Good morning. This is the Friday, March 3 edition of First Up, the Star’s daily morning digest. Sign upHere’s the latest on the December mass shooting in Vaughan, a questionable appointment within the Toronto police service and the fluctuating GTA housing market.The mass shooting at a condo complex in Vaughan last December left hundreds of residents terrified in their homes, too scared to move.
The senior cop chosen to lead Toronto police’s internal investigations team has shot and killed two Black men during his time on the force, Jennifer Pagliaro reports, calling into question the service’s commitment to repairing its relationship with Black communities. Although he was cleared of wrongdoing in both deaths, Supt. Richard Shank’s promotion raises a problem of optics, policing experts and Black community leaders told the Star.