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Weekly Toronto juil. 13 - juil. 19, 2026

Scandale d'hôtels, fumée et Joe Carter — le résumé de la semaine à Toronto

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Un homme meurt après une collision entre une trottinette électrique et une voiture devant Dufferin Mall. La police de Toronto indique que l'accident s'est produit juste au sud de Bloor Street sur Dufferin peu après 8 h; les ambulanciers ont transporté le conducteur de la trottinette à l'hôpital dans un état critique et la police a confirmé plus tard son décès. La rue Dufferin a été partiellement fermée après la collision.
  2. Déversement de produit de nettoyage signalé dans un ruisseau de l'est lié aux travaux du métro de Scarborough. Metrolinx (l'agence responsable du transport régional) a confirmé un déversement lié à la construction de l'extension du métro de Scarborough, ce qui a entraîné une intervention environnementale locale et des opérations de nettoyage du ruisseau en lien avec le projet de transport.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Un homme arrêté et la victime identifiée après une agression mortelle à l'arme blanche à North York. La police de Toronto dit qu'une femme a été retrouvée morte après une attaque à l'arme blanche dans un immeuble de North York; une arrestation a eu lieu et les enquêteurs ont identifié la victime dans le cadre de l'enquête criminelle en cours.
  2. La police de Peel désigne deux frères de 17 ans comme suspects du meurtre survenu à Brampton. La Peel Regional Police a nommé deux frères de 17 ans comme suspects dans l'enquête sur l'homicide de Brampton et poursuit son appel au public pour obtenir des renseignements alors que l'enquête avance.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Le ministre du Tourisme de l'Ontario, Stan Cho, démissionne du cabinet après un scandale de dépenses d'hôtel. Stan Cho a reconnu avoir facturé plus de 16 000 $ (dollars canadiens) sur trois ans pour des nuitées à Toronto malgré sa résidence à proximité de Queen’s Park; il affirme avoir remboursé la somme et s'est retiré du cabinet avec effet immédiat, tout en conservant son siège de député provincial pour Willowdale.
  2. Ford affirme que les députés qui ont facturé des nuitées en centre-ville rembourseront; Stan Cho premier à démissionner. Le premier ministre Doug Ford a déclaré vendredi aux journalistes que les députés ayant facturé des frais d'hôtel doivent les rembourser; la démission de M. Cho suit des reportages montrant que plusieurs députés du PC ont facturé des milliers de dollars pour des chambres d'hôtel à Toronto sur trois ans.
  3. Les libéraux fédéraux choisissent Tanveer Shahnawaz comme candidat pour la partielle de Beaches—East York. Le Parti libéral a sélectionné Tanveer Shahnawaz pour se présenter lors de la partielle fédérale de Beaches—East York, désignant son candidat pour cette circonscription de la région de Toronto avant la tenue de l'élection.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Les Blue Jays dévoilent une statue de Joe Carter à l'extérieur du Rogers Centre pour honorer les championnats des Séries mondiales. L'équipe a installé une statue de Joe Carter devant le Rogers Centre afin de commémorer son moment décisif en Série mondiale et l'histoire de championnats des Blue Jays; le nouveau monument public a été placé au stade.
  2. George Springer retourne dans l'enclos extérieur des Blue Jays pour la première fois cette saison. Les Blue Jays ont annoncé que George Springer réintègre l'alignement extérieur, marquant sa première apparition à ce poste cette saison pour le club de Toronto.

🏥 Health

  1. Un Ontarien hospitalisé 10 jours après une anaplasmose transmise par tique; la province appelle à la vigilance. Des médecins ont diagnostiqué Peter Redman atteint d'anaplasmose après qu'une piqûre de tique ait provoqué fièvre élevée, vomissements et hypotension; le ministère de la Santé de l'Ontario incite les résidents à se protéger cet été contre les maladies transmises par les tiques.
  2. Des prélèvements de moustiques dans York et Halton positifs au virus du Nil occidental. Des tests de santé publique ont détecté le virus du Nil occidental dans des échantillons de moustiques prélevés dans les régions de York et Halton, déclenchant des mesures locales de contrôle des moustiques et des avis publics concernant la présence du virus.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Hope House offre aux femmes une issue à l'itinérance alors que Toronto manque ses cibles de logements de soutien. Hope House fournit un abri transitoire et des services aux femmes en situation d’itinérance, tandis que les rapports municipaux montrent que Toronto est encore loin d'atteindre ses objectifs de construction de logements de soutien nécessaires pour répondre à la demande.
  2. Le projet de transformer un terrain torontois en centre communautaire bloqué par un litige de propriété. Une proposition de conversion d'un terrain de Toronto en centre communautaire est en suspens parce que les intervenants ne s'entendent pas sur la propriété légale du site, retardant le calendrier de développement du projet.
  3. Trois élèves de Toronto expliquent comment ils ont obtenu des moyennes de 100 %. Des élèves du secondaire ont partagé leurs méthodes d'étude et leurs routines qui leur ont permis d'atteindre des moyennes parfaites, offrant des exemples concrets tirés de leurs cours et de leur préparation aux examens dans les salles de classe torontoises.

🏈 Sports

  1. Les Hamilton Tiger-Cats résistent pour une victoire de 24-23 à domicile contre les Toronto Argonauts; Tre Ford brille. Tre Ford a lancé pour 218 verges, un touché et a couru pour 109 verges lors de son premier départ pour les Ticats, alors que Hamilton a battu les Toronto Argonauts 24-23, obtenant sa première victoire depuis la blessure à la cheville de Bo Levi Mitchell.
  2. L'entraîneure des Toronto Tempo, Sandy Brondello, suspendue un match pour un commentaire inapproprié sur Angel Reese. La WNBA a suspendu Brondello un match sans salaire après qu'elle ait dit « Angel, she’s a protected species » pendant le match de vendredi; Brondello a présenté des excuses écrites reconnaissant la portée de sa remarque.
  3. Joe Carter honoré par une statue au Rogers Centre célébrant son coup de circuit décisif en Série mondiale. Les Blue Jays ont dévoilé la statue de Joe Carter devant le Rogers Centre, commémorant le circuit qui a donné le championnat et l'héritage du club en Série mondiale.

🌦️ Weather & Roads

  1. La fumée des feux de forêt continue d'affecter Toronto; seules des améliorations temporaires sont prévues. Environnement Canada maintient un avis orange de qualité de l'air alors que la fumée des feux du nord-ouest de l'Ontario rend l'air de Toronto « très malsain », les autorités avertissant que les rares améliorations seront temporaires et que la détérioration pourrait revenir au cours de la fin de semaine.
  2. Avertissements de tornade brièvement émis puis levés pour des secteurs du sud de l'Ontario dont Milton, Mississauga et Oakville. Environnement Canada a émis un avertissement de tornade vers 12 h 20 pour une tempête à l'est de Milton se déplaçant vers le sud-est à 40 km/h, puis a levé l'avertissement après une accalmie des conditions.
  3. La TTC (Société de transport de Toronto) lance un projet pilote pour surprendre les conducteurs qui passent illégalement des portes de tram ouvertes. La TTC a amorcé un projet pilote visant à détecter et faire respecter l'interdiction de dépasser des portes de tram ouvertes, ciblant des comportements de conducteurs qui mettent en danger les passagers montant ou descendant dans les rues de Toronto.

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