Maple Express | November 10, 2026 — 18-year-old killed in Etobicoke shooting

1. 18-year-old from Barrie shot dead near Etobicoke community centre

Source: CP24

Toronto police say an 18-year-old man from Barrie was shot dead near a community centre in Etobicoke early Tuesday, and officers are searching for two male suspects. Paramedics were called at about 1:10 a.m. to the area of Martingrove Road and Finch Avenue, near the Elmbank Community Centre, where a male victim was found with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday afternoon, Det.-Sgt. Sandra Arruda identified the victim as Brandon Blake. She said the investigation is "very active and early," and residents can expect a strong police presence as officers gather evidence, speak to witnesses and canvass for video. Investigators are looking for two male suspects: one light-skinned with a thin build, the other brown-skinned with a medium build, both wearing all black with hoods up and face masks.

Arruda said multiple shell casings were found, but it is not yet clear how many shots were fired, and it is too early to say whether the shooting was targeted or gang-related. She said such shootings in communities with children and many innocent people are "very concerning," and urged anyone with information to come forward: "Even details that may seem small may provide major evidence."

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2. Carney calls Stellantis sale of Brampton plant a 'betrayal' of workers

Source: CP24

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Stellantis' decision to sell its Brampton, Ont., assembly plant amounts to a "betrayal" of thousands of workers. The automaker announced Monday that it would sell the idle plant to Roshel, a Canadian armoured vehicle manufacturer. More than 2,200 workers have been on layoff there since production halted in December 2023.

Speaking at a press conference in Montreal, Carney said the situation at the plant is "unacceptable" and violates Stellantis' obligations under several agreements. "But to be more fundamental it is a betrayal of the workers as it is a betrayal of the obligations to Canada and by extension to all Canadians," he said, adding that Ottawa will "fully enforce our rights in protection of those workers and in protection of Canadian funds." In May 2022, the federal government agreed to provide Stellantis with $529 million to retool its Brampton and Windsor plants.

In a statement to CTV News, Stellantis said it has "offered to voluntarily return the government support received for Brampton Assembly's original retooling plan," though it said it cannot disclose the total. Industry Minister Melanie Joly, who appeared alongside Carney, said she will meet Unifor and Stellantis officials in Toronto on Thursday. Roshel CEO Roman Shimonov told CP24 Breakfast on Tuesday that the plant faces a "much brighter" future once the deal closes later this year.

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3. T&T organic roasted black soybeans recalled in Canada over undeclared milk

Source: CP24

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency published a recall over the weekend for T&T brand "Organic Roasted Black Soybeans" that may contain an allergen not listed on the label. The product is being recalled because it may contain milk that is not declared, according to the notice, and was sold in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

The CFIA said the recall was triggered by its own test results and that there have been no reported reactions. The agency is conducting a food safety investigation "which may lead to the recall of other products," and is verifying that recalled products are removed from the marketplace. The recalled soybeans come in 300-gram containers with date codes printed on top of the lids: 2027JA26, 2027JN09 and 2027JN10.

The CFIA is urging anyone with an allergy or sensitivity to milk to check whether they bought the product and to discard it or return it to the place of purchase. T&T is a common grocery stop for many GTA households, so families with a milk allergy should check the date codes on any containers at home.

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4. Remembrance Day across the GTHA: where to observe, what's open and closed

Source: CP24

Ceremonies and special observances will be held across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area on Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. Unless otherwise indicated, most services begin just before 11 a.m. and attendees are asked to arrive by 10:45 a.m. Federal agencies and offices will be closed, but most retailers and services in Ontario will be open, some with modified hours, because the day is not a public holiday in the province.

Several downtown streets will be closed starting around 10 a.m. for ceremonies at Toronto City Hall and Queen's Park. They include Queen Street West between York and Bay streets, with local access to City Hall's underground parking; Bay Street from Dundas Street West to Richmond Street West, with local access only from Dundas; and Wellesley Street West between Queen's Park Crescent East and West. Police are warning of delays and asking motorists to consider alternate routes.

Federally regulated services, offices, agencies and Crown corporations will be closed, including Canada Post, the Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada and passport offices, and most banks will be shut. Malls, stores, groceries, restaurants, schools and attractions will be open. The TTC will pause all service for two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., and Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and peacekeepers with military ID, ribbons or service medals ride free. On GO Transit, veterans and CAF members ride free all year and can bring a companion free on Remembrance Day; immediate family of veterans who have died also ride free on Nov. 11 with service papers or an ID card.

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5. Silver Cross mother on Wainwright: 'I can feel their heart'

Source: CP24

Virginia Hicks did not know when the Royal Canadian Legion chose her as Canada's Silver Cross mother in June that a deadly training accident would soon cast a shadow over this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Hicks lost one of her own daughters, Mariebeth Short, in a military training accident 24 years ago.

Hicks said she was shocked to learn of the fire that broke out during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alta., last month, claiming four lives and injuring dozens more. "When we were watching the news, my husband and I, we heard about the accident in Wainwright and it was like someone had poured cold water over you," she told The Canadian Press. "You think, those parents, I can feel their heart. I know what they're going through."

