🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Two overnight shootings investigated in Scarborough after early-morning incidents. Toronto police responded just after 3 a.m. to a parking-lot shooting at Morningside Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East where an adult woman suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to hospital, and roughly an hour later officers attended a Danforth Road apartment building where rounds struck multiple units but caused no reported injuries.
- Hamilton police seek 15-year-old charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Investigators say Rahziel Martin is wanted after a July shooting on Candlewood Drive in Stoney Creek that left 18-year-old Abdulmalek Shibli and a 16-year-old dead, and police have obtained Youth Criminal Justice Act authorization to temporarily identify Martin while urging anyone with information to call 911.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Driver charged in alleged Lamborghini street race that left teens with life‑threatening injuries. Toronto police allege Akil Heywood, 42, raced a green Lamborghini SUV on Highway 2A on July 17 at 9:30 a.m., causing a Mercedes to crash into a tree; Heywood now faces dangerous driving causing bodily harm (two counts), failing to remain at the scene and stunt racing after the Lamborghini was recovered.
- Toronto police searching for alleged fortune-teller accused of fraud and money laundering. Investigators say a 29-year-old man operating as “Indian Psychic and Spiritual Healer” allegedly convinced victims between April 2024 and September 2025 to hand over money for supposed spiritual protection; charges include fraud and money laundering and police say they believe there are additional victims.
- Toronto-area tutor charged with sexual assault and sexual interference involving a minor. York Regional Police say a 16-year-old reported inappropriate touching during lessons beginning in January, and 51-year-old Yang Fu Luo of Toronto was arrested July 22 and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference while investigators seek other possible victims.
- 20‑year-old charged with second-degree murder in Pickering casino security-guard shooting. Police have laid a second-degree murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Pickering casino; the accused is 20 years old and faces prosecution in the Durham region incident.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Ontario ticket-resale law is pushing sellers to loosely regulated marketplaces, some season ticket holders say. Critics told Global News that the new provincial rules capping resale at face value, which carry fines of up to $50,000 for individuals and $250,000 for corporations, have led sellers to use apps like Facebook Marketplace to privately negotiate higher prices for Toronto Blue Jays tickets.
- Toronto city council votes to examine whether hosting the FIFA World Cup was worth it. Council has directed staff to review the city's costs and benefits from the tournament and provide findings to members for further consideration following Toronto’s role in the 2026 event.
- Councillor Gord Perks delivers cheeky farewell speech citing capitalism in his exit. Perks used his final council remarks to criticize “capitalism” and mark the end of his tenure on Toronto city council, drawing media attention to his concluding public comments.
- Ontario announces funding for a new medical school to train family doctors. The provincial announcement commits funding to establish a medical school focused on family medicine training in Ontario to address primary-care shortages.
💼 Economy & Business
- Mississauga councillors seek a one‑year pause on data-centre builds after local concerns. Councillors are calling for a moratorium to allow studies on community impacts and infrastructure demand as the city evaluates rapid growth in data-centre construction near municipal services.
- Toronto’s request for a provincewide data-centre framework draws calls for a moratorium from residents. City officials asked the province for standardized rules, while some community members say that request is insufficient and want an immediate pause on new builds to assess zoning and power demands.
- Province and federal governments fund $5 million program to connect Ontario businesses to European markets. The announced program provides $5 million to help Ontario exporters access EU markets amid tariff tensions and supply‑chain concerns affecting provincial firms.
🏥 Health
- SickKids doctors report an 'exponential' rise in severe e‑scooter injuries among children. Pediatric emergency physicians at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children say e‑scooter injuries doubled annually since a 2024 tipping point and that SickKids is now seeing “three to five” e‑scooter injury cases per week this summer, including head, thoracic and spinal trauma requiring surgery, intensive care or prolonged rehabilitation.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Caribbean Carnival returns to Toronto over the long weekend with enhanced police plans. The festival resumes this August long weekend in Toronto and city police have outlined a visible security presence, including drones, to monitor crowds and coordinate safety across downtown and waterfront events.
- Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin headline ARC World’s celebrity basketball game as festival returns to Markham on Sept. 12. Organizers say the Asian Roots Collective festival will bring music, food and a celebrity game featuring Liu and former NBA star Jeremy Lin back to its Markham roots on Sept. 12.
- Afrofest cancelled in Toronto this year over capacity and safety concerns. Organizers announced the cancellation citing site-capacity and safety constraints that prevented the festival from proceeding in Toronto for the current year.
- Recipe feature: cucumber salad with citrus, ginger and chili from Susan Hay and Chef Mark McEwan. The recipe lists two large cucumbers, 1 oz olive oil, 1½ oz white wine vinegar, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp Dijon, grated ginger and garlic, orange zest, lemon juice and chili flakes and serves four to six people.
🏈 Sports
- Vernon Adams Jr. throws CFL‑leading 21st touchdown pass as Stampeders beat Tiger‑Cats 44‑20 in Hamilton. Adams finished 18-of-25 for 252 yards and kept an interception-free streak while Dejon Brissett had six catches for 109 yards as Calgary improved to 4-4 and Hamilton fell to 3-5.
- Minnesota Lynx beat Toronto Tempo 104‑72 as Lynx extend win streak to nine. Courtney Williams, Olivia Miles and Napheesa Collier each scored 15 points in the game at Scotiabank Arena, where the Tempo fell to 10-18 and the Lynx improved to 24-6 for the season.
- OHL approves sale of Barrie Colts to Toronto‑area businessman John Careri. The OHL board announced that Careri, president and CEO of JONVIC Capital and owner of the Toronto Patriots, assumed majority ownership from Howie Campbell following a governors meeting.
🌦️ Weather & Roads
- Environment Canada warns of heavy rain and thunderstorms for the GTA. The federal weather agency issued forecasts for significant summer storms and heavy rainfall across the Greater Toronto Area for the coming days, advising caution for commuters.
- Guide for what’s open and closed in Toronto over the 2026 August long weekend. The city published its weekend-service schedule listing municipal office closures and transit changes for the August civic holiday period.
- Portable air conditioners can increase carbon monoxide risk as CO poisoning isn’t just a winter hazard. Public-health reporting notes that certain portable-AC setups can elevate carbon monoxide exposure risk year‑round and outlines safety considerations for homeowners.
