Fires. Everywhere.

Plus, were developers the tail wagging the Doug in Ontario’s controversial Greenbelt plans? [The Star] First Up [By Andrew Joe Potter] By Andrew Joe Potter Good morning. Have you come across [the man dressed in full soccer referee regalia]( issuing red cards to Toronto drivers? It might be the only time you root for the refs. Here’s the latest. MUST READS Samantha Stuart/For the Toronto Star N.W.T. FIRES [Yellowknife has become a ghost town as authorities brace for the fire’s wrath]( With the mass evacuation efforts in the Northwest Territories underway, snapshots of the fight against the raging forest fires continue to come into focus, report Kieran Leavitt and Alex Boyd. A woman collapsing with exhaustion in her car after fleeing her people’s ancestral territory. Fire crews working to push back a fire — one of about 230 — 16 kilometres west of Yellowknife. Locals working alongside the military to create sprinkler systems and firebreaks. [Here’s more on the battle to save Yellowknife](. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press B.C. Fires [Thousands have been forced to evacuate as the fight to save West Kelowna turns desperate]( At least 10,000 people have evacuated from West Kelowna with tens of thousands more required to leave at a moment’s notice due to what B.C. Premier David Eby has called “unprecedented” fires across the province. The city’s fire chief likened the ongoing McDougall Creek wildfire to “100 years of firefighting.” With fires still actively burning, it’s impossible to verify the number of homes destroyed by the intense blazes so far. [Here’s more on the evacuation and rescue efforts](. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press GREENBELT [Critics say developers were the tail wagging the Doug on Ontario’s Greenbelt plans]( Back in the fall, Premier Doug Ford said he didn’t tip developers off regarding his Greenbelt plans. Critics contest the auditor general’s recent report shows developers weren’t tipped off, but that they actually drove the decision-making process. For his part, Ford has admitted the process was flawed and his team may have moved too quickly in removing 7,400 acres from the Greenbelt, Brendan Kennedy reports. For NDP leader Marit Stiles, [there’s another word for what has transpired: Collusion](. Andrew Medichini/AP public health [Arm consistency matters more than we thought when it comes to dual-dose vaccinations]( According to a recent study published in the peer-reviewed science journal eBioMedicine, people who received their COVID-19 jabs in the same arm produced a stronger immune response than those who received jabs in both arms. While the results have been called pioneering, the doctoral student who led the study says not to fret if your jabs weren’t in the same arm, Kevin Jiang reports. [Here’s why vaccine location matters more than previously thought](. Debra Yeo/Paramount+ streaming [What makes the umpteenth “Star Trek” a must-match?]( With two seasons available for binging, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has quickly become one of the most beloved entries in the long-running sci-fi franchise. The prequel series captures the essence of what made previous entries stand out — namely, that the ship’s crew (and the show’s cast) as a whole is larger than the sum of its parts. [This is what Debra Yeo thinks the show’s secret sauce is](. eat THIS Lance McMillan/Toronto Star Armed with empty stomachs (and hopefully the number for a good gastroenterologist) Ben Mussett, Libaan Osman and Kelly Skjerven trekked down to the CNE with a deceptively simple task: [Find the best combination of eats at the fair for $40](. Thanks for reading. Let the First Up team know what other bad behaviour around Toronto and Canada needs its own dedicated referee at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_195616). 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. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](