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 | CP24@CP24 |
Maple Leafs force Game 7 with 3-1 win over Bruins  10:58pm (2 Mins.) |
 | Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
 | CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Nana Agyeman-Badu, who was dropping a passenger in the area, saw the van approach and wondered what the driver was doing. He thought to himself that perhaps the driver was making a delivery, but then the van kept coming. The van, he said, just kept "going and going and going." 10:56pm (4 Mins.) |
 | 640 Toronto@am640 |
WATCH LIVE: Global News has the latest on an attack in Toronto's north end that left 10 people dead and 15 injured. 10:54pm (6 Mins.) |
 | Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
This week's The Way We Were from Mike Filey: Well-travelled steamer Chicora called Toronto her home port 10:54pm (6 Mins.) |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
 | Official TTC Tweets@TTCnotices |
REMINDER: Trains on Line 1 continue to bypass North York Centre Station due to an ongoing police investigation #TTC 10:53pm (7 Mins.) |
 | Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTV |
The #Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips Square is colourless tonight as our city pays respect to the 10 people who died, and all of those who remain in hospital. #TorontoStrong 10:47pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
UPDATED: 'Nobody's seen anything like this': 10 dead, 15 injured in north Toronto van ramming attack 10:46pm |
 | OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #Hwy401 WB at Rougemount #Pickering – 2 left lanes blocked, emergency services on scene. ^jt 10:43pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
 | TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
"The incidents that happened on the street are horrendous but they appear to not be connected in anyway to national security," said Ralph Goodale, minister of public safety. 10:35pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Amir Bahmeyeh, a police foundation student, saw it happen. "I just came out from the subway station … and I saw, like, the crazy van, rental van, hitting the people," he said. "I saw an old man going up and going down," he said. He said the van plowed into people, one by one. 10:30pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
'Nobody's seen anything like this': 10 dead, 15 injured in north Toronto van ramming attack 10:30pm |
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| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
George H.W. Bush hospitalized with blood infection days after wife's death. 10:28pm |
 | CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
If you are worried about loved ones that may have been injured in the Yonge and Finch area today, contact Sunnybrook Family Info and Support Centre. 10:26pm |
 | James Moore@jamesontheradio |
#Toronto needed something to cheer about today and credit to the Leafs because they delivered. ??? 10:25pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
| CP24@CP24 |
Photos from scene of deadly van attack in North York 10:19pm |
 | Toronto Police@TorontoPolice |
Witnesses sought to Yonge-Finch investigation~Read Toronto Police Service website update on Yonge Finch Contact police on dedicated line: 416-808-8750 or anonymous Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477 ^sm 10:19pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Gritty Maple Leafs force series to seventh game in Boston 10:17pm |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
A memorial near the scene of the van attack that killed 9 and injured 16 at Yonge and Finch has popped up. READ MORE: 10:15pm |
 | NEWSTALK1010@NEWSTALK1010 |
Toronto Maple Leafs force a Game 7 with a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins. 10:14pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Leafs give Toronto an emotional win, force Game 7 with Bruins 10:10pm |
 | Toronto Police OPS@TPSOperations |
SOUND OF GUNSHOTS: Kennedy Rd Collingwood St -Multiple shots heard -No injuries reported -Officers en route #GO729060 ^dh 10:09pm |
 | Toronto Weather@wxTO |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
We are often described as a cold-shoulder city where neighbours are strangers. But we are bonded in blood and tragedy now, as perhaps never before, writes @RDiManno #yongeandfinch 10:05pm |
| Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTV |
Yonge Street: Tow truck operator is in the process of removing the Ryder van involved in today's incident. The vehicle will be followed by police escort. 10:02pm |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
BREAKING: Maple Leafs force Game 7, beat the Bruins 3-1. 10:01pm |
