The Sherman secrets revealed in newly released police docs

Plus, kids' lunchtime pickle and the Catch-22 of snowy street parking [The Star] First Up [By Lex Harvey] By Lex Harvey Good morning. Here’s the latest on the Sherman murder case, why lunch is the riskiest time of day for school kids and the Catch-22 of snow parking. DON’T MISS McKenna Deighton/Toronto Star Photo Illustration sherman murders [Barry Sherman owed $1 billion and wasn’t going to pay]( Newly released police documents are spotlighting some Sherman secrets, including a hefty payout Barry had no intention of meeting, turmoil surrounding the Apotex CEO, details about Barry and Honey’s marriage, and a theory that the billionaires may have been murdered for religious reasons. Kevin Donovan reports on [what the Shermans’ family, friends and business associates told homicide detectives](. - Miss something? Barry and Honey Sherman were killed in their Toronto home on Dec. 13, 2017. More than four years later, the case remains unsolved. [Catch up on Donovan’s reporting on the murders](. - What we know: Barry’s son-in-law Brad Krawczyk told police Barry lost $1 billion in lawsuits, but maintained he wasn’t going to pay the pharmaceutical companies that had sued over patent issues. Apotex settled with the companies following the murders. - Another angle: Honey’s sister told police that Honey was “very vocal about being Jewish” and had gone to meetings “to stop Muslims and retribution,” but nothing else in the roughly 2,000 pages of documents indicates police found anything to suggest a religious motive. Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images education [As kids go back to school, lunch becomes the most complicated meal of the day]( With Toronto students finally returning to class after heavy snowfall bumped in-person learning by two more days, parents are worried about one particular block on the schedule: lunch. With Omicron infections high, experts say lunchtime is the riskiest period of the day because of the removal of masks. Without clear safety policies around lunch, some parents feel left to handle it on their own. [Ghada Alsharif reports on the lunchtime pickle](. - Context: Ontario students have been remote learning since Dec. 17, after the government moved schools online for the first two weeks of the year to make classrooms safer. - What we know: Experts suggest bringing your kid home for lunch if you can, or encouraging them to go outside on their break. Schools say they’re planning on staggering lunch breaks and maximizing social distancing. - Wait, what? One TDSB parent said her daughter’s school suggested kids briefly remove their masks to take a bite and put them back on to chew. Richard Lautens/The Star parking [Does she who shovels the spot get to park? The Catch-22 of snow parking]( Monday’s record snowfall has put street parkers in a bind: clear your spot, leave, and risk losing it? Or stay put and opt for another form of transportation? Some Torontonians believe there’s an unwritten rule that whoever clears a parking spot gets dibs, while others argue that once a space is snow-free it’s fair game, Ben Spurr reports. [Here’s more on the snowy showdown](. - Go deeper: One Toronto mother said her family is so keen on “protecting the spot” that they’ll walk and take Ubers until the city comes to clear the snow. - Word from City Hall: Officially, street parking is public domain. But Mayor John Tory has a suggestion: “work out a co-operative arrangement with your neighbours, perhaps to, you know, shovel more spaces and make them available on a basis where we co-operate with each other as opposed to some kind of competition.” - Have your say: [If you clear a parking spot of snow, do you get dibs on it?]( WHAT ELSE Doug Ford suggested COVID-19 restrictions [could be relaxed soon](. Canada’s top doctor says [COVID-19 will likely become endemic](. This teacher is accused of abusing as many as 200 kids. How could that have happened? [Here’s what new court documents allege](. He got a ticket, then called the police chief. [But the suspension of the first Black justice minister in Canada is drawing criticism](. A judge awarded $150,000 in legal costs to the ex-bureaucrat accused in the [$11 million COVID-19 fraud case](. The health care and skilled trades sectors are facing a [“mass exodus” of retiring workers after COVID](. Despite a Zamboni driver shortage, Torontonians are [finding refuge at the rink during COVID-19](. How did Monday’s massive snowstorm measure up in the history books? [You might be surprised](. ICYMI Dreamstime Photo [Amid a booze-soaked culture, the “sober curious” movement is gaining ground in Canada. Here’s why.]( CLOSE-UP Andrew Francis Wallace/The Star ETOBICOKE: A pedestrian trudges through the snow in Prince of Wales Park on January 18, 2022. Thanks for reading. You can reach me and the First Up team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_100464). I’ll see you back here tomorrow. [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. 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