Today's Star Headlines

Including: 63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran, Ukrainian official says [Star Logo] Headlines [63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran, Ukrainian official says]( [The crash happened Wednesday morning hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. soldiers, but both Ukrainian and Iranian officials say they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the aircraft.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadians unharmed as Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attacks on Iraq bases]( [Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Are we on the edge of World War III?]( [A lot of people greeted the new year with war worries after a targeted airstrike by the United States killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani. But those fears may be unfounded, Edward Keenan writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Brampton judge tosses drug and gun charges after prosecutor ‘simply forgot’ scheduled court date]( [A Crown attorney failed to appear for a judicial pretrial last June, resulting in three months of delay that pushed past an mandated 18-month limit.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto is now paying the price for a decade of low property taxes, report says]( [‘Toronto After a Decade of Austerity: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,’ makes the case for city council to raise new revenues by increasing the municipal land transfer tax on luxury homes, introducing a vacant home tax, and reintroducing the vehicle registration tax.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Weekend hit-and-run deaths raise a question: Why don’t Toronto police name traffic victims?]( [In a rare step, Peel police released the name of a 16-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run in Brampton on Sunday. But most victims remain anonymous.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [EQAO testing in jeopardy amid escalating labour dispute between teachers and Ontario]( [Union tells high school teachers not to administer provincial standardized testing slated to begin next week.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Man suffers life-threatening injuries after altercation with Peel police]( [Police say they were investigating possible drug activity in Mississauga.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: In the Rosedale ravine, homelessness is not for the faint of heart]( [Addiction and homelessness are fiercely intertwined, especially for the hardcore subset whose sad circumstances are as much an issue of health and mental illness as impoverishment and indigency, Rosie DiManno writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Susan Delacourt: Here’s what the Conservatives should do to regain power]( [Political victory in Canada over the past dozen years has not been bestowed on leaders who are content with reviving the glories of past prime ministers. Total reinvention of political parties has been proving to be the key to winning elections, Susan Delacourt writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Star]( 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]( [Manage Your Email Preferences]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](