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| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #Hwy401 EB Collectors at Markham – Single vehicle, emergency services attending. ^jt 9:59pm |
| Official TTC Tweets@TTCnotices |
REMINDER: Trains on Line 1 continue to bypass North York Centre Station due to an ongoing police investigation. #TTC 9:57pm |
| 640 Toronto@am640 |
JUST IN: The Maple Leafs win Game 6 against the Bruins 3-1 in Toronto. The deciding game will be played on Wednesday in Boston. 9:56pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
BREAKING: Maple Leafs defeat Bruins to force Game 7. 9:54pm |
 | CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Toronto Maple Leafs force Game 7 against Boston Bruins with 3-1 win in Game 6. 9:54pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
JUST IN: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 3-1 in Game 6. Playoff series is now tied 3-3 and Game 7 is scheduled for Wednesday night. 9:54pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
BREAKING: Toronto @MapleLeafs force Game 7 with 3-1 victory over Boston @NHLBruins. Full story to come. 9:53pm |
| Official TTC Tweets@TTCnotices |
506 Carlton service holding eastbound at College and Yonge due to a police investigation on board a streetcar. #TTC 9:52pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #Hwy401 WB Collectors at Warden – 2 vehicles, debris across lanes. ^jt 9:51pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Toronto police barricading intersections from Simcoe to York, south of Front. The Maple Leafs game will be ending shortly and crowd will be leaving the Air Canada Centre. Security was tightened at tonight's game after the van attack: 9:51pm |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
Global Affairs Canada is investigating the death of a Canadian man in Peru after disturbing reports surfaced that he was allegedly lynched to death by locals in the Amazon rainforest. @meldug reports. 9:46pm |
| Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTV |
A look at Yonge Street – still surreal to see such a busy area of our city basically deserted of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. #TorontoAttack 9:46pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Shell casings located after sounds of gunshots reported in area of Etobicoke's Gihon Spring Park, Toronto police said. No injuries have been reported. 9:42pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Romancing the castle: All eyes on Windsor in lead up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding. Via @robinsunroams. 9:41pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Toronto police say shell casings have been located after sounds of gunshots were reported in area of Gihon Spring Park in Etobicoke. No injuries reported. 9:41pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
What we know about Alek Minassian, alleged driver in deadly Toronto van attack 9:40pm |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
Emotional scene at the ACC this evening at the Leafs game during the singing of "O Canada". READ MORE: 9:40pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Van attack that killed 10 people in North York was 'definitely deliberate': police 9:38pm |
| Toronto Police OPS@TPSOperations |
SOUND OF GUNSHOTS: Gihon Spring Park -Multiple gunshots heard -May have come from vehicle -People in park leaving #GO728800 ^dh 9:36pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
"He's shaken up by the whole thing, and shaken up by the magnitude. He said, 'you know, I was just doing my job,' " Mike McCormack, president of the Toronto Police Association, said of the officer. 9:35pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
What we know about the alleged driver in deadly Toronto van attack 9:33pm |
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| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
"I witnessed, at least, I would say, six, seven people being hit and flying in the air" Torontonians recount horrific van attack near Yonge and Finch 9:27pm |
 | one two three six@1236 |
Bob Dorough, 'Schoolhouse Rock!' Performer and Writer, Dies at 94 9:26pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
'We don't rule out anything': Toronto police chief Mark Saunders says multi-agency investigation is following the evidence, no word on motive 9:20pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
"I'd love to put Viagra out of business, just by spreading the word on plant-based eating," Director James Cameron said. 9:20pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
'I saw people go flying,' Toronto van attack witness says 9:10pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
