Toronto Morning: What you need to know today

TORONTO – The chilly air flowing across Southern Ontario has generated several centimetres of snow north of the Greater Toronto Area overnight.

Environment Canada says cold northwest winds drifting over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes caused organized lake effect flurries in regions north of Barrie.

The main bands of flurries should move southwards on Thursday morning and change primarily to wet flurries or rain showers as the day wears on.

Here’s what else you need to know.

WEATHER

Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 9.

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

TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT

Roads: Click for the latest Toronto traffic.

Mass Transit: Click for TTC and GO Transit Updates.

SPORTS

MLB World Series:

Mike Napoli hit a three-run double right after a game-changing decision in the very first inning, Jon Lester made the early lead stand up and the Red Sox romped past the sloppy St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 Wednesday night for their ninth straight Series win.

Game 2 goes tonight at 8:07 p.m. ET.

Raptors:

The Toronto Raptors took charge of the game late in the first quarter and quickly turned it into a laugher, pounding the Memphis Grizzlies 108-72 before a crowd of 14,421 at Air Canada Centre.

IN THE NEWS…

Bruce Power held a fundraiser for the Liberal party shortly before the Ontario premier announced she was shelving the plan to build new nuclear reactors in the province, according to a report by the Toronto Star.

A young man who had been in critical condition after falling from a vehicle while “car surfing” has died of his injuries.

The City of Toronto and Liberty Entertainment Group are on the verge of signing a 20-year deal which would have the Gothic styled mansion include a fine dining restaurant and a banquet hall.

A children’s aid worker who handled the case of a five-year-old Toronto boy who starved to death at the hands of his grandparents is due to testimony again today at a coroner’s inquest into his death.

The CEO of a company at the centre of a ground beef recall over possible E. coli contamination says the potentially dangerous bacteria did not originate at his Toronto plant.

A new poll suggests support for the federal NDP and Conservative party is eroding, with many former supporters switching to the Liberals.

Public Mobile has been bought by Telus, eliminating the small company from Canada’s wireless landscape and leaving Wind Mobile and Mobilicity as the only two surviving startups providing competition to the country’s big telecoms.

ALSO COMING UP TODAY…

After 41 years of service, Steamboat Company Ltd.’s Maid of the Mist makes its last tour on the Canadian side of the Niagara River, as the company concludes its operations for the winter season. In the spring of 2014, Hornblower Niagara Cruises is scheduled to begin providing boat tour service to the public.

Linda Jeffrey, minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, makes an announcement about municipal planning. (9:30 a.m. at Fort York)

People for Education releases a new report on First Nation, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) education in Ontario’s publicly funded schools. (10:30 a.m. at Aboriginal Education Centre)

Canadian track star Perdita Felicien to make announcement about her future plans. (12:30 p.m. at University of Toronto, Adam Zimmerman Room)

Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews receives her flu shot from a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist. (2:15 p.m. at Shoppers Drug Mart)

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