Brendan Kennedy (https://bsky.app/profile/bkstar) (@bkennedystar) 's Twitter Profile
Brendan Kennedy (https://bsky.app/profile/bkstar)

@bkennedystar

Reporter on the Toronto Star's investigative team. Send tips to [email protected]. Not here anymore.
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Ten Indigenous people killed at the hands of Canadian police in a matter of months. Where is the outrage, Kent Roach wonders: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Robert Benzie (@robertbenzie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Costs to taxpayers have soared because Premier Doug Ford's controversial Ontario Place redevelopment scheme was "not fair, transparent or accountable" -- and his use of Minister's Zoning Orders is haphazard, the auditor general has found. thestar.com/politics/provi…

Robert Benzie (@robertbenzie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Premier Doug Ford is prepared to override the courts by giving municipalities and police "enhanced legislative powers" to "dismantle" homeless encampments across Ontario. #onpoli #topoli thestar.com/politics/provi…

Abby O'Brien (@abbyjobrien) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#NEW: The family of a mentally ill man who died after being “stripped naked and brutally attacked by his cellmate” inside a Toronto jail has launched a wrongful death lawsuit against the province. thestar.com/news/gta/strip…

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Toronto rent prices have been dipping for months. If you got into the market at the peak, now could be your chance to negotiate a better price with your landlord. Others have done it. Here’s how you can, too Toronto Star thestar.com/business/perso…

Brendan Kennedy (https://bsky.app/profile/bkstar) (@bkennedystar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A year ago inmates at Maplehurst endured what they described as brutal collective punishment from guards. On Friday, one of those inmates was given a shorter sentence because of what the judge called "shocking" & "disgraceful" treatment at the jail. thestar.com/news/investiga…

Abby O'Brien (@abbyjobrien) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ A few weeks ago, I obtained correspondence between Toronto police and FACTOR Canada, showing that the service had placed the org's $10M fraud report in an “investigative queue" citing a lack of resources. For the Toronto Star: thestar.com/news/gta/toron…

manuela vega (@_manuelavega) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dozens of tenants in Thorncliffe Park have been on rent strike since May 2023. I wrote about the public battle with their landlord, and why, despite their losses, they’re not done fighting Toronto Star thestar.com/news/gta/anato…

Andy Takagi (@andy_takagi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Big news to kick off the year: I’m taking over as the Transportation Reporter for Toronto Star covering everything traffic, transit, and train-related. DM or email me all your tips, complaints, or maybe even some heart-warming stories here or at [email protected]

David Rider (@dmrider) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ICYMI, I had two stories in Toronto Star over the weekend. Number 1 - 'Driverless taxis are rolling closer to Toronto — are we ready for them?' thestar.com/news/gta/drive…

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Number 2: 'Pickering’s mayor shut down in-person council meetings because of controversial councillor Lisa Robinson and her far-right supporters. Now she wants his job' thestar.com/news/gta/picke…

Robert Benzie (@robertbenzie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Premier Doug Ford’s pre-election gambit to expedite the liberalization of booze sales cost taxpayers an additional $612M, according to ⁦FAO-ON⁩. #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…

Brendan Kennedy (https://bsky.app/profile/bkstar) (@bkennedystar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As first reported by the fine folks at TheTrillium.ca, Ryan Amato -- the former Ford govt staffer who resigned in the wake of the Greenbelt scandal -- has been accused in a lawsuit of promising to help a developer get land rezoned for money. Full story 👇 thestar.com/news/the-forme…

Gabe Oatley (@gabeoatley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ever wondered the story behind Candlelight Concerts in Toronto? We did too. Turns out, it's run by a Goldman Sachs-backed company called Fever that's been valued at more than $1 billion. 1/ torontotoday.ca/local/business…

Bruce Livesey (@livesey416) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lives ruined, no ‘traitors’ found: the cost of baseless reporting on Chinese interference breachmedia.ca/no-traitors-co…

David Rider (@dmrider) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New from me: Doug Ford's promise of highways, highways, highways might gain him votes from frustrated drivers. Transportation experts, however, say his key pledges are unlikely to reduce gridlock on Ontario's roadways & might actually worsen it thestar.com/politics/provi…