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Hurricane #Otis made landfall near #Acapulco, Mexico early this morning as a Category 5 hurricane. That's bad enough, but just 24 hours prior, it was a tropical storm and was forecast to make landfall as a tropical storm. Not even a hurricane warning a day in advance... [1/2]

‘Sangita, what happened to you?’: Crown describes ‘carefully targeted murder’ of Brampton businesswoman trib.al/uKuAL9U

Trying to follow the Maine shooting live is yet another example of how this site has lost its core utility. Twitter used to be one of the absolute best places to follow and stay informed about unfolding live news. X is actively bad at this. Harmful, even.

Some news from David Rider and me: Doug Ford government open to taking over Gardiner, DVP to help fix Toronto’s finances, sources say thestar.com/news/gta/doug-…

Premier Doug Ford’s government is considering uploading Toronto’s highways to the province as part of a deal to fix the city’s battered finances, the Star has learned. trib.al/aDw7wbZ

The court wouldn’t let her talk about her sex assault. A new law passed yesterday means the next survivor won’t have to fear prosecution for speaking out thestar.com/news/gta/the-c… via @torontostar

Toronto cop guilty of on-duty sex assault against student who called to report threats thestar.com/news/gta/toron… via @torontostar

In the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, Jewish, Palestinian and Muslim Torontonians describe how the conflict is affecting their sense of safety. Via Toronto Star thestar.com/news/gta/we-do…

Of all my courtroom moments this shoots to the top “Mr. Zameer, you’re free to go sir,” Justice Anne Molloy told him, “you have my deepest apologies for what you have been through.”

Chief Myron Demkiw Statement just released from Myron Demkiw chief of police. He’s here at the courthouse and was in the courtroom for the verdict. Still waiting to hear from Demkiw, Margaret Northrup and TPA present John Reid