TORONTO – A Toronto judge is set to rule today in the case of an 89-year-old peace activist who refused to fill out the census because of its link to a U.S. military contractor.
Audrey Tobias says she didn’t file her 2011 census because it is processed using software from Lockheed Martin.
Here’s what else you need to know.
WEATHER
Mainly sunny. High 19. UV index 4 or moderate.
Clear tonight with a low of 9.
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TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT
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SPORTS
Maple Leafs:
P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Colorado Avalanche edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. It’s the Leafs’ first loss of the season.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
(Tuesday Scores)
Athletics 6 vs. Tigers 8 (Series tied 2-2)
Red Sox 3 vs. Rays 1 (Boston wins series 3-1)
Upcoming Games:
Pirates vs. Cardinals (Series tied 2-2)
Game time: 8:07 p.m. ET tonight
IN THE NEWS…
A man hired to help coach Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s former high school football team has a violent criminal past that was hidden from school officials, according to a report by the Globe and Mail.
A man in his 80s is dead after he was struck by a car on Steeles Avenue around 10 p.m. Tuesday night.
Two men are in hospital after their car crashed into a tree around 3 a.m. near Sheppard Avenue West and Sentinel Road in North York.
One man is in critical condition and another man was also injured after a fire in Scarborough overnight. According to Toronto Fire Services, the fire started in the basement of the house where both men were living.
Loblaw Companies is issuing a national recall of frozen hamburgers due to a potential E.coli contamination. The recall concerns the President’s Choice® Thick & Juicy Burgers in package size 40 x 113 g (4 oz).
Scientists Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel have won this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry.
An off-duty, undercover police detective was arrested following a New York City motorcyclist mayhem incident that showed the officer on video hitting and kicking an SUV before bikers attacked its driver.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty is set to testify today at the judicial inquiry into last year’s deadly mall collapse in Elliot Lake.
Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, will make an announcement about steps the government is taking to help parents and kids make healthier food choices. (9:30 a.m. at McDonald’s in Eaton Centre)
David Suzuki will announce his Carbon Manifesto. (11 a.m. at Toronto Courthouse, 361 University Ave. )
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