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Performance

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Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
resources.thestar.com/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/launch-9387fe3a1e9f.min.js0.0 ms99.0 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js3600.0 s82.5 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js3000.0 s71.3 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s73.1 KiB
code.createjs.com/1.0.0/createjs.min.js900.0 s62.6 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=74691800.0 s58.4 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/edeb8d71-c2ea-4c40-aa10-f54e05...172800.0 s157.9 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/U-YUk9bGMk6b3zF6gXXepQ.medium.png172800.0 s156.0 KiB
/signals/config/549886031832745?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s46.9 KiB
/signals/config/511817315124612?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s44.4 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/ff05a202-80a6-4f55-8195-268299...172800.0 s101.8 KiB
btloader.com/tag?o=5071905434894336&upapi=true300.0 s30.7 KiB
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/api/access.bc44532080f114b4be74.js600.0 s31.0 KiB
/analytics.js/v1/N4fBVOicgUFz4iwge6yVvB9PJGQcEwtp/analyti...120.0 s28.8 KiB
cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/esp.js3600.0 s34.8 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/GXFr_dwdWE6nfh5WbwLuug.medium.png172800.0 s75.3 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/47bd3e88b6bda15c34ce.js3600.0 s24.4 KiB
www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js60.0 s19.0 KiB
s0.2mdn.net/879366/express_html_inpage_rendering_lib_200_287.js86400.0 s40.9 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/bb42ccf1-1181-47e1-aeed-d35fe0...172800.0 s49.8 KiB
cdn.viafoura.net/entry/index.js600.0 s15.5 KiB
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ep2.adtrafficquality.google/sodar/VFc2VJAc.js3000.0 s14.0 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/6dc213b6-686d-4b3d-a8b8-b333f0...172800.0 s36.5 KiB
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/portalimages/portalimages/Mi_4KQwV90G6Fu5IAb4yqg.medium.jpg172800.0 s26.8 KiB
tags.crwdcntrl.net/lt/c/17837/lt.min.js86400.0 s20.0 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/96JScoqgM0WEikuDJzxGJQ.medium.jpg172800.0 s25.9 KiB
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js86400.0 s18.7 KiB
/acs/accounts/cfa16dfe-2c13-4c6e-8cb4-c532d090eb72/js/wt.js86400.0 s16.6 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/nESWx5WhJEiW7I1tmDI5Zg.medium.jpg172800.0 s20.2 KiB
tag.rmp.rakuten.com/126773.ct.js86400.0 s14.5 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/NotKBsdw9UevhZDlXYm8Dw.medium.jpg172800.0 s19.1 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/4uE01M4RGEG32MP_w3o1Ug.medium.jpg172800.0 s17.4 KiB
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news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-button.css3000.0 s5.2 KiB
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RC0d95931feac54b9...0.0 ms3.6 KiB
a.amxrtb.com/js/cframe.js#gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=&cc=US14400.0 s5.1 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/6vgFQKEafk2ej8yuKeibYw.medium.jpg172800.0 s11.4 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/compass-multimedia-sdk.js?version=22603600.0 s4.3 KiB
cdn-p.cityspark.com/cdn/widget/ajax-loader.gif7200.0 s4.4 KiB
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/stats/common/tracker.js600.0 s3.4 KiB
cdn-p.cityspark.com/cdn/widget/widgetcombined2.min.js?v=117200.0 s3.9 KiB
ct.pinterest.com/static/ct/token_create.js7200.0 s3.9 KiB
s.pinimg.com/ct/lib/main.10d2511a.js1209600.0 s27.4 KiB
cdn-p.cityspark.com/cdn/widget/WidgetTemplate.min.css?v=67200.0 s3.4 KiB
/93108f94-c2ee-4a3a-a287-26652cd33617/launchpad-liveramp.js0.0 ms2.0 KiB
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/hostedLibFiles/EP...0.0 ms1.9 KiB
cdn-p.cityspark.com/cdn/widget/fonts/icomoon.woff?-35bf7200.0 s2.3 KiB
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/user/user.js600.0 s1.8 KiB
s.pinimg.com/ct/core.js7200.0 s2.1 KiB
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/tracking.js600.0 s1.4 KiB
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RCdddaff6ddaa24ef...0.0 ms1.2 KiB
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config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/50283600.0 s1.4 KiB
