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Plus, a cop's failure to help a Toronto woman and a Russian child's anti-war drawing [The Star] First Up [By Manuela Vega] By Manuela Vega Good morning. Here’s the latest on Toronto police misconduct, the federal budget’s initiatives for affordability and a Russian child’s anti-war drawing. DON’T MISS Supplied Photo/Toronto Police policing [A Toronto cop allegedly ignored this woman’s domestic violence report — she was dead three days later]( Daniella Mallia, 23, was killed in the Downsview area on Aug. 18, 2022. According to a detailed police document made public Tuesday, Const. Anson Alfonso is facing misconduct charges for allegedly failing to investigate her “repeated pleas” for help. Just three days after he allegedly dismissed her complaints about an ex-boyfriend threatening her safety and neglected to charge him despite evidence he committed a crime, Mallia was found dead. [Wendy Gillis reports on the ways Alfonso is said to have failed to meet the service’s standards](. - Context: Evidence of harassment and stalking — which were present in Mallia’s case — are signs of escalating violence “and when not taken seriously they can lead to fatalities, like femicide,” said Farrah Khan, an expert in gender-based violence. - Go deeper: It can take significant effort for survivors of intimate partner violence to seek help. That’s especially true for Black and racialized women given the history of racism in policing, Khan said, noting Mallia was a young Black woman complaining about a man 10 years her senior. - More: If you are a victim of intimate partner violence, there is help. [The Star compiled this list of resources](. Canadian Press/Justin Tang affordability [Struggling with the high cost of living? Here’s how the federal budget could help ]( The federal government is allocating $7.3 billion over five years to expand Canada’s dental care program — offering coverage to families earning less than $90,000 who don’t have a private plan, and scrapping co-payments for those earning less than $70,000. The Liberals are also planning to spend $2.5 billion on doubling the GST credit for another six months, and are proposing a plan to make filing taxes easier, Raisa Patel explains. [Take a closer look at the “sprinkling of targeted measures” on affordability](. - More: With promises on health care, the green economy and the cost of living, [here are 16 things to know about the federal budget](. - Susan Delacourt’s take: Pierre Poilievre says Canada is broken. [This budget is Justin Trudeau’s answer](. - Another angle: [Here’s what prominent people are saying about the 2023 federal budget](. - On the home front: Toronto’s deputy mayor is “disappointed” to see [there’s no bail-out in the budget for the city](. File Photo war in ukraine [A child’s anti-war drawing has sent a legal chill across Russia]( Russians who oppose the war in Ukraine have been wrestling for the last year with military censorship laws under which they risk stiff fines or jail time. While many have fled the country and others have been silenced, 13-year-old Masha Moskaleva made her opposition to the war known in a drawing. Instructed in class to illustrate her support for the war, she instead depicted Russian missiles aimed at a mother and child, with a flag reading “Glory to Ukraine.” That’s when her school alerted local police investigators and the Federal Security Service, Allan Woods writes. [Here’s why the case has sparked outrage and fear in the country](. - The aftermath: The girl’s father, Alexei Moskalev, was set to be sentenced to two years in prison for anti-war social media posts. Masha is being held in an orphanage. - By the numbers: There have been more than 19,000 arrests and detentions for anti-war activities since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, according to OVD-Info. Most incidents occurred in the first month of the war, but August and September saw a spike, coinciding with a partial draft. WHAT ELSE New Brunswick families want an investigation as [cases of a mystery brain disease first reported in 2021 increase](. After a year of rising violence on the TTC, [Canada’s big three telecoms still don’t provide service on transit](. Who’s running to be Toronto mayor? Who’s bowed out? [Stay up to date with our candidate tracker](. Doug Ford is urging Toronto residents not to [vote for mayoral candidates who want to defund police](. [City councillor Brad Bradford will run for mayor]( of Toronto with a focus on TTC safety. This Toronto “Renaissance man” [led popular nature walks almost until the day he died](. [B.C. will limit access to Ozempic]( the hyped diabetes drug being used by some to lose weight. No, the pope never actually rocked a Balenciaga puffer jacket. [Here’s how to spot an AI deepfake](. Toronto 16-year-old Summer McIntosh has [set the world record in 400-metre freestyle at the Canadian swimming trials](. Justin Bieber and the Maple Leafs will have a [new free ball hockey league for youth “facing barriers.”]( POV Canadian Press/Frank Gunn [Doug Ford’s health-care cuts risk the lives of society’s most vulnerable.]( CLOSE-UP Steve Russell/The Star STRATHCONA HOTEL: Residents at a hotel shelter protest as dozens are set to be displaced to other facilities — not because the shelter is closing, but because Toronto’s lease has ended for a nearby youth shelter, and more than 100 young people will be moved in within weeks. [Take a closer look at the strained system](. Thank you 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_173714). I’ll 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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