The clock is ticking in the search for the Titan

Plus, Barrie's homelessness plan and financial incentives for going green [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Manuela Vega] By Manuela Vega Good morning. Here’s the latest on the Titan submarine search, Barrie’s homelessness plan and environmental changes that will also save you money. DON’T MISS Handout Photo/OceanGate submarine search [Time is running out to save the missing Titanic submarine ]( Rescue crews only have until Thursday to find the missing submarine on a mission to view the wreckage of the Titanic, Steve McKinley reports. The Titan submersible has been missing since Sunday. As oxygen runs out, search and rescue crews are deploying a remote-operated vehicle in hopes of saving the five people aboard. [These are the search efforts underway](. - More: [Here’s what we know about the CEO, billionaire and Titanic expert among those believed to be on the Titan](. - A closer look: What is it like aboard the missing submarine? [There are video game controllers, a single button and other store-bought components](. - Go deeper: The submarine was reported missing an hour and 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour descent, 3,800 metres under the sea. [A Canadian explorer describes the dangers at the bottom of the ocean](. Supplied Photo/Christine Nayler housing [Barrie’s homelessness plan is being called “a clear violation of basic human rights”]( As encampments continue to pop up across Canada, Barrie wants to ban residents from giving food, money or water to homeless people on city property, Omar Mosleh reports. The proposal has been denounced by critics as harsh and inhumane — comparable to a “don’t feel the animals” bylaw — as well as ineffective in combating homelessness. [Here’s what we know about the financial penalties residents would face and the growing hostility towards people sleeping on the street](. - Go deeper: “The thinking is if you help people experiencing homelessness, they’ll keep coming back — you’re treating people like animals,” said Tim Richter, president and CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. “It’s cruel, it’s inhumane and it’s a clear violation of basic human rights.” - More: “Housing in Barrie is a crisis situation, but this is not how we address it — by taking away what little supports our most vulnerable members of our community have,” said Christine Nayler, who has been protesting the amendment. “That doesn’t make any of us safer — that just puts people more into desperation.” Richard Lautens/The Star climate crisis [You can save cash by making these four environmentally-friendly changes]( First came the iPhone wave. Next up are electric vehicles, heat pumps, induction stoves and heat-pump water heaters. Experts say the green technologies are booming in popularity because they’re convenient, comfortable and cash-saving. According to an analysis by Corporate Knights’ research division shared with the Star, Canadians could collectively save $65 billion each year in making the switch, or $4,300 per household. Meanwhile, the carbon footprint of the average Canadian household would be reduced by 80 per cent, the analysis found. [These interactive tools show how much people in different provinces could save and what the impact would be on emissions](. - Wait, what? All Canadians making the switch to green technologies would eliminate more emissions than all of those produced by the country’s oilsands. - Go deeper: Environmental and economic incentives have led to widespread adoption of the technologies, motivating governments and individuals with climate goals. WHAT ELSE Doug Ford’s government says it will open a clinic where the ER closed down. [Here’s how it plans to do so — without doctors](. An Ottawa human rights lawyer wants Trudeau and his government to finally fill nearly 80 judge roles. [Take a look at the lawsuit](. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is [targeting excessive CEO pay with this plan for a special tax](. In this week’s byelections, the NDP’s share of votes shrank. [Should the party be worried?]( Election day in Toronto is June 26. [Before you cast your ballot, use our tool to find out which mayoral candidate is right for you](. [Here’s where the top mayoral candidates stand on Ontario Place]( Dundas renaming and the Gardiner rebuild — and what the experts say. The CEO of a mental health organization argues [affordable housing should be the priority for Toronto’s next mayor](. Politics aside, here’s why Paul Bernardo’s [controversial transfer is more normal than it seems](. The LCBO’s anti-theft device allegedly tracked stolen whisky to a veteran cop’s home. [Here’s what police misconduct documents say happened](. [The OPP is investigating a collision in Pickering]( where there were “multiple vehicles on fire” and “explosions being heard.” “I thought sex would be like medicine if I got my hands on it.” [Meet the widows (and widowers) craving human touch](. One in four Canadians say they have been affected by wildfires this year. [Take a look at this poll’s findings](. ICYMI House Sigma [This $20-million Bridle Path home has been on and off the market for 15 years. Why can’t it sell?]( CLOSE-UP Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick PARLIAMENT HILL: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon look on as First Nations artist Alicia Kayley performs during the site selection ceremony of the Residential Schools National Monument in Ottawa on Tuesday. 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_187639). 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