New way of funding $10-a-day child care in Ontario coming in 2025, reports Allison Jones thestar.com/news/ontario/n… via @torontostar #onted #onpoli

Ontario warns Toronto to drop drug decriminalization request, via ⁦Jeff Gray⁩ #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The Toronto Public Library and the CN Tower have partnered up to provide free admission to the tower with a library card as a part of a new program.

Starting on Thursday library card holders will be able to use their cards to reserve free passes. trib.al/W3F1TJs

NEW: The Ford government is planning to move more ServiceOntario locations into retail stores, months after suffering sustained criticism from its opponents over a deal that gave stationery giant Staples the right to run some kiosks.

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On Wednesday’s Toronto Star A1: Ontario eyes tougher penalties for car thieves: Kristin Rushowy Rob Ferguson report. Plus: David Rider on the departure of Toronto’s top doctor. Francine Kopun on the downtown waterfront. And Debra Yeo Deborah Dundas on the death of Alice Munro — 📸 Reg Innell.

Car thieves could lose their driver’s licence for life under new legislation meant to address the growing problem of auto theft in the province.
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New from Noor Javed -

A Toronto cop stole a credit card from a deceased woman's house, wracking up over $600 in charges. Her family waited a 'maddening' four years for justice—and are convinced other victims are out there.

For Toronto Star, my latest: thestar.com/news/gta/a-tor…

ICYMI: The episode in which the quiet part was said out loud.

A town council hires a Ford-connected lobbyist and lays bare the reasons behind the contract: access over expertise.

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Patients are ‘routinely’ being diagnosed with cancer in busy Canadian emergency rooms, doctors warn. Story by Megan Ogilvie thestar.com/news/canada/pa… via @torontostar

Her baby’s death was a tragedy. Did it have to be a crime?
In the face of a massive backlog and stretched resources, advocates are calling on Crown attorneys to rethink which cases are actually worth pursuing.
thestar.com/news/gta/her-b… via @torontostar

Do you live in the Greater Toronto Area or southern Ontario and saw the #Auroraborealis last night? Have a photo that you'd like to share? Email us at social(@)torstar(.)ca or comment below. #NorthernLights #solarstorm

(Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)

NEW: ⁦CBC News⁩ investigation (by ⁦Valérie Ouellet⁩ & me) reveals what international students came here to study.
Key finding: a big mismatch between the programs they were recruited for and demand in the labour market.
#cdnpoli #onpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

New from Liam Casey: An Ontario woman received an $8,400 bill from a Windsor hospital after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home she hated.

She's refusing to pay it and it's not yet clear exactly what happens next. #onpoli

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NEW: The Ontario government is ramping up planning for the controversial Bradford Bypass after selecting a company to start designing the western section of the 16-kilometre highway. #onpoli
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New: Quinto Annibale, a lawyer who appears to have been heavily involved in writing bylaws that would rezone Caledon land, has worked for several of the landowners who stand to benefit.

A story about how things get done in Ontario.

No paywall. 🔓

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It wasn't multiple reports.

It was a single, exclusive report.

Her name is Shireen Ahmed of CBC Sports

Health reporter Megan Ogilvie details a Toronto plan to slash one of Ontario’s most stubborn surgery backlogs thestar.com/news/ontario/i… via @torontostar

Here's how to fight the corrosive effects of social media. New column from Martin Regg Cohn thestar.com/politics/heres… via @torontostar

NEW from Isabel Teotonio - Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce has 'serious concern' with TDSB's controversial specialty program admissions policy, letter shows thestar.com/news/gta/ontar… via @torontostar #onted #tdsb