CTV News Toronto at Six for June 26, 2025

Nobleton, Ont. is on high alert after a 12-year-old boy named Rocco was bitten by a coyote over the weekend; the new Rogers Stadium in Downsview Park is drawing harsh criticisms from concertgoers for its handling of crowd control after the event; and, around 250 full and part-time hospitality employees of the CN Tower has been locked out amid a labour dispute.

Masai Ujiri, the architect of Canada's first and only NBA championship team, has been let go by the Toronto Raptors; Ontario's education minister says the province has taken control of four school boards, three of which are in the GTA; and, tenants of a north Toronto apartment are speaking out after only having one working elevator for months, before it too stopped working in the middle of a record heat wave.

Two teenagers suffered serious injuries after they were shot in Toronto’s Flemingdon Park neighbourhood early Thursday morning;  Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw renews a pledge to rebuild trust with the queer community as security ahead of Pride weekend ramps up; and, Toronto Police released a warning to the public about an uptick in pickpockets looking to snatch phones and they're targeting people in crowds. 

The SIU and Peel police are conducting investigations into a police-involved shooting in a Brampton apartment building; Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she is bringing a motion to city council to fix some of the “gaps” that were exposed in the city’s response to a three-day heat wave this week; and,  two Ontario homeowners contacted CTV News after their washing machines caught on fire, almost burning their homes down.

The Ontario government has unveiled the final designs for the new Ontario Place public space, marking a major milestone in the transformation of Toronto’s waterfront; for residents of one Toronto condo complex, a break from the heat can't come soon enough; and, two Ontario homeowners are speaking out after receiving water bills totaling $25,028.

Toronto’s heat wave is now in its second day and the temperature in the city could reach a high unseen in 10 years; Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says health and safety regulations related to the heat caused the closure of some pools; and, police are searching for at least one suspect after a man was fatally shot outside the Ajax GO Station on Sunday night. 

Police say the suspect of a fatal stabbing in Toronto is armed and dangerous and are asking for the public's help finding him; a new air quality study reports an increasing number of microplastics nar major roadways; and, summer camps across Ontario are requiring parents to provide proof of vaccinations for campers amid a major measles outbreak.

A Toronto police officer is in hospital after colliding with a tractor-trailer while riding his motorcycle on Highway 403 in Mississauga; Toronto police say hundreds of people were defrauded out of more than half a million dollars as part of a large-scale “taxi scam”; and, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has issued an apology for comments that were slammed as “racist” by First Nations leaders.

A man is dead and a suspect is being sought by police after a stabbing near Danforth and Coxwell; Ont. Premier Doug Ford said tow truck drivers and companies need to ‘be held accountable’ if they commit crimes and ‘go to jail'; and, a Toronto police officer convicted in the 2021 assault of Chadd Facey, a 19-year-old man who later died, has avoided jail time and has instead been given a suspended sentence of 12 months probation.

The Gardiner Expressway has fully reopened in the city’s downtown core this morning after investigators say a carjacking suspect fell 17 metres while fleeing from officers on the elevated portion of the highway; concerns are being raised about renovations at Weston Lions Arena that could leave local team without a place to play; and, Ontario Premier Ford reiterated calls for a less-lenient bail system in Canada after he says four ‘thugs’ tried to steal a car from his Etobicoke home.