Today's Star Headlines

Including: ‘I want him to see what he did’: Survivors prepare for start of Yonge St. van attack murder trial [The Star]( Morning Headlines [‘I want him to see what he did’: Survivors prepare for start of Yonge St. van attack murder trial]( The trial, set to begin by Zoom Tuesday, will hinge on van driver Alek Minassian’s state of mind. His defence is likely to argue he is not criminally responsible for his actions. [Read more »]( [Rosie DiManno: Guided by faith, Joe Biden has brought about the end of days for Donald Trump]( In his victory speech, the president elect quoted from the Book of Ecclesiastes about a “time to heal.” Binding the wounds of a divided country is the tone he has already set, writes Rosie DiManno [Read more »]( [Susan Delacourt: Donald Trump lost, but Trumpism is still thriving. Could it take hold in Canada, too?]( Whether opposition to global trade and immigration, or grudge-fuelled resentment of institutions and experts, the political forces whipped up by Donald Trump are alive here, writes Susan Delacourt [Read more »]( [‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek dead at 80]( “We have lost an icon,” says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the TV star who expected to mark his two-year cancer survival in 2021. [Read more »]( [‘We feel betrayed’: Program to help Beirut blast victims fails to reunite Canadians with loved ones]( The federal government introduced a special program to speed up the reunification of Canadians with loved ones who had been affected by the Beirut explosion. More than half of the applicants have been rejected [Read more »]( [Resignations demanded of four Toronto Catholic trustees who voted that their colleague’s linking LGBTQ issues to bestiality and pedophilia did not breach the board’s code of conduct]( Former student trustee also asks the four to formally apologize and be banned from running for caucus positions [Read more »]( [Canadian hockey icon Howie Meeker dies at age 97]( Meeker won the Stanley Cup on four occasions over eight seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and had a 30-year broadcasting career with CBC and TSN. [Read more »]( [Wearing a mask triggers flashbacks of rape. Woman says her refusal to wear one led to her being denied treatment in Ottawa hospital]( “I couldn’t think about this, talk about this, without crying,” says the 58-year-old Ottawa-area woman of trying to explain her trauma to hospital staff. [Read more »]( [California just voted down stricter gig economy rules. Now, Toronto advocates are asking: do app companies have too much power?]( A new coalition of environmentalists, labour advocates and researchers says Toronto needs stronger rules around ride sharing. [Read more »]( [Ron Dalton knows what it’s like to be wrongfully convicted of murder. He doesn’t know why Ottawa isn’t moving faster to help people like him]( During the 2019 election campaign, the Liberal party promised to create an independent commission to review wrongful conviction claims. [Read more »]( [Kicking dining rooms to the curb: How Toronto restaurants are evolving to become less dependent on diners]( From food trucks to selling jars of specialty sauces, restaurant owners are coming up with creative ways to keep their businesses afloat in the long-term amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more »]( [Home and work life blurring together? Try a fake ‘commute!’]( From driving to a coffeeshop to walking around the block before sitting down at their desk, people are finding ways to work the once hated commute back into their day jobs at home. [Read more »]( [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -