Toronto Morning: What you need to know today

TORONTO – The Toronto Zoo’s three remaining elephants will reportedly begin their road trip to the PAWS Wildlife Sanctuary in California today.

A media report cites a union representative who says the plan is to begin the move this Thursday morning.

Toronto City Council voted in 2011 to send the three elephants to the PAWS Wildlife Sanctuary in Sacramento.

Here’s what else you need to know.

WEATHER

Increasing cloudiness. Showers beginning late this afternoon. High 14.

Showers ending overnight then cloudy with a low of 9.

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

TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT

Roads:

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SPORTS

Major League Baseball Playoffs:

Gonzalez homered twice and Zack Greinke came through with the clutch performance Los Angeles needed in a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday that trimmed St. Louis’ lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven playoff.

A revitalized Austin Jackson delivered in Leyland’s revamped lineup as the Tigers built a big lead and held on this time, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Wednesday night to even the AL championship series 2-all.

Raptors:

Boston Celtics’ rookie and Canadian Kelly Olynyk impresses in 99-97 pre-season loss to the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night.

Maple Leafs:

The Leafs look to continue their winning ways as they face off against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night at the Air Canada Centre. The Buds are coming off a 4-1 win versus the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Puck drops at 7 p.m. ET.

IN THE NEWS…

A location service setting included in Apple’s latest mobile operating system update, iOS 7, has some users and privacy experts concerned.

The U.S. government reopened its doors Thursday after Congress passed legislation to end a government shutdown and avert a U.S. debt default in a bipartisan deal.

Several animals and people were rescued from a west-end Toronto home after an overnight fire.

Ontario’s coroner renewed calls for mandatory side guards on trucks hours after a 25-year-old woman was crushed almost to death beneath the wheels of a truck in downtown Toronto.

A new study says Ontario drivers are paying most of road infrastructure costs, to the tune of more than $7.5 billion a year.

Proceedings get underway today in the House of Commons as members of Parliament begin to digest the government’s throne speech. The Opposition New Democrats are expected to immediately employ a procedural tactic to keep the Senate spending scandal in the spotlight.

ALSO COMING UP TODAY…

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Premier Wynne hosts her first Google Hangout with Ontario high school students to discuss her strategy for creating jobs for young people. Photo-op at 1:50 p.m. (Premier’s Office – Room 281, Queen’s Park)

National Energy Board holds hearings into Enbridge’s application to reverse 9B pipeline. Through Oct. 19. (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

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