🚨 Crime & Public Safety
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Forty-four people arrested in Project Matrix; 187 charges laid. Toronto police say Project Matrix began March 1 to target illegal firearms and drug trafficking in the city’s east end; investigators seized eight illegal firearms, 792 rounds of ammunition and multiple controlled substances including cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine. Police named 55 Division Det.-Sgt. Andy Johnstone in a release announcing ongoing investigations and enforcement.
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Halton officer charged over 2025 Mississauga pursuit that left one seriously injured. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says Sgt. David Joseph faces a charge of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm after a March 12, 2025 pursuit of a stolen Kia Sedona and a stolen GMC Hummer that ended when the Hummer collided with a tractor trailer at Winston Churchill Blvd. and Lakeshore Rd. E.; Joseph is due in Milton court in November.
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Vaughan real-estate agent pleads guilty to conspiracy in Project South, avoids jail. Mahyar Soldouzi, 43, admitted in downtown court to conspiring to commit extortion for hiring Ryan Cribbie to recoup an unpaid debt and accepted the plan involved extreme violence; Crown noted the underlying violent act never occurred and Soldouzi has no prior record. The victim’s impact statement said the target and his wife feared for their lives.
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Privacy commissioner opens probe into Crime Stoppers data breach at Navigate360. Commissioner Philippe Dufresne launched the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s investigation after Navigate360 reported a breach affecting data from Nov. 21, 2025 to March 5, 2026; exposed fields may include names, dates of birth, social insurance numbers, phone numbers and emails. Navigate360 told regulators it has found no evidence the data was used for fraud.
💼 Economy & Business
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Empty WestJet Boeing 737 winglet struck parked catering truck at Pearson, no injuries. The Transportation Safety Board says the collision occurred just before 8:15 p.m. Tuesday during pushback at Toronto Pearson; WestJet confirmed the aircraft was being towed to overnight parking and no crew or passengers were aboard. The TSB is gathering information but did not dispatch investigators.
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Cleveland-Cliffs hopes to recall Stelco layoffs before Christmas; company disputes 500-worker figure. CEO Lourenco Goncalves told The Canadian Press he believes 175 workers — not 500 — were laid off at Hamilton Works and Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke and hopes to restore jobs if Canadian sales increase; he also said Stelco is not for sale for at least the next calendar year.
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Ontario to match federal immediate-expensing tax measure, costing about $8 billion. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the province will mirror enhanced capital cost write-offs for machinery, equipment and technology, bringing Ontario’s marginal effective tax rate to 3.6 per cent and aiming to spur business investment ahead of Thursday’s fall economic statement.
🏈 Sports
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Scottie Barnes scores 28 as Raptors rout Magic 129-99 without Kawhi Leonard. Barnes led Toronto (3-1) with 28 points, six rebounds and four assists in Wednesday’s game; RJ Barrett scored 25 points with nine rebounds and six assists, and Kawhi Leonard will miss at least a week with swelling in his left knee. Toronto attempted 35 three-pointers, meeting their preseason target.
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Leafs’ Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury. Toronto announced the 26-year-old forward will miss at least one week after departing Monday’s 5-2 loss in Calgary; Marchenko has six goals and eight assists in 14 games this season. The team also listed John Tavares out week-to-week and said Chris Tanev is progressing toward a practice return.
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