Inside a public housing complex in crisis

Plus wildfire season begins amid Meta’s news blockade, drawing Trump while seeing the big picture and butter tarts [The Star] First Up [By Andrew Joe Potter] By Andrew Joe Potter Good morning. Apologies for the delay, we had some technical difficulties this morning. Dead last in their division, the Toronto Blue Jays are sputtering. However, Mike Wilner writes that [fans are still off base for calling for Ross Atkins and John Schneider to be fired](. Here’s the latest. MUST READS Richard Lautens/Toronto Star Housing [Life inside the Dan Harrison, one of Toronto’s most troubled public housing complexes]( Buzzers go off all night long as visitors desperate for potent drugs try to gain access to the Dan Harrison Community Complex, a sprawling network of 366 subsidized units off Sherbourne Street. Challenges with addiction, mental health and acute poverty have persisted at the now-crumbling campus for years, leaving tenants vulnerable to violence. Victoria Gibson and Calvi Leon take us deep inside the Dan Harrison, [where locals expect Toronto’s worst problems to manifest on their doorsteps](. Isabelle Brourman/New York Magazine U.S. ELECTION ’24 [She’s been sketching Trump during the hush-money trials, capturing the details we’ve been missing all along]( In her daily works for New York Magazine, Isabelle Brourman has done a sensational job capturing the maelstrom of absurdity surrounding former president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, Richard Warnica writes. Just like real life, Trump is always in the scene [but Brourman remains keenly aware that the 77-year-old is never the entire scene](. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press NEWS [The heat is on as Canada begins its first wildfire season since Meta banned news links]( As the flames licked the edges of Fort McMurray, no information on the encroaching blaze was to be found on Facebook or Instagram. This will be the country’s first wildfire season since Meta initiated its ban on links to Canadian news stories last August, in response to the Online News Act, which aimed at forcing social media giants to directly support journalism. Alex Boyd reports on [how this summer could be even more disastrous than usual](. Aaron Harris/Toronto Star file photo FILM [With the vaunted Criterion Collection, the piece of art is the movie — and the DVD itself]( Even with the Criterion Collection playing a role in him meeting his now-wife, film critic and lecturer Adam Nayman isn’t the only cinephile to become enraptured by the boutique film distributor’s iconic physical media releases. But things had been changing even prior to Criterion’s recent acquisition by indie film production company Indian Paintbrush. Now, in a stream-first world, those [Criterion discs aren’t just relics from a different era of technology but objets d’art in their own right](. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press file photo Personal finance [How newcomers should approach Canada’s financial system]( Immigrating to Canada can be enough of a culture shock on its own; experts tell Srivindhya Kolluru that establishing good money habits and financial education can help newcomers acclimatize. But where should you start your personal finance journey if you’re new to Canada? [Here’s why building a solid credit score should be a top priority](. UP CLOSE  Icon Sportswire New Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss Craig Berube brings a mix of old and new school coaching philosophies — but is 100 per cent business, writes Kevin McGran. [Here’s why those who know the hockey lifer think he’s the man for the job](. Eat THIS Christopher Campbell What is a trip through small-town Ontario but an excuse to seek out a staple of Canadian cuisine: the butter tart. Amy Rosen traces the history of the humble confection, then suggests [where you can find some of the better specimens around the province](. Thanks for reading. Raisins aren’t a required topping for First Up but it’s highly recommended. You can reach our team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_214192), and we will see you back here Monday. If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [View in Browser]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](