🏛️ Government & Politics
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Transport minister says Metrolinx weekend service cuts are 'temporary in nature'. Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria confirmed weekend GO Train service on Lakeshore East and West will move from 15- to 30-minute headways and trips on the Barrie, Stouffville and Niagara lines will be replaced with buses until at least next spring to allow track work and address crew issues.
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Ford government to remove bike lanes from Bloor, Yonge and University after court win. The province said it is issuing requests for proposals to redesign those streets and will begin work immediately, starting with a short section of Bloor Street West; the Court of Appeal cleared the way after overturning a lower-court decision.
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Doug Ford unveiled a $25,000 'Lake Ontario' sign east of Hamilton. The premier’s office confirmed taxpayers paid $25,000 to print and erect the bilingual sign in Winona as a symbolic response to a U.S. naming move; Transportation Minister Sarkaria publicly defended ongoing provincial actions to prioritise vehicle lanes.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
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Officer in Project South probe has sought to plead guilty since February, defence says. Const. Elias Mouawad has sought to plead guilty to unauthorized use of a computer since his February arrest; court heard disclosure issues in the larger Project South probe delayed any plea and the matter returns to court on Sept. 16.
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Pickering art teacher Faruk Dewan, 63, charged with 22 counts in child-sexual-assault probe. Durham police allege Dewan sexually assaulted two girls repeatedly between November 2025 and July 2026; he was arrested in August and held for a bail hearing as investigators warn there may be more victims.
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OPP seize about $1 million in drugs, weapons and stolen property in southwestern Ontario probe. Investigators recovered 6.5 kg of suspected fentanyl (≈65,000 lethal doses), 420 g of suspected cocaine, 250 g of suspected meth, $73,500 cash, a handgun, rifle, prohibited magazines and stolen camper trailers after warrants in Brantford, Paris, London and Oneida Nation sites.
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46-year-old charged in fatal April boating incident on the St. Lawrence River. OPP say the April 25 capsize north of Grenadier Island left a 41-year-old Ottawa resident dead; a 46-year-old Ontario man now faces criminal negligence causing death charges following the investigation.
💼 Economy & Business
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Unifor opens contract talks with Stellantis as final round begins. The union representing nearly 19,000 Canadian auto workers starts bargaining with Stellantis after ratifying deals with Ford and GM; talks come while the Brampton assembly plant remains idled and amid U.S. tariff threats of up to 50 per cent set for Jan. 1.
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Vaughan officials spent more than $1,700 on Ubers during a 10-day 2024 trade trip to Italy. Freedom-of-information documents show a six-person Vaughan delegation travelled July 3–13, 2024, incurring taxi, charter-bus and sightseeing expenses as part of a mission to attract investment.
🎨 Community & Culture
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Canada’s last captive whales have left Marineland, visitors recount emotional goodbyes. Witnesses described saying final farewells as the park’s remaining killer whales were removed from the Niagara-area facility; the story chronicles the animals’ departure without new captivity plans announced.
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Blue Rodeo frontman celebrated singing about Lake Ontario amid U.S. renaming push. The band’s lead described performing songs referencing Lake Ontario while political leaders responded to U.S. moves to rename the body of water, a local-cultural note in a wider trade dispute.
📰 Also Today
- Four men wanted in Rosedale roofing fraud, mischief case, Toronto police seeking suspects.
- Unifor and Stellantis to begin talks while auto-tariff threat looms, union warns.
- More teens turn to AI for emotional support, experts warn it's no substitute for human connection.
- Blue Jays head to Cleveland for three-game series, chance to gain on Guardians.
- $18B Meta lawsuit could affect TDSB families, report outlines possible impacts.
- Beaches–East York byelection results reported, local vote counted on Monday.
- Liberals sweep three federal byelections in Ontario, Quebec and B.C., CBC projects.
- Metrolinx to roll out GO train and bus schedule changes starting Saturday, agency says.
- Inquest set for 88-year-old who died after Peel police well-being check in 2023, coroner scheduled.
- Stalled talks between Ontario and teachers' unions leave back-to-school questions, analysis published.
- (Duplicate coverage) 'I tried to say goodbye' piece on Marineland whale removals.
- (Duplicate coverage) Coverage of Ford's Lake Ontario sign cost.
