TORONTO – The auditor will report on the cost of cancelling the Oakville gas plant and moving the project to the Kingston area, which the Liberals put at $40 million but the Ontario Power Authority pegged at $310 million.
Premier Kathleen Wynne has apologized for the way the Liberals cancelled the gas plants, but says both opposition parties made the same promise to scrap the projects.
Here’s what else you need to know.
WEATHER
Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. High 17. UV index 4 or moderate.
Clear tonight with a low of 7.
More on current weather conditions and a 7-day forecast.
TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT
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Mass Transit: Click for TTC and GO Transit Updates.
SPORTS
Major League Baseball Playoffs:
(Monday Scores)
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Athletics 6 vs. Tigers 3 (Oakland leads series 2-1)
*series continues Tuesday in Detroit at 5:07 p.m. ET
Cardinals 2 vs. Pirates 1 (Pittsburgh leads series 2-2)
Red Sox 4 vs. Rays 5 (Boston leads series 2-1)
*series continues Tuesday in Tampa Bay at 8:37 p.m. ET
Braves 3 vs. Dodgers 4 (Los Angeles wins series 3-1)
Raptors:
Rudy Gay and Tyler Hansbrough both scored 17 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 97-89 preseason victory over Boston on Monday night.
Maple Leafs:
Toronto will aim for their fourth straight win when they host the Colorado Avalanche tonight at the Air Canada Centre. Puck drops at 7 p.m. ET.
IN THE NEWS…
The friend of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford who was arrested last week on drug charges is reportedly at the centre of a top secret police investigation, according to media reports.
Fire officials say a body was found inside a burned-out Toronto apartment building and police are investigating the cause of death.
A convenience store clerk is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed during a robbery last night.
Mayor Rob Ford and city council colleagues return Tuesday after a two-month summer break to tackle an agenda which includes the Scarborough subway and what to do with the Sam the Record Man sign.
Rallies are planned across southern Ontario today to protest what activists say is the unfair detention of nearly 200 migrants at a provincial jail.
The cast of Glee will pay tribute to Canadian actor Cory Monteith with cover versions of “If I Die Young,” “I’ll Stand By You,” “Seasons of Love,” “Fire and Rain,” “No Surrender” and “Make You Feel my Love.”
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
Team Canada is set to unveil their highly anticipated 2014 Olympic hockey jerseys Tuesday morning in Toronto. Hockey Canada has scheduled a press conference for 10 a.m. at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
The mother of a five-year-old boy who was starved to death by his grandparents is due back on the stand today at the Toronto inquest into his death.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, which recognizes the best Canadian novel or short story, unveils its 2013 short list. (11 a.m. at Soho House, 192 Adelaide Street West)
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