Today's Star Headlines

Including: What should Toronto be looking for in its next police chief? [Star Logo] Headlines [What should Toronto be looking for in its next police chief?]( [With a blinding spotlight on policing and deafening calls for change, the search for a top cop carries an ever-greater weight, and must contend with the possibility some may not want the pressure cooker job.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The five biggest challenges facing Toronto’s next police chief]( [Anti-Black racism. A looming budget battle. Record gun violence. Toronto’s next chief has a daunting to-do list.]( [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](. [COVID-19 cases are rising among young people in hot spots including Toronto, Peel and Hamilton]( [While some experts suspect it could be tied to testing patterns, others are pointing to other factors like workplace outbreaks, housing and lockdown fatigue coupled with an “invincible” attitude.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Can I go to my cottage this week? An epidemiologist explains how to stay safe as Ontario starts to reopen]( [Most of Ontario will see more businesses reopen on Friday. This week, the Star is answering a series of questions about what the province is calling Stage 2 of loosening COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Here’s some of what to expect.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [As Canadian economy reopens, will child care be there to support working parents?]( [Federal funding and leadership needed to shore up as many as one-third of child-care centres in Canada teetering on collapse, survey shows]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Desmond Cole and the case for defunding police]( [Desmond Cole, activist, journalist and author, offers his opinion in a conversation with Adrian Cheung, on the movement to defund policing and why he thinks the system of policing, as we understand it, should be abolished]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The life and death COVID-19 curve no one is talking about]( [“We don’t just need a vaccine for COVID, we need a vaccine for mental health.” Experts have modelled suicide rates based on a variety of COVID-19 scenarios tied largely to unemployment and the economy. They’re worried about what they saw.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: With daycares reopening a lot of parents are nervous as hell]( [Hair salons got more notice than child care centres did, says one worried daycare operator.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Clover Condos at Yonge and Wellesley expected to be sold to Concord Pacific — buyers worried they will have to pay more to keep their units]( [Concord has until Wednesday to pay the main mortgage holder on the Clover Condos, one of three Cresford luxury condominium projects that went into receivership in late March.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [I’m a young Black man in Canada and I’ve found my voice. Here I am]( [Two friends discuss scenarios they’ve dealt with as Black men in Canada living in “a system that was not meant for me.”]( [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](