The Art Gallery of Ontario has posted an apology on social media after it says an artist included racist costumes in a performance featured at a recent fundraiser party. 9:07pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Retired Mountie lauds Toronto police for bringing in van attack suspect alive 9:07pm |
| Toronto Weather@wxTO |
 | Global News Toronto@globalnewsto |
READ MORE: 9:05pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Leafs hold moment of silence for victims of deadly van incident prior to Game 6 of the playoffs 9:01pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
TRAFFIC HAZARD: #Hwy400 NB off ramp to Major Mackenzie – Disabled vehicle blocking right lane. ^jt 9:00pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Witnesses say the suspect asked police to 'shoot me' prior to his arrest, @tamaracherry reports 9:00pm |
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| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
VIDEO: After a 15-year hiatus, here's what Shania Twain's been up to 8:59pm |
| Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTV |
Our friends from across the border are in #Toronto covering the Yonge Street story. @Local4News 8:58pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
UPDATED: 10 dead, 15 others injured after van strikes pedestrians near Yonge and Finch 8:57pm |
| Official TTC Tweets@TTCnotices |
REMINDER: Trains continue to bypass North York Centre Station, on Line 1, due to an ongoing police investigation. #TTC 8:57pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #Hwy401 EB Collectors east of Kennedy – 2 vehicles, emergency services attending. ^jt 8:55pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Kasra Ebrahimi told reporters he saw the van roar down the street. "I saw like four and five bodies on the ground," he said. He said there were police officers and paramedics trying to help and doing CPR "but I don't think they were still alive." 8:50pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
A spokesperson said the 93-year-old Bush is "responding to treatments and appears to be recovering." 8:50pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau's carbon price: A $10-billion anchor on our economy 8:48pm |
| Toronto Police OPS@TPSOperations |
EXPOSURE: Queen St Pape Av -On streetcar -Man exposing himself to woman -Streetcar holding -Man is becoming aggressive @TTCnotices #GO728558 6dh 8:48pm |
| one two three six@1236 |
how long does this 4channed tweet last … (screenshot for when it's gone) 8:43pm |
| Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTV |
Overhead view at Yonge St & Highway 401. A usually bustling area is very quiet tonight. Ryder van remains on the sidewalk as forensic officers work the scene. 8:40pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Security heightened for Maple Leafs game at ACC after fatal van incident 8:40pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
The politicians ramming through the terribly planned Scarborough subway extension don't care about evidence, they care about politics — and that's their right, writes Edward Keenan. 8:35pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
OPP officer seriously injured after vehicle slams into cruiser on Hwy. 407 8:35pm |
| Toronto Police@TorontoPolice |
The correct spelling of the arrested male in the Yonge And Finch incident is Alek Minassian, 25 of Richmond Hill. ^sm 8:31pm |
 | Dave Agar@Dave1Agar |
Now I know how it got it's name. RT Clouds on Uranus smell like farts, astronomers have confirmed — a clue that there was 'a big shakeup' early in the solar system via @businessinsider 8:30pm |
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| Dave Agar@Dave1Agar |
YouTube says computers helped it pull down millions of objectionable videos in three months via @Recode 8:28pm |
| NEWSTALK1010@NEWSTALK1010 |
Police Chief Mark Saunders says all avenues are being explored in the investigation but the "actions look deliberate." #Toronto 8:28pm |
| Official TTC Tweets@TTCnotices |
UPDATE: The delay on Line 2/BD, at Lansdowne Station, has cleared. Trains will now be servicing Lansdowne Station, but continue to bypass North York Centre Station, on Line 1, due to an ongoing police investigation. #TTC 8:26pm |
 | Andrew Collins@ACollinsPhoto |
.@marksaunderstps Identifies Toronto van attack suspect as 25-year-old Alex Minassian of Richmond Hill #toronto 8:23pm |
| NEWSTALK1010@NEWSTALK1010 |
Public safety minister Ralph Goodale says while today's events are horrendous, they do not appear to be connected to any national security concerns 8:22pm |
| Toronto Police@TorontoPolice |
Please RT: Yonge/Finch Incident: Investigative Tip Hotline 416-808-8750 Video/Photo web upload link . Anonymous tips Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477 ~ Family/Friend hotline 416-808-8085 ~ Victim Services 416-808-7066 ^sm 8:22pm |
| Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTV |
Police continue investigating the rental van involved in today's #TorontoAttack. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic near Yonge and Sheppard is much less than normal. Confirmed 10 fatalities. 8:22pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Western Connecticut State University closed after norovirus outbreak 8:22pm |
| Toronto Police@TorontoPolice |
0423 20:20 To. Pol Svc Offer Asst To Family & Friends Of Victims, Hotline Crtd 8:21pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
While Wynne briefly appeared rattled by the two-minute protest that ended when the four were peacefully escorted away by staff, she said she shared the demonstrators' frustration at the impasse. 8:20pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
BREAKING: 10 dead, 15 injured as pedestrians struck 'one after one' in north Toronto van attack | CBC News 8:19pm |
| Toronto Weather@wxTO |
| CP24@CP24 |
10 dead, 15 injured after van strikes pedestrians in North York 8:17pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
BREAKING: Police say 10 people have succumbed to their injuries after a van strikes pedestrians near Yonge and Finch. 8:17pm |
| NEWSTALK1010@NEWSTALK1010 |
BREAKING: Now with his head bowed, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders says the death toll in the van attack near Yonge and Finch has risen to 10. 15 remain injured in hospital 8:17pm |
| Dave Agar@Dave1Agar |
That, unfortunately, makes it the worst mass murder in Canada since ?cole Polytechnique massacre in 1989 8:16pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
UPDATE: Toronto police chief Mark Saunders says 10 people have died after a van crashed into pedestrians today. 8:14pm |
| Andrew Collins@ACollinsPhoto |
.@TorontoPolice Chief @marksaunderstps says now that 10 people have died in the van attack today on Yonge Street. 15 remain in hospital #Toronto 8:14pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
BREAKING: Death toll in Toronto van attack is now 10, 15 injured. 8:13pm |
 | Joe Warmington@joe_warmington |
Chief said ten dead 8:12pm |
| NEWSTALK1010@NEWSTALK1010 |
Anyone with information about today's van attack in #Toronto is asked to call 1-416-808-8750 8:12pm |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders: At 13:52 a male was arrested in a white rental truck and he was taken into custody without incident and right now we have under arrest Alek Minassian, aged 25, right now it appears he is from Richmond Hill. 8:11pm |
| NEWSTALK1010@NEWSTALK1010 |
BREAKING: #Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders says 25 y/o Alek Minassian of Richmond Hill has been arrested in connection with today's van attack. 8:11pm |
| Toronto Police@TorontoPolice |
Toronto Police Service Chief Mark Saunders is updating media. It can be watched #LiveNow at media link below. Arrested male is Alex MINASSIAN, 25 of Richmond Hill ^sm 8:10pm |
| Joe Warmington@joe_warmington |
Chief says a minnasian 25 arrested 8:10pm |
| Trendsmap Canada@TrendsmapCanada |
| CP24@CP24 |
WATCH LIVE: Officials update deadly van incident in North York 8:09pm |
| Joe Warmington@joe_warmington |
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| Joe Warmington@joe_warmington |
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| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Peru orders arrest of two in Canadian man's killing 8:08pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
'I saw people go flying,' Toronto van attack witness says 8:08pm |
| Global News Toronto@globalnewsto |
OPP say an officer was seriously injured after his cruiser was struck on Highway 407. 8:07pm |
| Official TTC Tweets@TTCnotices |
REMINDER: Trains continue to bypass North York Centre Station, on Line 1, and Lansdowne Station, on Line 2, due to Toronto Police investigations. #TTC 8:07pm |
| 640 Toronto@am640 |
OPP officer suffers serious injuries after vehicle hits cruiser on Hwy. 407 8:06pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
Here's what we know and don't know about today's van crash that killed 9 in Toronto: 8:05pm |
| Toronto Police OPS@TPSOperations |
COLLISION: Bathurst St Strathearn Rd -2 car crash -Both vehicles disabled -Cars in middle of intersection -Traffic may be disrupted in area #GO728432 ^dh 8:03pm |
| Toronto Police@TorontoPolice |
0423 20:03 To. Pol Svc Req Asst From Witnesses, Hotline & Web Portal Crtd 8:03pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
George HW Bush hospitalized with blood infection: spokesperson 8:02pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #Hwy401 WB Collectors before Weston – 2 vehicles blocking centre lane.^jt 8:01pm |
| Joe Warmington@joe_warmington |
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