CTV News Toronto at Six for May 17, 2024

Weekend closures of the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway as well as Line 1 TTC closures have commuters bracing for chaos; despite contingency plans, the TTC workers' union says a total disruption is possible if nearly 13,000 workers walk off the job; and, Consumer Reports says the most effective tick and mosquito repellents contain 25 to 30 per cent deet as their active ingredient.

Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 criminal charges in the hush money trial; comments by Premier Doug Ford suggesting immigrants are behind a shooting targeting a Jewish school prompted demands for an apology; and, a Mississauga man says his $11,800 wire transfer was lost by BMO for weeks after it was rejected, causing his business major trouble.

Video of a leaking roof leading to the flooding of a Toronto high school became the catalyst for a fiery debate at Queen's Park; prosecutors alleged the motive in a fatal Mississauga restaurant shooting in 2021 involved a bad deal and alleged terrorist ties; and, an Ontario senior was shocked to discover two plots of land she gifted to family for free led to a capital gains tax bill of $40,000.

A derelict house in Brampton linked to a city councillor racked up over $12,000 in fines amid a battle over bylaw standards; NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa made history speaking Oji-Cree in the Ontario legislature, a language he was punished for using at a residential school; and, Eglinton Avenue West ranks in the top three for worst roads in Ontario, with one car repair shop nearby calling it one of the world's worst.

A 16-year-old Scarborough teen has died following a late-night shooting inside a housing complex that has shaken neighbours; the 13-year-old sister of a man killed in an attack on Mississauga's Chicken Land restaurant describes the moment she came under gunfire; and, Canada's Competition Bureau has launched an investigation into the airline industry and its impact on fare prices.

The Crown attorney tells a jury in the murder trial of a fatal shooting at a Mississauga restaurant that the accused declared allegiance to IS; special constables with the University of Toronto issued a trespass notice to encampment organizers as talks remain ongoing; and, for the third time in a week, York police are investigating after shots were fired at a movie theatre specializing in Southeast Asian films.

Toronto is getting a WNBA expansion franchise, a move owner Larry Tanenbaum says will elevate basketball across Canada; police say the man killed and a man critically injured in a shooting outside a Mississauga school were known to each other; and, an Ontario family is blaming an Expedia booking agent for the mom missing her flight because her plane ticket didn't match her passport.

A 24-year-old driver is facing charges after a 16-year-old boy died from his injuries in hospital after being struck in Vaughan; Hamilton police are appealing to the public for help amid a surge in gun violence, including a spate of brazen daylight shootings; and, a new survey looking a summer travel plans has found more families are planning trips closer to home due to high costs of living.

The chaos from a fireworks fight moving up and down Bloor Street West on Victoria Day could be seen and smelt from blocks away; nearly 12,000 TTC workers are one step closer to potential job action, with a strike being made possible as early as June 7; and, a Toronto pair was shocked a whole trip to Sweden to watch Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was cheaper than a scalped ticket to see her at home in November.

An unvaccinated five-year-old Hamilton child is Ontario's first death by the measles virus in decades; Ottawa has refused Toronto's request to decriminalize drug possession, prompting a call for support to Ontario to deal with the crisis; and, the lawyer for some investors claiming to be left in the lurch by Aiden Pleterski says they are gratified that charges have been laid.