What happens if Kamala actually wins

Plus, sounding the alarm on a child care crisis, the Vince Carter conundrum and the looming ‘catastrophe’ of the northern lights [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Andrew Joe Potter] By Andrew Joe Potter Good morning. Reminder, daylight saving time ends for most of Canada tonight. [Sure, we get an extra hour of sleep — but it comes at a price](. Here’s the latest. MUST READS Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Opinion [If Kamala Harris wins, expect joy, violence, baggage and rage]( Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election is almost here. If Harris actually pulls off a win, the party around the historic achievement will be over rather quickly, Heather Mallick writes. The would-be President-elect has no shortage of foundational issues to tackle and plenty of political baggage to schlep over to the West Wing. [Soon, the Democrats’ real fight would begin](. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Opinion [This election isn’t about Donald Trump. It’s about what America actually is]( Former Republican strategist Stuart Stevens writes that Trump didn’t “hijack” the Republican party — he just revealed it for what it’s become. The GOP has always had internal splits on policy approaches but generally held strong moral character and personal responsibility as core tenets. Now, we’re approaching what Stevens believes could be [the most divisive stretch in American history since the Civil War](. Michelle Mengsu Chang/Toronto Star KIDS IN CRISIS [Child welfare agencies sound the alarm on the complex health-care crisis]( Citing safety concerns, burnout and a lack of community support, parents are increasingly relinquishing kids with complex health needs to agencies like the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto. There are currently over 60 such children in the city, Megan Ogilvie and Amy Dempsey Raven report. [Advocates say implementing key solutions will make a massive difference in combating the crisis](. John G. Mabanglo/AFP via Getty Images Opinion [Vince Carter’s jersey retirement is surprising in more ways than one]( In cities that take their sports seriously, raising a number to the rafters is no small thing, Dave Feschuk writes. Despite his gravity-defying highlights and broad impact on Canadian hoops, Carter was no Kyle Lowry when it came to winning. [For all “Vinsanity” did to put Toronto on the NBA map, he also nearly wiped us off it](. Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images HEALTH [The northern lights present a looming potential ‘catastrophe’]( While these large solar storms are undoubtedly stunning, a big enough one could damage satellites, take out radio, TV and telephones, and cause blackouts across entire continents, scientists explain to Mark Colley. [Its impact would be devastating](. Watch THIS Claire Folger/Warner Bros. Entertainment/TNS There are two crimes afoot in Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2”: there’s the murder at the heart of the legal thriller but there’s also the big-picture crime of the film getting buried by its own studio. [Peter Howell finds Warner Bros. guilty of sabotaging a movie well worth your time](. Thanks for reading. If the northern lights can put an end to standard time for good, I say bring it on. 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_4757), 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](