- Leafs repay Winnipeg with OT win
- What: Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime in Winnipeg.
- Key facts: Game on Saturday; forward Max Domi highlighted massive road support (about 100 fans at the team hotel Friday night). Score 4-3 OT; Leafs praised as having “the best fans in the world.”
- Recycling pickup stabilizes in Peel after >2,000 complaints
- What: Mississauga and Peel Region saw problems after provincial shift of recycling to Circular Materials (private/non-profit consortium of companies such as Costco, Loblaw, McDonald’s).
- Key facts: More than 2,000 complaints in a single day early in January; service is now reported to be operating better, says Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish. Responsibility moved from municipalities to producers under new law.
- CAS security guard testifies at murder trial
- What: Security guard Amritparkash Singh testified at the second-degree murder trial of Shardanae Cousins-Emily over a toddler’s death.
- Key facts: Incident at Children’s Aid Society on Isabella St. on Dec. 2, 2023; Singh testified in Punjabi through an interpreter about seeing the child covered in a stroller and later observing injuries.
- Finch West LRT back after ~39-hour snow closure
- What: Finch West light rail was closed for roughly 39 hours after a major snowstorm; service resumed ~1:30 p.m. Friday.
- Key facts: Line closed around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, reopened Friday afternoon; launched in December and has faced operational issues since.
- Toronto officer charged over theft of IDs and cards
- What: Const. Derek McCormick arrested for taking property delivered to police instead of logging it.
- Key facts: Charged with four counts of theft under $5,000, plus breach of trust and obstructing justice; items recovered included government IDs, bank cards, passports; officer is a 28-year veteran and suspended with pay.
- City factors new deal into 2026 budget amid uncertainty
- What: Toronto’s draft 2026 budget includes a 2.2% property tax increase and counts on one-time reserve draws and expiring provincial operating funding tied to the 2023 “new deal.”
- Key facts: 2.2% tax increase; staff used large draws on reserves and deferrals; billions in provincial support from the 2023 agreement (Gardiner transfer, subway car funding) are at the core of talks despite province saying no talks scheduled.
