TORONTO – Despite an international effort to find the missing Malaysia Airways Boeing 777 jet, authorities in Kuala Lumpur confirmed on Monday they were still no closer to locating the plane and the 239 people onboard.
Malaysia’s civil aviation chief, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, said his government would intensify their efforts to find the aircraft, which has been missing for nearly three days.
According to Vietnam’s state-run Thanh Nien newspaper, which was citing the deputy chief of staff of Vietnam’s army, a low flying plane on Sunday spotted an object that appeared to be one of the plane’s doors.
But that was denied by Azharuddin on Monday.
WEATHER
Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High 6.
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TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT
One driver was found without vital signs following a collision on the westbound collector lanes of Highway 401 near Bayview Monday morning.
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SPORTS:
Raptors:
Lowry had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth career triple-double, lifting the Raptors to a 111-104 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
Paralympic Games:
Canada has its first gold medal at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games. Cross-country skier Brian McKeever won the men’s visually impaired 20-kilometre race on Monday.
IN THE NEWS…
The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League say 20-year-old centre Terry Trafford has been missing from the team for six days.
Honest Ed’s is auctioning off previously used advertisements and hand painted show cards starting today at 11 a.m. Proceeds will go to charity.
A security guard who said he spoke with Oscar Pistorius soon after the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was questioned by the defence Monday about his recollection of the sequences of the events that night.
The Showcase series Lost Girl is the people’s choice. The made-in-Toronto series won the Fan Choice Award for Favourite Canadian Show at the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs) on Sunday night.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
Brad Duguid, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and Michael Chan, Minister Responsible for the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, will announce new skilled trades training opportunities. (9 a.m. at CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletes’ Village Wheel and Foundry Building 185 Eastern Avenue, Toronto)
Case of pop singer Justin Bieber, charged with assault in connection with an incident involving a Toronto limousine driver on Dec. 30, 2013, returns to court. (11 a.m. at Old City Hall Court)
Jermaine Defoe practices for the first time with Toronto FC. (12 p.m. at Kia Training Ground)
RBC Taylor Prize, formerly known as the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction, to be awarded at a luncheon. (1:30 p.m. at Omni King Edward Hotel)
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