The legacy of peace of an Israeli-Canadian killed by Hamas

Plus, a doctor's repeated patient abuse and increased reliance on food banks [The Star] First Up [By Manuela Vega] By Manuela Vega Good morning. Here’s the latest on an Israeli Canadian killed by Hamas, a Toronto doctor who has sexually abused his patients and the use of food banks in Toronto. DON’T MISS Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images israel-hamas war [A Canadian Israeli peace activist, who was believed to be kidnapped, is now confirmed dead]( When Vivian Silver moved to Israel in the 1970s, she faced an ongoing conflict right on her doorstep, raising her family on kibbutzes near the border with Gaza and dedicating her life to advocating for non-violent solutions, Jennifer Pagliaro reports. For weeks, it was assumed the 74-year-old had been taken hostage by Hamas. But on Monday, the Consulate General of Israel in Toronto confirmed she had been killed by the militant group. [This is the legacy of peace she leaves behind](. - More: “I have to hope that the life she lived and what she worked for will sow the seeds of peace,” friend Lynne Mitchell said. “And that somehow it will come around as part of her legacy and as part of who she was — that it is achievable.” - In Gaza: Critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregivers are stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity, Gaza health officials said Monday. [Here’s how the war is continuing to unfold for Palestinians in hospitals](. - Meanwhile: China, Iran and Arab nations are [condemning an Israeli minister’s statement about dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza](. - Bruce Arthur’s take: What will help ease the latest Mideast crisis? [It won’t be the internet](. Rick Madonik/The Star health care [A Toronto doctor who sexually abused patients will keep his license after a third suspension]( In 2016, Dr. Javad Peirovy was suspended for six months after he sexually abused four female patients. In 2019, he was also suspended for two months for giving his personal cell number to a young female patient whom he then dated. This September, he was again suspended for seven months for failing to abide by the conditions on his license, including that he not see female patients without a chaperone approved by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Jacques Gallant reports. [Why hasn’t his license been revoked?]( - More: “Your now extensive disciplinary record, involving multiple types of misconduct, greatly harms the reputation of this profession and the public’s trust,” panel member Dr. Roy Kirkpatrick said Friday morning. - Wait, what? “Isn’t it three strikes and you’re out?” said medical malpractice lawyer Paul Harte, who is not involved with the case. “The college needs to essentially do everything in their power to have the public protected, and in this case, revocation appears to be the only way that they can genuinely ensure that.” Andrew Francis Wallace/The Star cost of living [One in 10 Torontonians is relying on food banks]( According to the Daily Bread Food Bank’s annual report, Torontonians’ use of food banks doubled in April 2022-23 compared to the year before. What’s more frightening to CEO Neil Heatherington is that the rising figures came at a time of relatively low unemployment, Alyshah Hasham reports. Almost half the food bank’s clients live in households where at least one person is employed and about 60 per cent have post-secondary education. [Here’s what else we know about the people relying on food banks to put food on their table](. - By the numbers: In 2021, the network of 79 food banks across Toronto passed one million visits in a year for the first time. By the end of this year, they expect to exceed three million, Heatherington said. - Meanwhile: Toronto saw a slight dip in rent prices last month — [but don’t expect it to last](. WHAT ELSE [Most Canadians want Justin Trudeau to cut the carbon price on all home heating]( a poll suggests. Why Doug Ford could — and should — [fund Toronto’s nonpolice crisis response service](. Toronto condo developers’ high-profile troubles may just be the beginning. [Why “the wheels are falling off the wagon.”]( Did Cynara’s killers have “the wrong house?” [A Toronto mom’s murder trial focuses on decade-old memories of the death scene](. [International car thieves scammed GTA dealerships by posing as luxury-car buyers]( police say. TTC’s Scarborough RT replacement bus plan begins Sunday. [Here’s what you need to know](. Is The Beer Store finished? [Sources say an announcement soon could end the monopoly](. [Carbon pricing has turned Canadian politics upside down]( Andrew Phillips writes. “Our biggest accomplishment is that we’re good friends.” [Looking back to look forward with the Tragically Hip](. A Salmonella outbreak linked to raw pet food has left [animals dead and dozens of people sick or hospitalized across Canada](. Canada’s richest 1 per cent saw the largest leap in annual income in years, while lower earners’ wages declined. [Take a look at this gap](. [Family doctors are suffering and so are their patients](. POV Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh [The fingerprints of anti-vaxxers are all over Danielle Smith’s plans for public health care]( CLOSE-UP Hatem Ali/AP Photo RAFAH: Palestinians line up for food during Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Monday. Another 200,000 people have fled northern Gaza since Nov. 5, making a total 1.5 million Palestinians displaced. [Here’s why the humanitarian crisis in the south is getting worse](. 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_203784). 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. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. 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