c02b641997622 Oct 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myimb6xhef2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myij4omghc22Theo Moudakis’s latest cartoon depicts Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s current situation.22 Oct 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myij4omghc22https://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myi44pdozi2dNDP Leader Marit Stiles journeyed into the heart of a Progressive Conservative stronghold, insisting Ontario voters want to dump Premier Doug Ford. https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/marit-stiles-is-taking-ontario-s-ndp-into-tory-territory-will-it-pay-off/article_ab49b0fb-62d5-4a99-ae7a-99059818da5f.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ada3c78d49e3b2b1dfacb1a22 Oct 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myi44pdozi2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myhxvaekc22c📹 Watch: Municipal elections take place on Oct. 26 — that’s less than a week away, but people have questions. They don’t know who their candidate is, and they’re undecided. Vote Compass is a free, easy-to-use tool made by experts that tells you where you line up with candidates and where you don’t.22 Oct 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhxvaekc22chttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myhu73zzp622Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly tells Cleveland-Cliffs to undo layoffs, provide hard evidence to justify them, or the government will take the company to court. https://www.thestar.com/business/undo-layoffs-or-end-up-in-court-joly-warns-in-legal-notice-to-stelco-parent/article_a11c399f-8833-4f41-a459-22c05d81e1ff.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ada1b3b590fd23bd91db0fc22 Oct 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhu73zzp622https://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myhqsy3vag2lMississauga’s mayoral race remains a close three-way contest, with former mayor Bonnie Crombie pulling ahead of incumbent mayor Carolyn Parrish, according to a new poll. Meanwhile, current councillor Alvin Tedjo has moved from third place to second, past Parrish. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/mississauga-s-mayoral-race-a-close-three-way-contest-with-bonnie-crombie-pulling-ahead-a-new-poll-shows/article_34337d2a-60f4-4979-94f4-3f1b5c1f410f.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ada0d0e818efa750000209622 Oct 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhqsy3vag2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myhnl7d7jt22Vote Compass analyzed 23,321 Torontonians’ survey responses to find why bike lanes are the most divisive issue this civic election. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/this-could-be-the-most-polarizing-issue-in-toronto-s-election-is-there-any-room-for-common-ground/article_290e10e4-c4b0-47dd-a7ec-8d42e9f377eb.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ad9ff744b2f3307fbc568db22 Oct 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhnl7d7jt22https://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3mygcuwpr6j2fA new Raptors season begins with a familiar face. Follow our live blog as Kawhi Leonard returns to Toronto🏀 https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/toronto-raptors-vs-chicago-bulls-nba-season/article_8bc4c96e-6abd-4e48-9d8f-9ab05f9701d4.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad94c609b044f45d41b486121 Oct 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mygcuwpr6j2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myg5o2htzt2oStar Exclusive: Jimmy Kimmel has defied the White House, stared down the FCC and stood up for the First Amendment. Now, he has done what not even Martin Scorsese could do — a documentary about Canadian sketch series SCTV. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/jimmy-kimmel-is-an-sctv-super-fan-here-s-how-he-describes-its-brilliance/article_3bebb1db-c223-49aa-b2f3-0212c7e778b8.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad92eced04cce7bbafc101e21 Oct 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myg5o2htzt2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myg4iqui3z2qOpinion: On Monday night, writes Fred DeLorey, Alberta’s secessionist movement didn’t just lose. It was humiliated. Separatism is nothing new in Canada. But historically, movements that pushed this country to the brink were orchestrated by political titans who knew how to actually wield power. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/alberta-separatists-didn-t-just-lose-they-were-humiliated-this-is-why/article_e3058b3b-a706-4021-8897-575a27a6c62c.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad9319dbd42f22749b1883321 Oct 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myg4iqui3z2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myg2n3mks224The pope’s personal physician and his surgeon said in a statement that the cancer had not spread. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/pope-leo-s-doctors-say-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for-lung-cancer/article_05fb868b-f837-5b10-905d-d35ed21932bd.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad92618add8df51d249aec221 Oct 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myg2n3mks224https://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfzmv6yhc2qU.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said if any actions by Canadians end up amounting to election interference, the United States will respond. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/u-s-embassy-accuses-canadian-politicians-of-interfering-in-american-elections/article_baf453dc-2676-5c77-add7-cb188141d4f2.