The gas plant throwing a wrench into a major development

Plus, the Trump-Harris debate and how a terror suspect entered Canada [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Andy Takagi] By Andy Takagi Good morning. Here’s the latest on a high-emission gas plant in the Port Lands, the winner of the Trump-Harris debate and how a terror suspect entered Canada. DON’T MISS Richard Lautens/The Star climate crisis [High emissions are threatening Don River development plans]( There’s a hitch in the plan for residential development on Villiers Island in the mouth of the Don River. Levels of toxic emissions from the Port Lands gas plant were found to be seven times higher than the legal limit, threatening plans for residential towers in an area earmarked for tens of thousands of units in years to come. [Here’s how bad the situation could get](. - What now? The nitrogen oxide levels from the plant would mean that either the plant would have to drastically reduce its operations or the proposed towers would have to be constructed without balconies or windows above the 35th floor. - The Villiers venture: The Port Lands has undergone a $1.4 billion publicly-financed flood protection work to make way for at least [15 towers offering about 9,000 new homes](. - How did we get here? Ontario had almost eliminated electricity emissions. [Since Doug Ford came to power, gas plant use has tripled](. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images u.s. politics [Inside Donald Trump’s terrifying, absurd and possibly disastrous debate]( All eyes were on the clash of the titans Tuesday night. Vice President Kamala Harris faced off against former president Donald Trump in their first, highly anticipated debate and it had no shortage of wacky Trumpisms. Harris made it through sounding like a normal politician, but Trump … [well, Richard Warnica breaks it down](. - Quote of the day: “They’re eating the dogs!” Trump yelled at one point, referencing viral misinformation about migrants. - Look what you made me do: As if the night couldn’t get any worse for Trump, [Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris shortly after the debate ended](. Canadian Pres/Sean Kilpatrick immigration [How did an accused terror suspect enter Canada?]( A 20-year-old man accused of planning a mass terror attack targeting Jewish people in New York arrived in Toronto in June of last year on a student visa. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan (a.k.a. Shahzeb Jadoon), who is originally from Pakistan, was arrested last Wednesday just north of the New York border in Quebec. [Here’s what we know about Khan’s arrest](. - Context: Police allege Khan was travelling to New York to carry out an attack on or around the anniversary of the Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel. - Warning signs: Jewish organizations voiced their concerns that Canada has become a [“breeding ground” for some terrorists and safe haven for others](. WHAT ELSE Ottawa is set to block the sale of any [Canadian weapons or parts that would be exported to Israel](. [Doug Ford is “obsessed with alcohol in convenience stores”]( instead of health care, Jagmeet Singh charges. Toronto MP Kevin Vuong says a [pandemic mask-selling business lawsuit against him has been settled](. Help the Liberals? Oh, come on — [Mark Carney is here for Canada](. Flying Air Canada? You may need a Plan B. [Here’s what you need to know about the potential pilot strike](. [A Toronto cop who stole a Swiss watch and credit cards deserves a seven-year sentence]( the Crown says. [The TTC is shutting down a major stretch of the Line 1 subway this weekend]( with evening closures stretching into next week. A senior Toronto cop accused of sexual assaults allegedly [photographed a colleague in the bathroom and flung dirty underwear](. Chrystia Freeland and Ukrainian officials [slammed a TIFF screening of a documentary following Russian soldiers](. Will Canada get Japanese-style 7-Elevens? [Here’s what a Couche-Tard takeover could look like](. Nick Robertson has another year to [prove his worth to the Maple Leafs](. Apple’s big iPhone 16 announcement looked familiar. [This might be why](. POV Nick Lachance/The Star [Ontario broke a record this past year, but it’s not something we should be proud of.]( CLOSE-UP Giovanni Capriotti for The Star REVUE CINEMA: [After a tense standoff with the theatre’s landlord]( the Revue Film Society announced yesterday that it has reached a new five-year lease extension to keep Toronto’s oldest running cinema rolling. 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