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/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RCd4feb75b19a24c0...0.0 ms993 B
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/pagead/js/r20260420/r20110914/client/qs_click_protection...1209600.0 s8.9 KiB
cdn.cityspark.com/wid/get.js172800.0 s2.8 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/r20260420/r20110914/abg_lite_fy2021.js1209600.0 s8.4 KiB
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RCb8f42e37a09e419...0.0 ms829 B
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/api/csrf.js600.0 s796 B
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RCc2c2f8247419439...0.0 ms717 B
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RCe4d88b33a2934c6...0.0 ms683 B
/rp.gif?ts=1776801708386&id=a2_gpt18o4f6v4e&event=PageVis...0.0 ms666 B
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=3116868&time=1776801708407&li_ads...0.0 ms450 B
/pagead/js/r20260420/r20110914/elements/html/omrhp_fy2021.js1209600.0 s3.3 KiB
/track/cmb/generic?ttd_pid=sharethrough&ttd_tpi=1&gdpr=0&...0.0 ms253 B
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/logo_48.png604800.0 s2.2 KiB
/pagead/js/r20260420/r20110914/client/window_focus_fy2021.js1209600.0 s1.3 KiB
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/info_2x.png604800.0 s689 B
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/refresh_2x.png604800.0 s624 B
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/audio_2x.png604800.0 s554 B
/tr/?id=549886031832745&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....0.0 ms18 B
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/google_top_exp.js?fcd=true1209600.0 s67 B
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/logo_48.png604800.0 s0 B
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/info_2x.png604800.0 s0 B
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/info_2x.png604800.0 s0 B
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www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/api2/audio_2x.png604800.0 s0 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:22.35 source:map[column:33086 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:262.942 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:13.848 source:map[column:14644 line:10 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/bootstrap/resources/scripts/bootstrap.min.d457560d3dfbf1d56a225eb99d7b0702.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.531 source:map[column:15479 line:10 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/bootstrap/resources/scripts/bootstrap.min.d457560d3dfbf1d56a225eb99d7b0702.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.084 source:map[column:51703 line:1 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/jquery/resources/scripts/jquery.min.d6d18fcf88750a16d256e72626e676a6.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.336 source:map[column:52357 line:1 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/jquery/resources/scripts/jquery.min.d6d18fcf88750a16d256e72626e676a6.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.332 source:map[column:52415 line:1 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/jquery/resources/scripts/jquery.min.d6d18fcf88750a16d256e72626e676a6.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.371 source:map[column:52479 line:1 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/jquery/resources/scripts/jquery.min.d6d18fcf88750a16d256e72626e676a6.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.864 source:map[column:51681 line:1 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/jquery/resources/scripts/jquery.min.d6d18fcf88750a16d256e72626e676a6.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.266 source:map[column:87100 line:1 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/jquery/resources/scripts/jquery.min.d6d18fcf88750a16d256e72626e676a6.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.104 source:map[column:40399 line:1 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/jquery/resources/scripts/jquery.min.d6d18fcf88750a16d256e72626e676a6.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.103 source:map[column:3580 line:6 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/common.08a61544f369cc43bf02e71b2d10d49f.