The aftermath of Umar Zameer's trial

Plus, a new EV plant coming to Ontario and the GTA teacher shortage [The Star] First Up [By Manuela Vega] By Manuela Vega Good morning. You may want to adjust your travel plans now — [the TTC is shutting down subway service at four stations on Saturday](. Here’s the latest on Umar Zameer’s not guilty verdict, plans for a new EV factory and teacher shortages at a GTA high school. DON’T MISS Richard Lautens/The Star courts [Toronto police have asked the OPP to review officer testimony at the Umar Zameer trial]( Toronto police are asking the Ontario Provincial Police to conduct an independent investigation into their officers’ testimony at the high-profile murder trial of Umar Zameer. The request came after the judge raised pointed concerns about the officers’ statements and the defence accused them of giving of “false” evidence. Toronto police also said in a statement that they ordered “a full internal review” of all aspects of plainclothes policing, Wendy Gillis reports. [Here’s what you need to know about the police’s testimony and why it raised red flags](. - Star Exclusive: After being found not guilty on all counts on Sunday, [Umar Zameer spoke with the Star about relief, hope and the stigma of being called a “cop killer.”]( - Go deeper: Legal observers are criticizing Zameer’s prosecution as [“tactically, ethically, legally and judgmentally ridiculous.”]( - More: Years after slamming the decision to release Zameer on bail, [John Tory is reflecting on his comments](. - Andrew Phillips’ take: Tory, Doug Ford and Patrick Brown all [owe Zameer their “deepest apologies.”]( - Meanwhile: [Torontonians have donated $120,000 and counting to Zameer’s legal bills](. Canadian Press File Photo politics [Honda has made a multibillion-dollar deal to build an EV factory in Ontario]( Japanese automaker Honda has agreed to establish a new electric vehicle operation in Ontario, federal and provincial government sources told the Star. Worth billions of dollars, the deal is expected to be announced on Thursday, along with plans for manufacturing batteries and other components of the vehicles, Alex Ballingall and Robert Benzie report. [Here’s how the government plans to fund the operation and how it will differ from past deals with EV automakers](. - Word from Queen’s Park: Following media reports, Doug Ford hailed what he called the “largest deal” to come out of his government’s push to attract electric vehicle manufacturers to Canada, saying the investment would dwarf the Stellantis and even the Volkswagen projects. - More: Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has also committed to building a battery mega-factory outside Montreal with $4.6 billion in subsidies from Ottawa and Quebec City. Toronto Star File Photo education [Teacher shortages mean some GTA students get a perfect score on their midterms]( As school boards across Ontario grapple with staffing levels and struggle daily to fill absences, one York Catholic high school has taken an extreme measure to help students who haven’t had teachers. In Grade 12 classes where two teachers have been on leave for much of the semester, students were given 100 per cent on their midterms, Kristin Rushowy and Isabel Teotonio report. It’s something the school did “in order to let them apply to university on a normal schedule.” [Here’s how the board is dealing with similar situations in other grades and how it plans to move forward](. - Word from the NDP: “We don’t have people who want to work in our schools, and we have people leaving at record rate because of this government’s disrespect and lack of resources in education,” Marit Stiles said of the Doug Ford government. - More: Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association president Patrick Daly said Catholic boards continue to “work with Minister Lecce and provincial education partners to look for and introduce immediate and longer-term solutions.” WHAT ELSE “If we can’t have our loved ones, we want justice.” [Indigenous families are asking Doug Ford to disband Thunder Bay’s police force](. UNRWA is not a new target for Israel, Allan Woods writes. [But as the Gaza war unfolds, Israel is demanding the aid agency be shut down](. Canada threw open its doors to visitors after the pandemic. [Now, many don’t want to leave](. These are the private Ontario colleges [getting international student study permits](. Airlines are scrambling to find in-flight food alternates as the [Pearson catering strike enters its second week](. TTC’s Bloor-Danforth line is on track for slower, less reliable service. [Blame Justin Trudeau, Matt Elliott writes](. Faced with lawsuits and thousands in damages, here’s how a real estate transaction went wrong — [and how you can avoid common pitfalls](. Here’s how the falling condo market is [sinking new home sales to record lows across the GTA](. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is [opening up about her new book, mental health and her separation](. So you may never own a home. [Here’s why (just maybe) that’s a good thing](. Do Taylor Swift’s lyrics stand up as poetry? [We invited three Toronto poets to weigh in on her new album](. [Did you catch the CN Tower cameo]( in the new “Deadpool and Wolverine” Marvel movie trailer? POV Canadian Press/Justin Tang [We are rich Canadians and we support higher capital gains taxes.]( CLOSE-UP Dan Kitwood/Getty Images CHAD: Refugees, mostly women and children, wait for a World Food Programme distribution point to open at a temporary camp on Monday in Adré, where 600,000 new refugees have arrived from Sudan since the start of the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. Aid agencies warn life-saving programs in the country could grind to a halt in weeks without urgent funding. Before I go, the title of Salman Rushdie’s new book was misspelled in the Saturday edition of First Up. The correct title is “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.” Apologies for any confusion. Thank you for reading. 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