GTA Update

168 Symington: Detour via Lappin Ave, Ward St and Wallace Ave due to a downed tree. 1:55pm (1 Min.)

Mental health matters to young Ontarians. Here's what it could mean at the ballot box 1:54pm (1 Min.)

Monkeypox outbreaks in Canada and worldwide signal shift in behaviour of virus 1:54pm (1 Min.)

#onstorm 1:53p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:52PM. At 1:53PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 1:53pm (3 Mins.)

#onstorm 1:52p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 120 km/h. Up… 1:52pm (4 Mins.)

Severe thunderstorm watch has ended for Toronto. Hydro One responding to multiple active outages across southern Ontario. 1:48pm (8 Mins.)

Tornado Potential 1:44 PM – Sat, May 21, 2022: #onstorm – We've detected two areas of embedded rotation on this storm, demonstrating tornado potential near #Nestleton and #Pontypool. Tornado potential means this storm has the potential to produce a… 1:44pm

#onstorm 1:41p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:40PM. At 1:41PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 1:42pm

#onstorm 1:38p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:37PM. At 1:38PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts & up to toonie size hail. This line of… 1:38pm

#onstorm 1:36p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 120 km/h. Up… 1:37pm

#onstorm 1:35p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:34PM. At 1:35PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 1:36pm

Environment Canada says wind gusts of up to 100 kilometre per hour and nickel size hail are possible in some places. 1:31pm

Canada's "entire population" is susceptible, top official says 1:30pm

#onstorm 1:26p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Severe thunderstorms have weakened or moved out of the Region. St. Catharines – Grimsby – Northern Niagara Region 1:26pm

#onstorm 1:25p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:24PM. At 1:25PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 1:25pm

#onstorm 1:20p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:19PM. At 1:20PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a very dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing destructive wind gusts & up to toonie size hail. This… 1:21pm

BONOKOSKI: The life and death of wrongly convicted David Milgaard 1:19pm

Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: No service between Kipling and Jane while we clear debris from the tracks. Shuttle buses are on the way. 1:12pm

Severe thunderstorm warning for Toronto, Environment Canada says 1:12pm

#onstorm 1:09p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 120 km/h. Up… 1:10pm

#onstorm 1:06p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:05PM. At 1:06PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a very dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing destructive wind gusts & up to toonie size hail. This… 1:06pm

"Meteorologists are tracking a very dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing destructive wind gusts and up to toonie-sized hail," Environment Canada's severe thunderstorm warning alert said. 1:06pm

COLLISION: Gardiner Exp York St * 12:23 pm * – Multiple vehicle collision – On off ramp – Both lanes blocked – Injuries indicated #GO953178 ^dh 1:04pm

"It feels like we're constantly tiptoeing and we're stopping short of saying that we have a white supremacist problem," says Amanda Bartley, a human behaviour researcher in Toronto. 1:00pm

#onstorm 12:55p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h. Up… 12:55pm

At 12:45 p.m. EDT, Env Can tracking a very dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing destructive wind gusts and up to toonie size hail. This line of severe thunderstorms is located from Caledon Village to Mount Hope, moving east at 80 km/h. 130 km/h gusts. Risk of tornadoes. 12:54pm

#onstorm 12:53p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:52PM. At 12:53PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 12:53pm

#onstorm 12:51p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 2:50PM. At 12:51PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 12:51pm

#onstorm 12:49p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 2:48PM. At 12:49PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 12:49pm

Env Can is tracking a severe thunderstorm. Thunderstorm WARNING for the Golden Horseshow area including Toronto. Keep your eyes to the sky #weatheralert 12:49pm

#onstorm 12:45p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 2:44PM. At 12:45PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a very dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing destructive wind gusts & up to toonie size hail. This… 12:45pm

#UPDATE: Standing near the spot where Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner was recently the victim of a carjacking at gunpoint, Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said he would create a provincial task force to deal with these incidents 12:44pm

13 Avenue Road Regular service has resumed near Avenue Rd at Bloor St West North Side. 12:41pm

#onstorm 12:37p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h. Up… 12:38pm

#onstorm 12:37p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 3:36PM. At 12:37PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts & up to nickel size hail. This line of… 12:37pm

With just over two weeks to go until the June 2 election, Ontario voters are set to hand Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford another majority, according to the latest update from The Signal, a poll aggregator created for the Star by Vox Pop Labs. 12:35pm

Line 1 Yonge-University Regular service has resumed northbound at St Clair West. 12:31pm

#onstorm 12:30p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h…. 12:31pm

Car rental companies are trying to avoid a repeat of last summer's "carpocalypse" 12:30pm

ActiveTO road closures are back for the first time this year. Here's what you need to know: 12:28pm

#ONStorm #ONwx 12:16PM – Sat, May 21, 2022: Kitchener, Cambridge and Guelph you need to be ready for destructive wind gusts within the next few minutes. Seek shelter!! Wind gusts could be approaching 115-130km/h within these storms. – Brennen P. 12:18pm