Hicks, who lives in Frankford, Ont., will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial on Wednesday on behalf of Canadian mothers whose children died in military service. Her daughter was a sapper in a combat engineer regiment who died in 2002 when the light armoured vehicle she was travelling in rolled over in Petawawa, Ont., at age 22. Hicks described her as smart, funny and extremely confident: "You could never give her a task that she would not complete, regardless of how long it took her."

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6. Multi-vehicle crash closes all northbound lanes of Hwy. 410 in Brampton

Source: CP24

Ontario Provincial Police say all northbound lanes of Highway 410 in Brampton are closed following a multi-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon. The closure is in effect at Williams Parkway, and the on-ramp there is also off-limits.

The circumstances behind the collision and the extent of any injuries are currently unclear. Police are asking motorists to avoid the area and use alternate routes.

This is a developing story with more details to come. Commuters heading north on Highway 410 toward Brampton and Caledon on Tuesday evening should allow extra time and watch for OPP updates.

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7. Three more arrests in Guelph Homecoming investigation, including York Region man

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Three more people have been arrested in connection with an assault at a Stone Road West business as Guelph Police continue investigating incidents surrounding the University of Guelph's Homecoming weekend. Police said emergency services were called to a commercial plaza at about 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 27 for reports of a physical altercation.

Two people were found injured and a window was smashed when one of the victims fell against it, police said. A 26-year-old York Region man and two Hamilton men, aged 19 and 20, are each charged with two counts of assault causing bodily harm and one count of mischief under $5,000. The arrests are in addition to 12 others announced on Nov. 4.

Police estimate about 15,000 people took part in a Sept. 26 gathering on Chancellor's Way that spiralled out of control, and officers responded to roughly 550 incidents across the city that day, about 250 of them Homecoming-related. "A crowd does not provide anonymity and it doesn't protect anyone from the consequences of their actions," Police Chief Gord Cobey said. Police say 17 people have been identified so far and they are still seeking the identities of another 17.

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8. Experts say Canada's 72-hour emergency kit advice is not new, but still matters

Source: CP24

Recent preparedness campaigns in the United Kingdom, France and Japan urging residents to keep at least three days' worth of supplies have renewed attention on emergency readiness in Canada. Public Safety Canada continues to advise Canadians to be prepared to go at least 72 hours without essential services such as running water and electricity, but experts say the advice is nothing new and should still be taken seriously.

Suzanne Bernier, an instructor with the Disaster Recovery Institute of Canada, told CTV Your Morning on Nov. 4 that the three-day self-sufficiency recommendation is longstanding guidance. "That message ... is nothing new. It's the exact same messaging that we'd given out ... 30 years ago," she said. Emergency preparedness has traditionally included having a kit ready in case residents are suddenly forced to evacuate.

Bernier said cybersecurity threats are increasingly part of the preparedness conversation. "We know that at any given time, at some point soon in the future, each and every one of us will have been impacted, either directly or indirectly, by one of those potential cybersecurity attacks," she said. She stressed the renewed warnings are not a reason to panic, but a chance to revisit whether households are ready if emergency services cannot reach them immediately. "Not to be upset about it, or to be nervous about it, and just to remember, it's something that we try to remind people regularly."

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9. Ottawa shifts refugee mix, raising privately sponsored spots for permanent residency

Source: CP24

The federal government is increasing the number of privately sponsored refugees eligible for permanent residency in the coming years while reducing eligible government-sponsored refugees. The 2027 immigration levels plan, released last week, says about 29,000 refugees and another 20,000 protected persons and family members will be granted permanent residency annually through 2029.

Overall the number is similar to last year, but the mix is changing. Privately sponsored refugees eligible will rise to 17,500 from 16,000 last year, while government-sponsored refugees will fall to just under 12,000 from more than 13,000 in 2025. Private sponsors, such as religious societies and community organizations, help refugees find housing and provide food, rent, clothing and other essentials during their first year in Canada.

Renze Nauta, a program director at the non-partisan think tank Cardus, said increasing privately sponsored refugees is a good idea because they tend to integrate more successfully. He said Cardus wrote Immigration Minister Lena Diab in September asking for the share to be raised after it was cut last year. But Lauren Lallemand, co-executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, said the shift suggests the government is off-loading its responsibility onto civil society: "The government has a moral and international law obligation to resettle refugees."

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10. Four grizzlies in 'predatory' fatal attack on B.C. mother and daughter put down

Source: CP24

Officials confirmed Tuesday that four grizzly bears captured near Bella Coola, B.C., were "actively involved" in a fatal attack on a mother and daughter. In an update, Insp. Jeff Tyre of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said forensic testing confirmed the bears were responsible and that all four have been put down.

Tyre said the attack was "predatory" in nature, which is "very rare." The bears were a sow and her three cubs, all less than a year old. "They all had to be destroyed because bears that are involved in fatal attacks on people cannot be rehabilitated or relocated," he said, adding that such behaviour presents an extreme risk to the public. The victims, Jenny Balcarras and her adult daughter Selah Reed, were reported missing when they did not return from a hike; their remains were found earlier this month.

Bella Coola, about 1,000 kilometres north of Vancouver, was also the site of a grizzly attack on elementary school students and teachers last November that left one adult and three children badly injured; that animal was never located. Tyre said the four bears captured over the past week were not involved in that attack. Samuel Schooner, elected Chief of the Nuxalk Nation, asked for privacy for the family and community and said supports will remain in place as long as needed.

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