Toronto’s home flippers are flipping out

Plus, what we know about an alleged serial killing spree, the latest Jacob Hoggard verdict and movie musical mayhem [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Andrew Joe Potter] By Andrew Joe Potter Good morning. What made Peter Mansbridge, David Suzuki and others co-write a letter to CBC news? [The prominent alumni think their former employer has dropped the ball](. And here’s the latest on everything else. MUST READS R.J. Johnston/Toronto Star Housing [The era of the Toronto home flipper might be over]( Within three years, the former site of an East York bungalow had been sold, razed, partly rebuilt and sold again. With construction still unfinished, there are indications that the mortgage lender has taken control of the property to recuperate their costs, Clarrie Feinstein reports. It’s just one example of house-flipping gone wrong, [with more people entering into power of sales or selling at substantial losses](. NRP photo Crime [Woman arrested after alleged three-day killing spree across Ontario]( Apprehended at a Burlington hotel on Friday, 30-year-old Sabrina Kauldhar is charged with three counts of murder, once in the first degree and twice in the second. The killings took place in three different Ontario cities over three days this week, Rachel Mendleson, Abby O’Brien and Sebastian Bron report. [Police say she would fit the definition of a serial killer](. Steve Russell/Toronto Star Justice [Jacob Hoggard not guilty in latest sexual assault case]( A jury found that the former frontman did not sexually assault a 19-year-old woman following a Hedley concert in 2016. Crucially, Hoggard’s status as a convicted sex offender was unknown to the Northern Ontario jury as it was not directly relevant to the case, Jacques Gallant notes. [Despite the win, Hoggard will continue to serve a five-year prison sentence for a previous conviction](. Nick Lachance Toronto Star Politics [Province begins abrupt, ‘shameful’ deforestation job at Ontario Place]( Locals woke up Thursday to find over 800 trees on Ontario Place’s West Island reduced to stumps. By Friday, a waste removal operation had begun to make way for a towering spa resort and waterpark. The province claims that replacement trees will ultimately increase the site’s biodiversity, David Rider reports. [One prominent landscape artist believes Toronto just lost a magical place](. Dax Melmer/Special to the Star SPORTS [A former Blue Jays prospect is rewriting his baseball story]( Taking architecture courses at London’s Fanshawe College, Harry Muir is finally using up his final two years of collegiate baseball eligibility, Joe Callaghan writes. With a 1.21 ERA, the ex-prospect has earned his time on the mound. At 52 years old, [he’s relishing his renewed love for a sport that nearly killed him](. [Toronto Star Archives] Look through the past with the Star Archives. Search your family name to trace your roots, find your birthdate to see what was making headlines or dive into true-crime stories to unravel gripping mysteries. Subscribers get access to 100+ years of the Star. Interested? [Start exploring here](. WATCH THIS Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros./TNS Yes, “Joker: Folie á Deux,” the sequel to the gritty reboot of a Batman villain’s origin story, is a musical. However, Chris Nashawaty points out that even with pop star Lady Gaga joining, [the feature has plenty of company when it comes to head-scratching movie musicals](. Thanks for reading. Go gaga if you must but rest assured there will be no singing in Sunday’s edition. You can reach the First Up team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_3284), and I will see you back here tomorrow. Get [thestar.com]( + ePaper edition. Only $1 for 6 months! Save over $100. [Get This Offer]( If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [View in Browser]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](