Highway 413 could cost Ontarians even more money

Plus, here’s why this  sought-after subsidized apartment sat frozen in time for nearly a year [The Star] First Up [By Ashley Okwuosa] By Ashley Okwuosa Good morning. On Friday night, Justin Trudeau joined thousands from the Ukrainian community in downtown Toronto to mark [the one-year anniversary of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion](. Here’s the latest. MUST READS Lance McMillan/Toronto Star Star exclusive [Highway 413 environmental impact studies have cost over $35 million — but the Ford government will likely have to spend millions more]( Documents obtained by the Star show that the current government did not analyze 413’s climate impact and is now scrambling to fill in the gaps to avoid a scenario where the federal government does its own evaluation. The new research, which could cost millions and further delay the project, will focus on identifying 413’s potential contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and its impact on some local endangered species. [Paul Webster and Clarrie Feinstein explain the 16-year history of the Highway 413 assessment, the project’s potential environmental impact, and what will happen if the federal government has to step in](. Paige Taylor White/Toronto Star HOUSING [Why did a sought-after subsidized apartment sit frozen in time for nearly a year?]( 10 months after 81-year-old Charles Parris died, his apartment sat unoccupied, frozen in time. Toronto Community Housing Corp. has acknowledged it took unusually long to vacate the apartment and move in someone new but points to another burgeoning problem as the cause. An increasing number of people in Toronto are dying without anyone able or willing to put them to rest, Victoria Gibson reports. Provincewide, cases have been soaring, from 145 instances in 2006 to 983 last year, and most are in Toronto. [Here’s how an increase in unclaimed remains cases is putting pressure on subsidized housing as waitlists continue to swell across the city](. Codie McLachlan/Star Edmonton Canada [She was trying to find her daughter’s killer. Then the online trolls found her]( Tootsie Tuccaro has been fighting to find her daughter’s killer for over a decade. Amber, a 20-year-old mother of one from the Mikisew Cree First Nation in northern Alberta, disappeared in 2010 after hitchhiking with a man in a rural area, and her remains were found two years later. When Tootsie began encountering trolls and fake Facebook profiles using her daughter’s image online, it brought back all the anguish of knowing her daughter’s killer was never found. While she says she’s reported these encounters, she’s frustrated by the response from social media companies. [Omar Mosleh reports on how big tech companies are responding to people who have been hacked or are facing harassment online](. Coffeeandmilk/Getty Images Nip/tuck [Generation Z’s obsession with plastic surgery hits new high as experts report a spike in clients under 30]( Besides scrolling through TikTok and reviving decades-old music, Gen Z appears to have another obsession: cosmetic procedures. Data shows 75 per cent of surgeons in the U.S. saw a spike in clients under 30 in 2022. In Canada, the demand for plastic surgery and non-surgical cosmetic procedures soared during the pandemic. So what’s causing the spike? Gen Z says social media may have influenced their decisions to get plastic surgery. [Alessia Passafiume breaks down the trend, and shares why one activist says increased demand for plastic surgery speaks to a larger societal issue](. Supplied/Jamal Omar GTA [Tired of gun violence in their community, they took matters into their own hands]( The tragic death of an 18-year-old boy by gun violence prompted Mohamed Hassan and Ahmed Shiddo to gather community members and discuss what was happening in their neighborhood. By 2022, they had founded Somali Together, a non-profit organization dedicated to Somali youth. With support from Black organizations around Toronto to the Raptors president, Masai Ujiri, [Libaan Osman shares the story of how Mohamed and Ahmed are working to create opportunities and resources for the next generation of Somali-Canadians](. POV Thomas Walkom: [The invasion of Ukraine has breathed life into a new Cold War](. Bob Hepburn: [Here’s how Doug Ford can make Toronto mayoral elections better](. Donovan Vincent: [Pioneering Black publisher Mary Ann Shadd Cary is a role model today](. Andrew Phillips: [Justin Trudeau is digging a deeper hole for himself on Chinese meddling in elections](. Rick Salutin: [Poilievre’s choice — it isn’t being a right-wing populist leader in Canada](. Rosa Addario: Canada’s small internet providers — and choice — [are dying at the hands of Ottawa and the CRTC](. WATCH THIS Pat Redmond/AP If you’re looking for something wacky to watch this weekend, Alessia Passafiume has compiled a list of 10 movies, including one with a bonkers plot and extremely literal name. [From newer films like “Cocaine Bear” (it is exactly what you think it is) to contemporary classics like “Dude, Where’s My Car?" here's our list](. Thanks for reading. You can reach 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_168736), and I will see you back here tomorrow. If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. 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