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| | | Good morning. In case you missed it, Oscar-winning composer Vangelis died this week. From here on out, please try to imagine his instantly recognizable (and almost comically inspirational) "Chariots of Fire" theme playing whenever you read the Sunday edition of First Up. Here’s the latest. | | | |
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| After 10 Black Americans were killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo last week, Canadian online groups buzzed with the same baseless, hate-filled arguments that had influenced the shooter, Alex McKeen writes. Like many countries where the majority of the population is white, Canada harbours some "White Replacement" conspiracy theorists, too. Here's why it's become a prototype for other alt-right myths. | | | |
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| | | EXTREME WEATHER | |
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| By the time the thunderstorm and hurricane-like winds abated on Saturday, four Ontarians had died. Countless homes, cars and power lines were strewn with fallen trees and other debris. Over 343,000 lost power at some point, and Hydro Ottawa's director dubbed the fallout a potential "multi-day event." Ben Cohen has all the details on the short but deadly storm — and what comes next. | | | |
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| | | CRIME | |
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| A car stolen in Toronto, like Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner’s Range Rover, can fetch more than twice its value on the black market overseas. Local criminals are using a variety of old and new tricks to separate you from your vehicle, law enforcement and industry experts tell Gilbert Ngabo and Jason Miller. Do you know what to do in the event of a carjacking? | | | |
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| Close staff didn’t expect United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney to lose in his recent leadership review and vote. They definitely didn’t expect him to announce his forthcoming resignation as UCP leader and Alberta's premier, despite receiving a little over half the total vote. Where did it all go wrong for the former rising star? Kieran Leavitt takes us inside the perfect storm that brought Kenney in (and out) of power. | | | |
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| | | AGRICULTURE | |
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| After last year’s record-breaking heat and rampant wildfires, British Columbia's $2.8 billion wine industry is still feeling the burn. Heavy smoke seeps into grape skins and vine leaves, leaving an ashy odour and flavour that spoils the end product, local winemakers tell Ghada Alsharif. Here's how B.C. is scrambling to salvage its smoke-tainted grapes. | | | |
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| | | |  | | Get a front-row seat this provincial election. As the Ontario election heats up, you need This Week in Politics, featuring exclusive analysis from Queen's Park bureau chief Robert Benzie and columnist Susan Delacourt. Sign up here, and you'll start receiving their insight on what just happened, what it means — and what's coming next. | | | | | | |
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About once a month at Ripley's Aquarium, Prathamesh Kulkarni dives into the tanks containing two giant Pacific octopuses. He explains to Tracey Tong why his "best friends," Spaghetti and Noodles, share more in common with puppies than sea monsters. | |
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Some of today's best craft sake is available in Toronto, including from Izumi, the city's only sake brewery. Food writer Nancy Matsumoto tells Briony Smith about her five go-to sake spots. | |
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| | | Thanks for reading (and you can stop humming the "Chariots of Fire" theme now). You can reach the First Up team at firstup@thestar.ca. We're off tomorrow for Victoria Day, so Manuela will see you back here on Tuesday. | | | |
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