Today's Star Headlines

Including: Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders — the force’s first Black leader — steps down, stunning his own staff [Star Logo] Headlines [Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders — the force’s first Black leader — steps down, stunning his own staff]( [Saunders leaves Toronto police July 31, he announced Monday, saying the decision came at the right time for his family.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Seven candidates to replace Mark Saunders as Toronto’s next chief of police]( [Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders announcement Monday that he is stepping down early has already ignited speculation on his possible successors.]( [Read More [arrow]]( Have you signed up yet for First Up? The Star's new morning newsletter is more than just the headlines: it's everything you need to know in just a few minutes. Start your day with more of what matters and [sign up for First Up today](. [Police defunding motion headed to Toronto city council]( [Motion looks to cut $122 million from the 2021 police budget, while calls for police body cameras grow.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Hustled, episode 4: With the arrival of COVID-19, being a Foodora courier suddenly becomes a lot riskier]( [This Matters will broadcast the Toronto Star’s six-part podcast Hustled each Monday. In the fourth episode, the pandemic brings new risks — and a greater appreciation — for Foodora couriers. But where are the job protections?]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Stop firing rubber bullets at protesters]( [Less-lethal weapons — what a bland euphemism for things that hurt, that can kill, and should never be turned on the citizenry for crowd control.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: Ontario lurches forward again as reopening begins]( [Stage two Ontario gets to enter the exciting, tentative, possibly confusing and perhaps exhilarating world of the past, and the future, Bruce Arthur writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Black voices are speaking out about Toronto’s police budget. City hall should listen]( [COVID and anti-racism protests have added new urgency to calls to rein in the police budget, writes Matt Elliott.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [A wall the White House built to keep protesters out now documents their demands to be let in]( [In Washington, a new sort of museum has sprung up, with a grassroots collection of memorials and art pieces and quotations from history curated by those protesting in the street, affixed with tape and pins to the fence.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [This couple makes $190,000 together. But with two kids, their parents’ bills and a house that needs fixing, they aren’t sure they’re saving properly]( [The parents of two kids under three years old have goals of moving into a bigger detached home to give their children the opportunity to grow while also having room for grandparents for when they get older or too ill to live at home. How can they get there?]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Mississauga trumpet player awarded prestigious Juilliard School scholarship]( [For the last two years William Leathers has had to rely on a GoFundMe campaign to pay for his tuition at the New York school’s trumpet program.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Peel public school board has one last chance to address racism and dysfunction, Stephen Lecce warns]( [Latest report by investigator Arleen Huggins finds board leadership ‘lacks capacity’ to make required changes]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Emma Teitel: J.K. Rowling behaving like a paranoid Muggle with her hurtful jab at transgender people]( [“Harry Potter” author paints a marginalized group as a bullying threat to her existence as a woman. That’s not a “middle-aged moment,” it’s a deliberately unkind one, Emma Teitel writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [China’s foreign interference likely ‘widespread’ in Canada, says author of new report]( [The United Front Work Department has been an official department of the Chinese Communist Party since 1979, when ambitious Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping tasked it to collect information from sources around the world and advance global support for the Party.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [How did New Zealand succeed against COVID-19, as Ontario and other parts of Canada struggle?]( [New Zealand’s remarkable success in tackling the coronavirus pandemic can be attributed to its relatively small population, geographical advantage of being an isolated island and quick government response.]( [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]( [Become a Star Subscriber]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](