🏛️ Government & Politics
- Province signals multi‑year deficits ahead, projects $35 billion in shortfalls through 2035. Sinabi ni Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy na inaasahan ng Ford government ang patuloy na paggasta na magreresulta sa deficit sa loob ng maraming taon at nagbabala ng posibleng pagbabawas ng serbisyo kung bababa ang federal transfers; tinatayang ng Financial Accountability Office na kakailanganin ng lalawigan ang bilyon-bilyon pang dolyar para mapanatili ang kasalukuyang antas ng serbisyo.
- Treasury board president refuses to disclose Starlink cancellation cost after $100M deal was scrapped. Ayon kay King Surma, ang halagang binayaran para kanselahin ang kasunduan kay Elon Musk ay “malaki ang ibinaba kumpara sa halaga ng kontrata” ngunit pinapunta niya ang mga mamamahayag sa minister of infrastructure para sa mga detalye habang ipinapakita ng public accounts na naapektuhan ang rural broadband rollout.
- Bonnie Crombie proposes extending TTC Line 2 from Kipling into downtown Mississauga. Ipinanukala ni Bonnie Crombie—na tumatakbo bilang mayor ng Mississauga—ang pagpapahaba ng Line 2 hanggang Square One sa pamamagitan ng Sherway Gardens, at binanggit ang umiiral na plano ng Toronto at mga plano ng TTC para sa storage facility bilang pundasyon ng proposisyon.
- Peel Paramedic Services launches medical drone pilot delivering AEDs, epinephrine and medications this month. Inilunsad ng Peel Paramedic Services ang pilot na magpapadala ng medical drone ngayong buwan para maghatid ng automated external defibrillator (AED), epinephrine at gamot; ipapadala ang drone sa tumatawag sa 911 batay sa lokasyon, oras at lagay ng panahon para maituturo ng mga trained dispatcher kung paano gamitin ang mga dineliver na kagamitan habang papunta pa ang mga crew. Sinabi ng Peel na sinusuportahan ng programa ang oras ng pagresponde sa rural at remote na lugar.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Man who died after Belleville synagogue gunfight had sued military for $1M over vaccine dismissal. Ipinapakita ng mga rekord ng korte na si Sean Ward—na inidentipika ng pulisya bilang suspek sa Yom Kippur attack—ay nagsampa ng kaso laban sa Canadian Armed Forces noong 2023, humihingi ng $140,000 na kompensasyon sa nawalang kita at $1 milyon matapos ma-discharge dahil tumanggi sa COVID‑19 vaccination.
- Two Toronto police officers injured when a fleeing vehicle collided with their cruiser at Islington and Elmhurst around 2:29 a.m. Ayon sa pulisya, dinala sa ospital ang parehong opisyal na may mga sugat na hindi nagbabanta sa buhay; inaresto ang drayber ng tumakas na sasakyan at dinala rin sa ospital habang may pangalawang tumakas na sasakyan na hinahanap pa.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Toronto will host the inaugural PWHL all‑star game on March 7, 2027. Inanunsyo ng Professional Women’s Hockey League na si Toronto ang host city para sa unang all‑star game nito sa Marso 7, 2027—isang malaking palabas sa kalendaryong pambabae ng hockey ng lungsod.
- Raptors GM Bobby Webster says the team always believed the Kawhi Leonard trade would close. Sinabi ni Raptors GM Bobby Webster sa mga mamamahayag na nanatiling kumpiyansa ang Toronto sa gitna ng salary‑cap probe ng NBA; pumirma si Kawhi Leonard, 35, ng dalawang‑taong extension matapos mag-average ng 27.9 puntos at 6.3 rebounds noong nakaraang season habang nasa Clippers.
📰 Also Today
- 3‑day memorial run from Toronto to Ottawa honours seven fallen police officers.
- Raptors GM publicly backs confidence in securing Kawhi Leonard trade and extension.
- Ontario posts $13B deficit, slightly better than earlier projection.
- Belleville police say synagogue shooting was a deliberate hate attack.
- Durham police chief publicly denounces two alleged hate‑related offences in the region.
- Peel police probe suspected arson after two tow‑truck fires in Mississauga.
- Day two of Kenneth Law sentencing hears testimonies on families affected by online sales.
- FAO warns Ontario health and education need more spending or service levels will fall.
- First Nation chief demands remediation after decades of mercury poisoning.
- Marineland dolphin deaths continue; another dolphin dies after transfer to Spain.
- Convicted businessman out on bail accused in new $17,500 scam.
- Synagogue shooting suspect’s online username reportedly referenced killing Jews weeks earlier.
- New Mark Carney plan could affect Pearson travellers, details under review.
- Overview of Toronto mayoral debate focuses on affordability and property taxes.
- Blue Jays eliminated from playoff contention after another weak offensive game.
- Milton mayoral candidates Gord Krantz and Zainab Azim call for clean campaigning together.
- Poll: Majority of Ontarians unfamiliar with five Ontario Liberal leadership contenders.
- Echo, a 30‑year‑old dolphin moved from Marineland, dies at Oceanogràfic Valencia.
