'I feel terrible': Wilfrid Laurier international student at centre of storm over post about how to get free food thestar.com/news/ontario/i… Important story from Ben Cohen via @torontostar

Consular services freeze leaves Ukrainian men abroad with questions
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Toronto Star wins three National Newspaper Awards trib.al/FrgrDFy

Many Canadians have heard enough from Justin Trudeau, but Americans are a different story. For the prime minister, talking to Americans is part of a serious communication strategy, Susan Delacourt (real) writes. thestar.com/politics/many-… #cdnpoli

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Months after they were promised, Ottawa still hasn't imposed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers
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From the front page of the ⁦⁦Toronto Star⁩, ⁦Kristin Rushowy⁩ with exclusive news about Education Minister ⁦Stephen Lecce⁩’s plan to strictly limit the use of cellphones in schools. Ontario would have the toughest curbs in Canada.
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If you have any questions about the Shared Bylines program, let me know!

The program is for BIPOC student journalists in Canada (no need to be in a journalism program) and this year we have a brand-new opportunity for visually impaired student journalists thanks to Graham Isador !

I asked the provinces if they think housing is a human right, and plan to make rules protecting that right. Quebec sent this:

'Do I ghost her again? Otherwise, a general response that doesn't answer, to say housing is a priority for our government?'

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‘He didn’t need to pick sides’: Behind closed doors, kaffiyeh ban exposes divisions in Doug Ford’s Tory caucus.

#StarExclusive by Robert Benzie trib.al/j35ydSk

Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem thestar.com/politics/feder…

Reminder: inflation hit rates not seen in 40 year highs in 2022
The feds cut pandemic income supports in 2022
(Poverty rates are measured in constant dollars)

Canada's poverty rate went up from 7.4% to 9.9% in 2022, the highest since it was 10.3% before the pandemic in 2019. Food insecurity went up from 12.9% to 16.9%, according to newly released StatsCan data: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-…

On Friday’s Toronto Star A1: An Ontario college slashes programs amid a drop in revenue from international students: Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂 Kristin Rushowy report. Plus: MPP Sarah Jama defies the Speaker’s ban on kaffiyehs in the legislature (📸 Kristin Rushowy). And Bruce Arthur remembers Bob Cole.

Breaking: Air Canada says it is reviewing policies after ‘regrettable incident’ that saw removal of national chief’s headdress from airline cabin via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… #cdnpoli

Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance but local job protection is a concern

Today Trudeau sidestepped a question about whether the agreement with Honda includes explicit protection for Canadian workers, a demand from unions + opposition parties

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I work with the best team. Thrilled to see 'It’s Political' nominated for another DPA. Thank you Digital Publishing Awards judges.
And 🙌 to michal stein Kevin Sexton + our bureau reporters, JP, Sean + our fabulous guests who give us so much of their time. digitalpublishingawards.ca/2024nominees/ 🎙🎧

Lots of impressive work by other ⁦Toronto Star⁩ colleagues too! Star nets 13 Digital Publishing Awards nominations thestar.com/news/gta/toron…

For my latest Dine & Dish, Heather McPherson invited me to the Parliamentary Dining Room, where we spoke about misogyny in the House, why she won't work with certain Conservative MPs, and the future of the NDP.

For subscribers:
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Tomorrow is the deadline for all the MAX scholarships, including one I have sponsored to encourage young Muslims to enter journalism and communications. Please share widely! Details can be found here. maxscholars.org

Looks like the Liberal nomination meeting to decide the candidate in Toronto-St. Paul's is going down May 1. One assumes the byelection call will follow shortly. liberal.ca/nomination-not…