TORONTO – A 47-year-old man is scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom today accused of stabbing four co-workers.
Police say a man in the process of being fired from a multinational human resources company in north-end Toronto went on a stabbing spree early yesterday.
Investigators say the victims were stabbed with a knife before he was subdued by those around him and held for police.
A 32-year-old woman and three men between the ages of 35 and 45 were taken to hospital.
WEATHER
A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h early this morning then increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this afternoon. High 16 except 11 near Lake Ontario. UV index 6 or high.
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TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT
Roads: Click for the latest Toronto traffic.
Mass Transit: Click for TTC and GO Transit Updates.
Sports:
- Mother’s Day Miracle: Rare medical intervention saves high-risk pregnancy for Ontario woman
- Mayor says Ottawa will reverse course on Israel national day event after cancellation
- TSX edges off recent record after blowout jobs report, U.S. stock markets mixed
- Teenage boy arrested after stabbing on Pickering, Ont. bus
Blue Jays:
Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow had a solid six-inning performance Wednesday night as Toronto defeated the Houston Astros 7-3 at Rogers Centre.
Raptors:
Jonas Valanciunas scored a career-high 26 points and grab 12 rebounds in Toronto’s 125-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers — less than three days after he was charged with drunk driving.
IN THE NEWS…
Some York University students are set to take legal action against the school over a shooting incident last month.
The Toronto District School Board voted down a controversial motion Wednesday night that suggested taking action on public nudity at this year’s Pride Parade.
Ontario’s governing Liberals are expected to unveil a plan to spend $85 million over three years to expand coverage of in vitro fertilization treatments.
The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Thursday accused the Olympic athlete of egotistical behaviour in his relationship with Reeva Steenkamp before he killed her.
Ships and planes hunting for the missing Malaysia aircraft intensified their search efforts on Thursday after equipment picked up sounds consistent with a plane’s black box in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
Health Minister Deb Matthews to make a health care announcement (9:30 a.m. at YMCA, 20 Grosvenor St., Grosvenor Room, 2nd Floor)
Former newspaper baron Conrad Black asks the Ontario Securities Commission for a stay of proceedings, or alternatively, for directions regarding the scope of issues involving a case with him and former Hollinger director John Boultbee. Through April 11. (10 a.m.)
Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose experiences what it’s like to be a resident physician at one of the busiest community teaching hospitals in Ontario when she dons scrubs and tours St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. (10 a.m. at 30 The Queensway, Inside Main Entrance (Melnyk Pavilion)
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