I’m a little sniffly, and not just because I’m working from home with a cold.
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I → ’m → cold
I’m saddened to hear of the death of David Marsden, the longtime local radio personality who was the program director of CFNY during its much-celebrated “Spirit of Radio” years.
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who → ’m → years
A man whose work inspired a song by Rush generally needs no further tribute from the likes of me.
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work → inspire → me
But his influence on the eclectic musical interests of a generation of Torontonians is impossible to overstate.
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influence → overstate → Torontonians
Here are six things to know on Tuesday morning:
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things → know → morning
- “Devastating”: A Hamilton steel plant could lay off up to 500 workers as the company contends with tariffs and low steel prices.
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company → lay → tariffs
- Manufacturers braced for a U.S. import ban on Canadian beer, wine, spirits, whey and motorcycles that went into effect this morning.
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that → brace → effect
- VIA Rail appears to have walked back plans to end service to Scarborough’s Guildwood station after community backlash.
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Rail → appear → backlash
- Five men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a U.S.-run air base in England were released on bail Monday.
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men → arrest → bail
- The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1 million (U.S.) for tips leading to an arrest in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s 2023 killing.
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FBI → offer → killing
The CBC says “Hockey Night in Canada” will return this season showing PWHL games.
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Night → say → games
Now, let’s get into it.
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’s → let → it
On Monday, Const. Elias Mouawad pleaded guilty to performing an improper search of an internal database.
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Mouawad → plead → database
The 25-year-old was one of seven Toronto officers and one retired constable charged as part of the high-profile police corruption case.
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old → charge → case
He was not an initial target for investigators, and an agreed statement of facts read out in court distanced him from the most serious allegations uncovered in the probe, which include an attempted assassination of a Toronto jail official.
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which → agree → official
- WATCH: Reporter Abby O’Brien breaks down the alleged connections between Toronto police, accused crime figures and suspected guns for hire.
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O’Brien → watch → hire
- Recently released court records provide us an in-depth timeline to one of the largest scandals in Toronto police history.
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records → release → history
This is the story of how Project South unfolded.
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South → unfold → ?
In the spotlight
- Rising from the ashes (again): The legendary Phoenix Concert Theatre got its name because it replaced the legendary Diamond Club.
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it → rise → Club
After premature reports it would close again, it is now relocating to Parkdale.
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it → close → Parkdale
Politics
- Trump’s import ban on Canadian beer, wine, spirits, whey and motorcycles started at midnight.
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ban → start → midnight
Here’s what exporters were saying on Monday.
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exporters → ’ → Monday
- Ontario Liberal leadership candidates sparred over affordability and campaign credentials in their second debate.
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candidates → spar → debate
- Graeme Bayliss: His friend was killed while making deliveries on an e-bike.
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friend → kill → bike
Why did Doug Ford’s response include “lmao”?
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response → include → ?
Raptors
- Kawhi Leonard reveals why he left the Raptors — and why he came back to Toronto.
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he → reveal → Toronto
- The Raptors are still Scottie Barnes’ team, but Kawhi Leonard should make his job easier.
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job → make → ?
- Kawhi Leonard’s return drew the spotlight, but we learned about a lot more than that at Raptors media day.
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we → draw → day
Courts
- A carjacker who tried to shoot an off-duty cop receives a 10-year sentence.
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who → try → sentence
It “was only by great good fortune” that the gun jammed, the judge noted.
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judge → jam → fortune
- A U.S. prosecutor reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University.
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prosecutor → reopen → University
The handling of the case sparked a flood of social media commentary.
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handling → spark → commentary
The hippies around author Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters in the 1960s had a famous phrase: “You’re either on the bus or off the bus.”
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You → have → bus
According to journalist Tom Wolfe, who made the phrase famous, they used it as a kind of philosophical question about who had tuned in to their collective vibe, who was hip.
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who → accord → vibe
But for plenty of people in Scarborough, for a long, long time, it’s been a more practical and unexciting question: If they want or need to get somewhere on public transit, they are on the bus.
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they → want → bus
The bus is getting a little more attractive — hip is probably too strong a word — with the opening of the new SRT busway this week.
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hip → get → busway
At a media preview, the Star got to see how quickly these buses will run in their own dedicated corridor without stoplights or cross-traffic to contend with.
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buses → get → stoplights
When the Scarborough subway extension eventually opens, it will no doubt be easier.
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it → open → ?
Which raises a question: Should we do more like this?
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we → raise → this
We’ve spent a lot of time in Toronto debating subways and LRTs, and now we’re spending a whole lot more time building a bunch of them.
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we → spend → them
…and 30 more, not listed.
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