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.116 source:map[column:30829 line:7 type:source-location url:https://btloader.com/tag?o=5071905434894336&upapi=true&async=true urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.312 source:map[column:47 line:303 type:source-location url:https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.991 source:map[column:380 line:580 type:source-location url:https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:11.421 source:map[column:44 line:735 type:source-location url:https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-698108511 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.17 source:map[column:30906 line:7 type:source-location url:https://btloader.com/tag?o=5071905434894336&upapi=true&async=true urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:22.35 source:map[column:22094 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.173 source:map[column:332 line:412 type:source-location url:https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.186 source:map[column:1020 line:0 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/sticky-kit.cd42d35abf643b0a78798fe03bf6bc83.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.416 source:map[column:1821 line:0 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/sticky-kit.cd42d35abf643b0a78798fe03bf6bc83.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.08 source:map[column:1871 line:0 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/sticky-kit.cd42d35abf643b0a78798fe03bf6bc83.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.566 source:map[column:2546 line:0 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/template/resources/scripts/tnt.regions.e7df22f20c42105cce5864da9e346f48.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.908 source:map[column:2052 line:0 type:source-location url:https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/sticky-kit.cd42d35abf643b0a78798fe03bf6bc83.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.415 source:map[column:237248 line:18 type:source-location url:https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.518 source:map[column:48581 line:18 type:source-location url:https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
'It’s terrifying': Fairview Mall security employee shot after confronting thief… figure.photo > div.image > a.tnt-asset-link > img.img-responsive
/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/96/796d7...124.3 KiB103.0 KiB
Liberty Village, Parkdale hit by power outages impacting more than 1,800 Toront… figure.photo > div.image > a.tnt-asset-link > img.img-responsive
/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/be/8be2e...100.4 KiB83.2 KiB
OLG Lottery ul.list-unstyled > li.sponsor-line > a > img.img-responsive
/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/62/96239...12.8 KiB12.6 KiB
Matt Elliott article#card-summary-313d1ebd-97b3-4e30-8311-4260898facf0 > div.card-container > div.card-image > img.img-responsive
/thestar.com/content/tncms/avatars/7/c3/af6/7c3af61e-8ec9...10.8 KiB10.1 KiB
div.promoBox > div.promoInnerBox > div.promoImage > img div.promoBox > div.promoInnerBox > div.promoImage > img
/thestar.com/content/tncms/custom/image/86705d74-640b-48e...9.3 KiB8.3 KiB
Drake's 'Iceman' sculpture downtown sparks police response as fans hack off chu… figure.photo > div.image > a.tnt-asset-link > img.img-responsive
/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/26/32603...23.3 KiB5.9 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: 'It’s terrifying': Fairview Mall security employee shot after confronting thief…
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,10,DIV,1,DIV,6,DIV,1,SECTION,3,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,SECTION,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,FIGURE,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG
selector: figure.photo > div.image > a.tnt-asset-link > img.img-responsive
snippet: <img alt="'It’s terrifying': Fairview Mall security employee shot after confronting …" src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/ass…" class="img-responsive full white" width="1763" height="1175">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js82.5 KiB551 ms
/css2?family=STIX+Two+Text:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;0,700;1,...1.9 KiB332 ms
/acs/accounts/cfa16dfe-2c13-4c6e-8cb4-c532d090eb72/js/wt.js16.6 KiB319 ms
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/50281.4 KiB239 ms
/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries...312 B
/recaptcha/enterprise.js?render=6LdF3BEhAAAAAEQUmLciJe0Qw...1.1 KiB281 ms
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/tracking.js1.4 KiB
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/stats/common/tracker.js3.4 KiB

