Toronto Morning: What you need to know today

TORONTO – Residents of southern Ontario are dealing with a slow, messy commute Wednesday as snowfall warnings have been issued for much of the Golden Horseshoe.

Snow began to fall in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) just before midnight Tuesday, and is expected to continue through much of Wednesday.

Snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 centimetres can be expected from Sarnia to Toronto and into eastern Ontario by the time the snow tapers off Wednesday evening.

FULL LIST: School bus cancellations and delays

WEATHER

Snow ending late in the afternoon then cloudy. Amount 10 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h. High minus 5.

More on current weather conditions and a 7-day forecast. 

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TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT

Roads: Click for the latest Toronto traffic.

Mass Transit: Click for TTC and GO Transit Updates.

SPORTS

Leafs:

Tim Thomas made 20 saves, Brian Campbell had two assists and the Florida Panthers beat Toronto 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

IN THE NEWS…

A man is dead after he was shot multiple times on Yonge St., just north of Lawrence Ave. Tuesday night. The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. outside of a restaurant.

Torontonians will find out today what the future may hold for the aging Gardiner Expressway.

A minivan carrying foreign tourists has plunged off a narrow New Zealand bridge, killing the 59-year-old Canadian driver and injuring the vehicle’s nine passengers.

An activist who has been shedding light on environmental fallout from the Sochi Olympics has been jailed for five days for resisting police.

ALSO COMING UP TODAY…

Premier Wynne to make an announcement (11:45 a.m., Drillers Edge, 35 Voodoo Crescent, North Bay, Ont.)

Trial of Garfield Boothe and Nichelle Boothe-Rowe, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Shakeil Boothe, 10. (9:30 a.m. at 7755 Hurontario St.)

Elizabeth Witmer, Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, speaks to the Toronto Region Board of Trade about the challenges and progress in transforming Ontario’s WSIB into a fiscally accountable, transparent and sustainable system that fosters economic growth and productivity, and is more responsive to the needs of those it serves. (12:30 p.m. at Toronto Region Board of Trade Downtown Centre)

The appeal of dairy farmer Michael Schmidt’s conviction in connection with the sale of raw milk. (Court of Appeal)

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