CTV News Toronto at Six for Oct. 3, 2025

A portion of the Gardiner Expressway originally scheduled to be closed until 2027 could be open by the end of the month; The Toronto Blue Jays hope to take the lead in the ALCS as they face the Mariners in Seattle in Game 5; and, the 80-year-old man killed steps away from the Oshawa mosque he was attending is identified by police.

A multi-billion-dollar provincial government fund sparks allegations that an enormous sum of taxpayer dollars went to friends of the governing PC party; The Toronto Blue Jays look to tie up the ALCS against the Seattle Mariners; and, a new survey shows concerns about excessive fees and a lack of customer service at Canadian banks.

Devastating news for thousands of auto workers as automaker Stellantis announces it is shifting production of the Jeep Compass from Ontario to the U.S.; Toronto Blue Jays fans cheer on the team in Seattle as they prepare to take on the Mariners in Game 3 of the ALCS; and, York Regional Police are investigating a serious crash that happened after an early morning home invasion.

Seven workers are injured after an explosion at a North York condo building that is currently under construction; Blue Jays fans hope the team can turn the ALCS around as they head to Seattle to take on the Mariners in Game 3; and, the Ontario government launches a new ad aimed at convincing Americans that tariffs are a bad idea.

The Toronto Blue Jays are the hottest tickets in town and fans are getting serious sticker shock when trying to purchase a seat to the first two games of the upcoming ALCS; a pedestrian is critically injured after being struck by a vehicle on Lansdowne Ave.; and, questions are being asked about millions of dollars handed out under a provincial skills development fund.

The Blue Jays reach the next step in their playoff journey after knocking off the New York Yankees and punching their ticket to the ALCS; a 23-year-old man is facing murder charges and a man in his 50s is dead after what police are describing as an unprovoked attack in Richmond Hill; and, a Toronto man loses $80K after falling for a romance scam linked to a cryptocurrency scam.

The Toronto Blue Jays fail to sweep the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALDS but hope to eliminate them in Game 4; five teens are arrested after a brazen smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store inside the Oshawa Centre; and, a Toronto hospital performs the transplant of a heart that was revived after the donor died.

Blue Jays and Yankees fans are both feeling the pressure as the teams prepare to square off in Game 3 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium; a sombre day of reflection on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack in Israel; and, Premier Doug Ford says he won't change his position on removing speed enforcement cameras from Ontario streets.

Blue Jays fans are buzzing as the team prepares to try to sweep the Yankees in New York in Game 3 of the ALDS; Premier Doug Ford threatens to pull one of the most popular liquor brands off LCBO shelves over Diageo's plans to close an Ontario bottling plant; and, the Ontario NDP calls for change after hundreds of thousands of Highway Traffic Act charges never made it to trial.

The Blue Jays welcome the New York Yankees to Toronto as they prepare to square off in Game 1 of the ALDS; residents of a neighbourhood in the west end are displaced after a fire broke out in a vacant home and spread to other buildings; and, a 19-year-old who was shot and killed inside of Scarborough Town Centre is honoured at a vigil.