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLEst Savings
cdn-p.cityspark.com/cdn/widget/fonts/icomoon.woff?-35bf15 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v30/KFOlCnqEu92Fr1MmWUlfBBc9.ttf10 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3yUBHMdazQ.woff25.0 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v30/KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxP.ttf5.0 ms

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 345 ms
URLTime Spent
thestar.com/345 ms
www.thestar.com/0.0 ms

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 50 ms 4.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/thestar.com/content/tncms/live/libraries/flex/components...10.7 KiB2.5 KiB
/thestar.com/content/tncms/live/libraries/flex/components...9.3 KiB2.2 KiB

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 50 ms 51.2 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries...33.9 KiB32.7 KiB
/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries...21.0 KiB18.6 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js1.2 s1.0 s95 ms
www.thestar.com/1.1 s224 ms18 ms
Unattributable698 ms112 ms0.0 ms
/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries...526 ms401 ms0.9 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js214 ms160 ms15 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4T2EB147B8&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1208 ms192 ms14 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-PDQV3N184 ms166 ms15 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WXMV2VZ&gtm=4e64h1182 ms137 ms17 ms
/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries...179 ms176 ms0.4 ms
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/58580620?ers=3171 ms157 ms10 ms
resources.thestar.com/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/launch-9387fe3a1e9f.min.js154 ms113 ms26 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-698108511147 ms122 ms12 ms
micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/18488.js135 ms123 ms11 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-39CWM68PTE&l=cswDataLayer116 ms103 ms11 ms
/ats-modules/5cef6f5c-4c73-4399-81cf-03368db6d14a/ats.js114 ms98 ms16 ms
/combine/npm/jquery@3.3.1,npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1,npm/an...114 ms46 ms7.2 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js112 ms88 ms24 ms
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RC36ac8ee5dd6745c...110 ms106 ms3.6 ms
www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js108 ms80 ms1.6 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5MTD44X&gtm=4e64h1107 ms93 ms14 ms
btloader.com/tag?o=5071905434894336&upapi=true&async=true105 ms85 ms2.2 ms
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js101 ms68 ms9.9 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-1447503594 ms80 ms14 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-6FZFMVVWVN&cx=c&gtm=4e64h193 ms80 ms12 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-B4CQN4KW3R&cx=c&gtm=4e64h190 ms77 ms12 ms
/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries...79 ms62 ms7.3 ms
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=746965 ms59 ms0.3 ms
/signals/config/549886031832745?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...63 ms56 ms5.7 ms
cdn.viafoura.net/entry/index.js61 ms58 ms1.8 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-KVX6E4M7J9&l=cswDataLayer&cx=c&gtm=4e64h160 ms50 ms9.4 ms
/cf7f3d5747a0/55637cf57ed4/2346faba292a/RCb8f42e37a09e419...53 ms52 ms0.1 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation5.2 s
Other948 ms
Style & Layout781 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation507 ms
Garbage Collection119 ms
Rendering106 ms
Parse HTML & CSS102 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
The page has an unload handler in a sub frame.Actionable

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 1.7 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js330.8 KiB223.5 KiB
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js330.8 KiB146.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-698108511&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1145.6 KiB105.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14475035&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1129.3 KiB96.9 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js187.7 KiB85.6 KiB
accounts.google.com/gsi/client95.5 KiB79.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-KVX6E4M7J9&l=cswDataLayer&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1143.4 KiB68.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5MTD44X&gtm=4e64h1120.6 KiB68.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-6FZFMVVWVN&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1170.5 KiB67.3 KiB
/gtm.js?id=GTM-WRSZQF8&gtm_auth=74eL4wQLYRNQ18AwQITlNA&gt...152.8 KiB65.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-B4CQN4KW3R&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1167.5 KiB63.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-PDQV3N121.5 KiB63.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4T2EB147B8&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1152.8 KiB62.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-39CWM68PTE&l=cswDataLayer145.3 KiB58.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14475035129.4 KiB56.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-698108511145.7 KiB56.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WXMV2VZ&gtm=4e64h1134.8 KiB51.4 KiB
micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/18488.js152.5 KiB46.0 KiB
/combine/npm/jquery@3.3.1,npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1,npm/an...82.4 KiB38.5 KiB
/ats-modules/5cef6f5c-4c73-4399-81cf-03368db6d14a/ats.js74.7 KiB38.1 KiB
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/58580620?ers=368.5 KiB36.3 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js96.5 KiB32.5 KiB
cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/esp.js34.4 KiB30.8 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=746958.1 KiB25.6 KiB
www.thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/api/access.bc44532080f114b4be74.js30.8 KiB25.2 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/47bd3e88b6bda15c34ce.js23.9 KiB21.9 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer Size
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js362.4 KiB
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js361.7 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js187.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-6FZFMVVWVN&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1170.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-B4CQN4KW3R&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1167.5 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/edeb8d71-c2ea-4c40-aa10-f54e05...157.9 KiB
/portalimages/portalimages/U-YUk9bGMk6b3zF6gXXepQ.medium.png156.0 KiB
/gtm.js?id=GTM-WRSZQF8&gtm_auth=74eL4wQLYRNQ18AwQITlNA&gt...153.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4T2EB147B8&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1152.8 KiB
micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/18488.js152.8 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
OLG Lottery ul.list-unstyled > li.sponsor-line > a > img.img-responsive
/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/62/96239...