HAZARD: DVP Prince Edward Via * 11:41 am * – On the right shoulder – n/b DVP – Blocking the left lane – Wheeltrans bus disabled – In a bad spot – Drivers in area advised to use caution #GO952948 ^dh 12:10pm

#onstorm 12:09p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 2:08PM. At 12:09PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts, up to toonie size hail & heavy rain…. 12:10pm

#onstorm 12:09p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 2:08PM. At 12:09PM, EC meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts, up to toonie size hail & heavy rain…. 12:10pm

Toronto police said the incident took place at around 6:08 a.m. in a parking lot in the area of Finch Avenue West and Westmore Drive. 12:10pm

?B.C. wineries feel the burn after smoke from last year's wildfires taints grape harvest 12:07pm

Toronto police said that they responded to a call around 2:18 a.m. around Grenoble Drive and Vendome Place, a residential area near the Ontario Science Centre. 12:04pm

"Fifty per cent of my volume…have been affected by smoke." B.C. wineries feel the burn after smoke from last year's wildfires taints grape harvest 12:01pm

The Victoria Day long weekend is upon us and for those staying in or coming into Toronto, here's what's opened and closed this weekend 12:00pm

Ontario Liberals say they will launch task force to tackle Toronto carjackings 11:59am

#onstorm 11:54a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 1:53PM. At 11:54AM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to toonie size hail & heavy rain…. 11:55am

Ontario party leaders out on hustings over long weekend, though some only virtually 11:54am

Ontario Liberals say they will launch a task force to tackle carjackings in Toronto. 11:51am

Australian Labor topples conservatives, PM faces early tests 11:48am

?Homeless and in high school: How a unique shelter is helping Toronto teens beat the odds and stay in school 11:45am

#onstorm 11:37a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h…. 11:37am

While the number of kids under 18 in shelters dropped during the pandemic, after rising for several years, it's now back on the upswing, including an increase in teens between the ages of 11 and adulthood. 11:35am

#onstorm 11:31a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED by Environment Canada Updated or ended by 1:30PM. At 11:31AM, EC meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to toonie size hail & heavy rain…. 11:31am

COLLISION: Dundas St W Kipling Av * 11:20 am * – Vehicle rollover – Multiple occupants – Children trapped in rear seat – Unknown injuries – Police o/s #GO952828 ^dh 11:27am

Russia says 963 Americans banned from entering, adds 26 new Canadians 11:25am

13 Avenue Road: Major delays near Avenue Rd at Bloor St West North Side due to a demonstration. 11:25am

Jane: Elevator Out of service between concourse and Line 2 westbound platform. Accessible alternatives: 11:20am

While the Ukrainian government has not commented on Russia's claim of capturing the Mariupol steel plant, concern is mounting for the Ukrainian defenders who now are prisoners in Russian hands. 11:14am

Another Severe Thunderstorm Risk for Today (Sat, May 21, 2022) Main risks are closer to the international and Quebec borders. Further details on our website: – Adam #onstorm 11:12am

Oilers even series with comeback win against Flames 11:09am

ActiveTO returns this year with road closures planned for Victoria Day long weekend 11:08am

#onstorm 11:03a SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED by Environment Canada Thunderstorms have moved out of the area. Windsor – Leamington – Essex County 11:04am

The garage was fully engulfed by flames 11:00am

A must read about what was really going on inside the head of the Buffalo mass murderer. 10:56am

One person shot, another hit with stray bullet after North York home invasion 10:54am

#onstorm 10:44a SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED by Environment Canada A line of thunderstorms over Leamington is moving Northeast at 80 km/h. Hazard: 80 km/h wind gusts & near pea size hail. Locations impacted include: Leamington, point pelee… 10:51am

It marks the first time in two days that fewer than 20 deaths have been reported while the test positivity rate is now the lowest its been since Feb. 28 10:48am

A 23-year-old man walked out of the station's doors and was chased back inside the station by two men, it is alleged. 10:43am

#onstorm 10:41a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED by Environment Canada Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts & large hail. Hazards: Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h…. 10:41am

Ontario reports lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate since late February 10:41am

Remember the Steele Dossier on Trump? This is that guy on what his Russia sources are telling him about Putin. via @MailOnline 10:31am

A lawyer, a filmmaker and a scientist are among those who have been banned from entering Marineland "at any time for any reason whatsoever.'' 10:27am

While Andrea Horwath has handled the latest setback with aplomb, with less than two weeks left for a course correction, time is running out, Martin Regg Cohn writes. #ONelxn #onpoli 10:25am

"There's obviously something different going on here. Now, what's making that difference is currently unknown." 10:24am

Line 1 Yonge-University Regular service has resumed at Bloor-Yonge. 10:20am

Here are four key issues Toronto voters want the next Ontario government to fix. 10:19am

Line 1 Yonge-University: Trains are not stopping at Bloor-Yonge due to a security incident. 10:09am

Toronto police said they responded to a call at around 2:58 a.m. on Saturday morning in the area of Don Mills Road and Green Belt Drive. 10:01am

A look at where Doug Ford, Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca and Mike Schreiner will be campaigning on May 21 as the Ontario election approaches. 9:57am