Guests: Star journalists Ben Spurr and Mahdis Habibinia

The Star’s City Hall bureau has been digging deep into the garbage with its Waste Not, Want Not series, examining how Toronto handles its trash and how the choices we make shape our city. In this episode, City Hall Bureau Chief Ben Spurr explains where most of our garbage actually ends up and what options the city has next, with its main landfill nearing capacity in just over a decade. Then, reporter Mahdis Habibinia shares what she learned from Torontonians trying to live a zero-waste lifestyle, and offers some practical advice on how the rest of us can start cutting down on trash at home.

Produced by Paulo Marques

Lately, speed cameras in this city and neighbouring cities have become a symbol and target of people’s rage. The Parkside Drive speed camera was erected when this spot saw a horrific and fatal crash in 2021, due to speeding.

It is now Toronto’s most prolific speed cam and was recently cut down by vandals for the seventh time in eleven months.

And earlier this month 16 cameras across the city were taken out in a single night.

This week, three more have come down.

The City of Vaughan has decided to remove speed cameras all together after rolling out its program just earlier this year.

Premier Ford has voiced his disdain for speed cameras and some individuals vocally echo him. Community safety organizations and reports, however, say they’re effective.

We’re joined today by Toronto Star’s resident Speed Cam man, Raju Mudhar, to give us the facts while we zoom out and chat about what all of this may really be about.

Audio Sources: Deputy Inspector Peter Wallace, Toronto Police Service, CP24

Guest: Nicholas Keung, Toronto Star Immigration Reporter

Canada is quietly but significantly changing course on immigration. As the federal government moves to reduce the number of non-permanent residents, critics warn this may signal a harder shift in policy, with growing efforts to tighten border controls and slow down immigration processing. Questions are mounting about how these changes will affect the labour market, the economy, and the people caught in the middle. In this episode, immigration reporter Nicholas Keung explains what’s shifting, why it’s happening now, and what it could mean for Canada's future as a destination for newcomers.

Produced by Paulo Marques and Sean Pattendon