CTV News Toronto at Six for Mar. 26, 2024

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow hinted the city may get a WNBA franchise soon, as fans say the city is ready for women's professional teams; Supt. Stacy Clarke's lawyer says TPS' proposed punishment is worse than another superintendent who crashed a car after drinking at work; and, Will Gossaert went from patient, to employee, to meeting the woman he'd get married to at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab.

Sheldon Keefe thanked fans online after he was fired as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs following another first-round exit; Supt. Stacy Clarke is blaming Toronto police's rejection of promotions for Black officers as the motive for her misconduct; and, there is a growing trend of criminals creating fake versions of real websites to scam victims of their money and their personal information.

A man was apprehended outside Drake's home as neighbours expressed alarm over the attention the shooting brought to the area; 64 people between the ages of 16 and 89 are facing a combined 348 charges in a child exploitation sting spanning Ontario; and, Steve Park of Markham says he regrets answering the door from a paving company who then destroyed his lawn creating a substandard driveway.

 A security guard is in life-threatening condition following a shooting outside Drake's house in Toronto; bullet holes riddled a vehicle in the aftermath of a fatal overnight shooting that also injured a woman in Toronto's Oakwood Village; and, John Richards had no idea the life insurance on a HELOC his wife took out for $150,000 had expired when she turned 70 until after she died.

The University of Toronto says they see a way forward in talks with pro-Palestinian protesters over their encampment amid growing safety concerns; Police Supt. Stacey Clarke is fighting a demotion for helping 6 constables cheat on an exam by highlighting mistreatment she says she faced; and, an Ontario man says a fake ad for a vacation rental in Costa Rica on Booking.com saw him lose nearly $8,000.

University of Toronto officials say they are concerned with reports of threats and how many protesters in the encampment may not be students; York police say an officer who was sent flying over the hood of a fleeing vehicle was fortunate to only suffer minor injuries; and, an occupational therapist says the new state-of-the-art rehab facility in Toronto is having an impact on patient care and recovery.

King's College Circle at the University of Toronto has become the site of an encampment by pro-Palestinian demonstrators despite fencing being erected to discourage against it; midtown residents near an intersection where a mother and child were struck by a vehicle say speeding has been a constant issue; and, the OPP says they're now screening all drivers they pull over in the GTA for alcohol with a breathalyzer test.

One week after Michael Bebee was named Canada's most wanted for a homicide in Toronto, a tip led to his arrest in P.E.I.; audio from an OPP dispatcher sheds light on the moments leading up to when a police chase ended in a deadly crash on Highway 401; and, an Ontario man said he paid $1,500 a year ago in an attempt to fast track his Nexus card application, only to discover he had been scammed.

What started as a robbery at an LCBO ended as a fiery crash that claimed four lives, including an infant's, after a wrong-way police chase; a cyclist has died in hospital following a collision with a flatbed truck pulling into a construction site in Yorkville; and, nearly seven million Canadians have still not filed their taxes ahead of the midnight deadline, with penalties possible if you owe money.

Ontario is implementing a series of restrictions to cell phones in schools, but some educators say the policy may go too far; police say they have arrested 12 people relating to a fraud scheme using over 680 fake identities to steal around $4 million; and, 1.7 million Canadians have signed up for Canada's new dental car program, but only 5,000 dentists have signed on.