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[Star Logo] Headlines [Trudeau again apologizes for wearing blackface, admitting privilege comes with ‘massive blind spot’]( [Hours after his campaign was rocked by revelations that Trudeau appeared in brownface during his time as a teacher, a new video appears to show yet another incident.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘Why did he think this was a good idea?’: In the GTA, complex reactions to Justin Trudeau’s blackface photos]( [Between now and election day, the Star is looking at how local issues are shaping the campaign, and although the Trudeau photos did not happen locally, the anger, disappointment and confusion they caused emphatically did.]( [Read More [arrow]]( Get everything you need to know about the federal election in your inbox The Lead is your whip-smart, can't-miss guide to all the latest election news from across the country, written by veteran political journalist Kady O'Malley. [Sign up for the new newsletter today]( or read Kady's introduction to The Lead [here]( if you'd like to learn more about it before you do. [Sign up for The Lead here to make sure you don't miss an edition]( [Trudeau says he didn’t know in 2001 that blackface was wrong. Experts say that doesn’t sound right]( [Experts say blackface has been racist from its inception and opposition to it was raging well before 2001.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ford government’s cut to the size of Toronto city council can stand, appeal court rules]( [The City of Toronto had urged the appeal court to rule Ford’s cut to the size of city council invalid.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Disbarred lawyer, mother of four jailed for theft involving prominent diet doctor]( [Norma Walton received a three-year prison sentence Thursday after a jury convicted her of two counts of theft.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [TTC reaches settlement with Black rider who sued agency for racial profiling]( [“I am very happy that the events of Feb. 18, 2018 will be put behind me,” said Reece Maxwell-Crawford in a statement.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto police will soon be collecting racial data as a way to identify bias]( [The Toronto Police Services Board approved a new “historic” policy around the mandated collection of race-based data.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’ suffered by diplomats caused by Zika fumigation, study suggests]( [Exposure to a toxin used to kill mosquitos following the Carribean’s Zika outbreak is a “plausible explanation” for brain injuries acquired by government staff, the report found.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Trudeau showing up in blackface was racist. But outrage around it is shallow]( [If people are genuinely concerned about racism, they should challenge our leaders on policies that would better the lives of those in the margins, writes Shree Paradkar.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Is Shark Man an idiot? It would appear so]( [David Weaver caused a stir at Ripley’s Aquarium last October when he stripped naked and entered the shark tank and swam around in it. The judge at his trial gave him probation. After Weaver left court, he said he had no regrets and would do it again, writes Rosie DiManno.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Star]( 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]( [Manage Your Email Preferences]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](