LOCAL
Toronto Police recovered a body from the Humber River near Old Mill Road bridge early Sunday morning. The police wouldn’t say whether this is related to Peter Barnaba, who has not been since since he went into the river after his dog Wednesday. [Toronto Star]
A train trestle over the Wahnapitae River near Sudbury, Ont. has collapsed, sending freight cars plummeting into the water. No injuries were reported. [CBC]
Mayor Ford said he will skip the annual Pride parade if it conflicts with his family weekend at the cottage. The events of Pride pump $100- million into the local economy. [Globe and Mail]
NATIONAL
Just Trudeau spoke to the Federation of Canadian Municipalies Sunday saying that he does not support the status quo regarding the Senate. The Conservatives had accused him of wanting to leave the Senate as is because it currently favours Quebec. [CBC]
A violent thunerstorm Saturday night that downed power lines and damaged transformers left thousands out of power Sunday afternoon. At peak, midnighty Saturday, 47,000 homes were without power, and by Sunday afternoon this number was 17,000. [CBC]
The police were called to a youth soccer game after 30 parents were involved in a fight. The clash allegedly started over a racial slur. [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
Protestors controlled Istanbul’s main square again Sunday after two days of violent clashes with rampaging police. The Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoyagan, dismissed the thousands as an “extremist fringe.” [The Guardian]
Relatives of the 16 Afghan civilians killed by a US soldier during a midnight rampage through two villages have expressed outrage that he might escape execution by pleading guilty to the deaths. He is expected to get a life sentence, but he may have a chance at parole. [The Guardian]
Syria’s foreign minister has told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that humanitarian aid won’t be allowed into an embattled rebel-held town until the fighting there is over. There are reports that as many as 30,000 civilians may be trapped by the fighting. [CBC]
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