Leafs OT Comeback, OSAP Referred to OPP & Stelco Deadline — Toronto Tuesday

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Ontario refers OSAP concerns at private career colleges to the OPP. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said KPMG audits and targeted inspections found “serious concerns” including common ownership, immigration‑services co‑location and unusually high concentrations of OSAP applications; the government notified the auditor general and on Friday formally referred the matter to the Ontario Provincial Police.
2. College of Physicians and Surgeons proposes tighter safer‑supply rules. The regulator’s draft would require safer‑supply prescriptions be paired with opioid‑agonist therapy, limit prescriptions to eight weeks and mandate consumption in front of health‑care staff; the college previously added in‑person assessment and offering opioid‑agonist therapy in May.
3. Advance voting runs Oct. 6–11 across Toronto, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. daily. The City of Toronto says voters must show ID with a Toronto address and can confirm polling locations on the MyVote website or by calling 311; non‑residents who own or rent Toronto property may still be eligible to vote once, in the ward where they live.

💼 Economy & Business

1. Federal minister gives Stelco five business days to show job‑saving plan. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly told Stelco president Paul Simon Ottawa wants a plan within five business days after the company said it may cut up to 500 jobs at Hamilton Works; Joly warned failure to comply with conditions of the 2024 Cleveland‑Cliffs takeover could prompt legal action.
2. GTA home sales fell to 5,040 in September, down 9% year‑over‑year. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board reported an average sale price of $1,006,409 in September, down from $1,060,036 a year earlier, and new listings totaled 16,500, down 14.4% year‑over‑year.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

1. Murder trial opens for nephew and uncle over Woodbine Beach 2024 shooting. Crown told jurors Dacia Mbongo was shot 11 times in the back after leaving the Keg Mansion on the night he was killed; the Crown alleges Ricardo Willis and Kenneth Neil were the two masked men who accosted him and that Neil owns a white 2012 Honda Civic seen that night.
2. Couple who scammed $265,000 over fake Taylor Swift tickets face conditional‑sentence joint request. Denise Tisor pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 and David Blake to possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; Crown and defence jointly proposed a two‑year‑less‑a‑day CSO for Tisor and a six‑month CSO for Blake after 107 victims lost $265,000.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Auston Matthews scores in OT, Leafs erase 3‑0 deficit to beat Predators 5–4. Matthews scored at 4:46 of overtime and had three assists as Toronto rallied; Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves and 18‑year‑old Gavin McKenna recorded his first NHL goal and an assist in the comeback.
2. Mayoral candidates outline homelessness plans without new funding pledges. City mayoral hopefuls presented homelessness solutions during the campaign but did not commit to new funding, according to coverage of candidate pitches ahead of the Oct. 26 municipal ballot.

📰 Also Today

• Gavin McKenna scores first NHL goal, first point in fourth game for Toronto Maple Leafs.
• Ontario medical regulator said to be moving to clamp down on safer‑supply prescribing, board meeting next week.
• Volunteer assaulted at Mississauga mayoral campaign event; man charged with assault.
• GTA home sales and average prices continue declining, real estate board reports.
• Ontario refers OSAP concerns at private career colleges to provincial police, auditors flagged issues.
• Lawyer goes on trial over alleged bad cheque tied to collapsing firm, trial coverage begins.
• Former MP Chris Alexander drops out of Toronto mayoral race, campaign exit announced.
• 1994 park attack tape played at trial of alleged sex predator, courtroom evidence presented.
• Toronto Police scrapping safety resource for vulnerable residents, service removal reported.
• ’Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski fraud trial begins in Toronto, trial proceedings start.
• Early voting starts across Toronto today, advance voting availability noted.
• Father says he feels loss every day after son killed outside Scarborough gas station, victim impact coverage.
• Two charged, one suspect outstanding after Scarborough man found in burning vehicle, charges laid.
• Family seeks return of missing bunny ‘Biscuit’ at Markham Fair, pet missing reported.
• Doctors warn flu season ahead of schedule as cases appear across Ontario, early flu activity noted.