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits
●Optimize DOM size
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify JavaScript
●User Timing marks and measures 33 user timings
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 170 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 250 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 100 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 4 layout shifts found
○INP breakdown
○Avoid non-composited animations
84

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
REGISTER TO ATTEND div.promoInnerBox > div.promoText > div.promoLink > a
terms of use div.promo-designer-wrapper > div.info-text-outer > p.info-text > a
privacy policy div.promo-designer-wrapper > div.info-text-outer > p.info-text > a
privacy policy div.promo-designer-wrapper > div.info-text-outer > p.info-text > a
terms of service div.promo-designer-wrapper > div.info-text-outer > p.info-text > a

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.promoBox > div.promoInnerBox > div.promoImage > img div.promoBox > div.promoInnerBox > div.promoImage > img

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Iran War Project South If I Were Mayor Election Forecast Raptors div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown > ul#main-nav_menu-child-1

Screen readers require list items (`<li>`) to be contained within a parent `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` to be announced properly. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Home Iran War Project South If I Were Mayor Election Forecast Raptors div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Iran War li.dropdown > ul#main-nav_menu-child-1 > span.menuLeftAlign > li
Project South li.dropdown > ul#main-nav_menu-child-1 > span.menuLeftAlign > li
If I Were Mayor li.dropdown > ul#main-nav_menu-child-1 > span.menuLeftAlign > li
Election Forecast li.dropdown > ul#main-nav_menu-child-1 > span.menuLeftAlign > li
Raptors li.dropdown > ul#main-nav_menu-child-1 > span.menuLeftAlign > li
GTA div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Canada div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Politics div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
World div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Opinion div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Life div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Sports div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Real Estate div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li
Entertainment div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Business div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Podcasts div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li.dropdown
Investigations div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li
Star Events div.navbar-left > div#tncms-region-nav-main-nav > ul#main-nav_menu > li

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
9° | Tuesday, April 21 div#weather-3699123 > ul.list-unstyled > li.current-conditions > a.dropdown-toggle
Vinay Menon: Chill out, Toronto. Drake’s ice mountain and fireball are his vers… div.card-body > div.card-headline > h3.tnt-headline > a.tnt-asset-link
Gregor Chisholm: The Blue Jays aren’t missing Bo Bichette, and the brutal Mets … div.card-body > div.card-headline > h3.tnt-headline > a.tnt-asset-link
Lisi Tesher: My boyfriend is incarcerated. I’ve given so much to help him. But … div.card-body > div.card-headline > h3.tnt-headline > a.tnt-asset-link
Mike Wilner: Blue Jays vs. Angels: Struggling Hoffman finds groove in series-op… div.card-body > div.card-headline > h3.tnt-headline > a.tnt-asset-link
Gregor Chisholm: The Blue Jays aren’t missing Bo Bichette, and the brutal Mets … div.card-body > div.card-headline > h3.tnt-headline > a.tnt-asset-link
Vinay Menon: Chill out, Toronto. Drake’s ice mountain and fireball are his vers… div.card-body > div.card-headline > h3.tnt-headline > a.tnt-asset-link
Lora Grady: How can I get the best interest rate on my car loan? div.card-body > div.card-headline > h3.tnt-headline > a.tnt-asset-link
○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●Links have a discernible name
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Skip links are focusable.
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Form elements have associated labels
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
77

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
AttributionReporting
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js
Topics
micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/18488.js line 28, col 84959

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
/combine/npm/jquery@3.3.1,npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1,npm/an... line 21, col 449
Uncaught Error: [ng:btstrpd] http://errors.angularjs.org/1.2.32/ng/btstrpd?p0=%26lt%3Bhtml%20ng-app%3D%22widgetApp%22%26gt%3B
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
●Displays images with correct aspect ratio
●Serves images with appropriate resolution
●Page has the HTML doctype
●Properly defines charset
●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
●Use a strong HSTS policy
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
85

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
Toronto div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Vancouver div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Calgary div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Edmonton div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Winnipeg div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Ottawa div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Halifax div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Toronto div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Vancouver div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Calgary div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Edmonton div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Winnipeg div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Ottawa div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Halifax div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Toronto div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Vancouver div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Calgary div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Edmonton div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Winnipeg div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Ottawa div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item
Halifax div.panel-body > ul.user-locations > li > a.dropdown-item

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Content Best Practices

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.promoBox > div.promoInnerBox > div.promoImage > img div.promoBox > div.promoInnerBox > div.promoImage > img

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid
●Page isn’t blocked from indexing
●Document has a `<title>` element
●Document has a meta description
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●Links have descriptive text
●robots.txt is valid
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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