The Toronto Waterfront Marathon takes place today, featuring a 42-kilometre course winding through the city. This major sporting event results in temporary road closures, including Queen Street East in the Beach neighborhood.
Source: Beach Metro Community News
Canadian authorities confirmed that a shooting outside an Ontario synagogue was a hate-motivated attack targeting the Jewish community. During the incident, a critically injured police officer bravely continued to defend against the attacker.
Source: BBC News
Toronto-based anti-censorship software company Psiphon plans to relocate outside of Canada if the federal government's controversial lawful-access bill is passed. The company, which originally emerged from the Citizen Lab, provides tools to help internet users bypass online censorship in oppressive regimes.
Source: Citizenlab.ca
Waymo is expanding its autonomous vehicle operations to Canada for the first time by bringing its robotaxi service to Toronto. While training for the fleet begins immediately, public ride-booking will not become available until 2028.
Source: CNET
A stabbing incident in Toronto has left one victim hospitalized with unspecified injuries. Police are currently investigating the event and actively searching for the suspect.
Source: insauga.com