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad92593e8beb162b03a681321 Oct 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfzmv6yhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfymsgagx2oIn today's editorial cartoon, Theo Moudakis points out the problem with Toronto’s mayoral race.21 Oct 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfymsgagx2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfvyn6ubi2uU.S. Vice President JD Vance said he is “disgusted” by Republican pushback against an ad by Vivek Ramaswamy that features the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, and raises questions about her traumatic childhood. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/vance-says-he-s-disgusted-by-gop-pushback-to-ramaswamy-ad-featuring-amy-acton-s-estranged-mother/article_02d8380d-4b40-508c-96bb-74ef9bb8e219.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad91656d04cce7bbafc0c4a21 Oct 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfvyn6ubi2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfrxkgdxm22Breaking: Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed a $9-billion "partnership" that allocates most of it — more than $5 billion in a "joint steel action fund" — to help steel mills in Ontario reeling from the impact of Trump's 50-per-cent tariffs on foreign imports. https://www.thestar.com/politics/carney-and-ford-unveil-9-billion-aid-package-focused-on-ontario-steel-auto-sectors/article_7283f7bd-4af9-4fff-8479-45090fd352c1.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad9056badd8df51d249946821 Oct 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfrxkgdxm22https://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfqj4iub22hThe race for Toronto mayor has tightened, and the election is only days away. Still undecided? Use our Vote Compass tool to find your political match: https://mrf.lu/2vxBq21 Oct 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfqj4iub22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfhuczmcs26Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow are neck and neck in the race to become Toronto’s next mayor, according to a new poll, setting up a tight contest just days ahead of the Oct. 26 vote. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/city-hall/brad-bradford-in-a-dead-heat-with-olivia-chow-in-the-toronto-mayor-s-race-according-to-new-poll/article_88d6ed6a-6b6c-4d11-b312-4235d60cf991.html21 Oct 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfhuczmcs26https://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfft4yxhr2gAlberta’s referendum result has raised new questions about the other nine votes, the separatist movement's future and the province's relationship to the rest of Canada. Senior opinion writer Richard Warnica answers your questions, today at 11 a.m. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/star-opinion-writer-richard-warnica-answers-your-questions-about-the-alberta-referendum/article_179c13cc-5d29-4828-9cf1-2f7019e3fe8a.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad8bf69bd42f22749b1735721 Oct 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfft4yxhr2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfdehpy222oPremier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney will roll out new measures Wednesday to support Canada’s steel and auto sectors hard hit by the tariff war, the Star has learned. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-and-ford-to-unveil-new-supports-for-steel-auto-sectors-hit-by-tariffs/article_0ab54fcb-04f6-4cec-9a2f-eb91308b5e68.html21 Oct 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfdehpy222ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myfauwfi5g2mShooting drills should be held in the early morning during high-risk fire months, according to CFB Wainwright’s own safety rules. The revelation raises more questions about the blaze that killed four soldiers and injured dozens during late-afternoon training exercises at the base Saturday. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/cfb-wainwright-s-live-fire-drills-went-against-guidance-for-high-risk-fire-months/article_0d5fc92c-71c3-48f8-9b79-1dc466f2a499.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad8bdc4bd42f22749b1734721 Oct 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfauwfi5g2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myf4mz4gzi2qA majority of Albertans have voted in favour of having more say in immigration and restricting access to health care, education and social services for non-permanent residents in the province. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/alberta/why-results-of-alberta-s-immigration-referendum-might-not-mean-what-voters-think/article_7d125f23-acba-4c72-9e89-61bbcca8be0d.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad8abf5e8beb162b03a4bf321 Oct 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myf4mz4gzi2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3myeznhmoxt2nTrump backs away from threat to ban Bombardier sales in the U.S., easing pressure on the aerospace sector. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/trump-walks-back-threat-to-ban-bombardier-sales-in-u-s/article_fa1bb983-0653-542a-9bc8-d849b880161f.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad82e0be8beb162b039999921 Oct 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myeznhmoxt2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thestar.com/post/3mydn7kczvy2yPrime Minister Mark Carney said his government is already addressing many of Albertans’ concerns, particularly “moving to a more sustainable pace of immigration,” after the province rejected the separatists’ siren call. Read more from the Star's Tonda MacCharles: https://www.thestar.com/politics/carney-hails-alberta-vote-as-great-result-for-canada-vows-to-work-with-provinces-on-immigration/article_276b999d-9654-4f30-a6d8-b6ba664aa8fc.html?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-thestar.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610206ad7e50eadd8df51d249712220 Oct 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:w5pxbmkjntxfw6mt4emennhv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydn7kczvy2y