Blue Jays Trades, Parking Cuts & Downsview Fatality — Toronto Monday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. 29-year-old man killed after being struck by pickup in Downsview Park parking lot. Toronto Police say a 29-year-old man was struck and killed by a pickup truck in the Downsview Park parking lot, with police identifying the incident as a fatal pedestrian collision; investigators are handling the scene and Toronto Police are the reporting agency.
2. Two women dead after Highway 401 collision near Gananoque. Provincial reports state two women died following a collision on Highway 401 near Gananoque, with emergency crews responding to the crash site on the provincial highway; police and investigators are involved in the ongoing response.
3. Two Toronto residents dead in Muskoka boating crash on Lake Rosseau. The OPP say a 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Toronto, were recovered from Lake Rosseau after a Friday-night boating crash about 225 kilometres north of Toronto; Bracebridge OPP and the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit are investigating.

🏈 Sports

1. Blue Jays trade ace Kevin Gausman to Chicago Cubs. The Blue Jays have traded starting pitcher Kevin Gausman to the Chicago Cubs, with the team confirming Gausman’s move as part of a roster transaction; the trade shifts a key veteran starter out of Toronto’s rotation.
2. Blue Jays acquire Angels’ pitcher José Soriano for three prospects. Toronto traded three prospects to the Los Angeles Angels to acquire pitcher José Soriano, with the club confirming a multi-player prospect exchange to add Soriano to the Jays’ pitching staff.
3. Maple Leafs hire Andy O’Brien to oversee team sport performance. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced the hiring of Andy O’Brien to oversee the NHL club’s sport performance program, with the organization naming O’Brien to a team-level performance role.
4. Venus Williams upset by Rakhimova in rain-delayed 1st round at National Bank Open. Tournament results show Venus Williams lost to Uzbekistan’s Rakhimova in a rain-delayed first-round match at the National Bank Open, with weather interruptions affecting the scheduled play.

💼 Economy & Business

1. More multiplexes, less parking as Toronto changes housing rules. City planning coverage reports Toronto’s push for multiplex housing is reducing minimum parking requirements, with local development policy changes increasing housing density while shrinking required parking space per new unit.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. 9th annual Taste of India transforms Nathan Phillips Square. Organizers say the 9th annual Taste of India festival returned to Nathan Phillips Square, with the event staged at Toronto’s civic square for its ninth edition and featuring cultural programming at the downtown site.

📰 Also Today

• Evan Gold, a Toronto native, named Hamilton Hammers GM.
• WestJet and flight attendants’ union reach tentative deal to end strike.