CTV News Toronto at Six for Dec. 9, 2025

A 7-year-old is struck and killed by a city bus in downtown Hamilton; Toronto police say they have identified a serial killer responsible for the decades-old murders of three women; and, the Finch West LRT trains are shut down twice just four days after rolling into service.

A mix of rain and snow makes for a messy commute for GTA residents as dozens of collisions are reported across the region; the new Finch West LRT is up and running but there is uncertainty as to who has the authority to make it run faster; and, the Ontario Liberals call on the Ford government to put U.S. liquor back on the shelves and donate the proceeds of sales to local food banks.

Peel police search for a suspect after a deadly shooting outside of a shopping mall in Brampton; Toronto's homicide unit investigates after the body of a senior if found inside a home near Bathurst Street and St. Clair Avenue West; and, tempers flare at Queen’s Park as the controversial Skills Development Fund takes centre stage.

OPP announce they will launch an investigation into a company connected with Ontario's controversial skills development fund; More than a dozen arrests are made in connection with a string of violent crimes across Ontario as part of 'Project Wrangler'; and, Air Transat passengers brace for turbulence with the airline's pilots ready to walk off the job.

A man is rushed to hospital after a brazen daylight shooting in Mississauga that police believe may have been the result of an attempted robbery; two people are arrested after a chain of events that began with an home invasion in Etobicoke and ended with a crash involving a police vehicle; and, the Ford government is grilled over its response to the Algoma Steel layoffs.

The residents of two high-rise condo buildings in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood will be out of their homes 'until further notice' because of an 'unprecedented fire; a shipping container full of hurricane relief supplies destined for Jamaica is stolen; and, a housing bill that passed at Queen's Park last week is raising concerns it could make it easier for landlords to evict tenants.

A garbage truck driver is struck and killed by the truck he was operating on a Scarborough street; a woman is fighting for her life in hospital after the tent she was in at an encampment in south Etobicoke; and, Ontario's transportation minister provides an update on the potential opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

Hundreds of residents at an East York high-rise remain displaced as firefighters continue to battle a blaze that's been burning since last Thursday; Ontario's transportation minister says the Eglinton Crosstown is on its last day of a final testing stage and is getting closer to opening; and, a proposal could see 20 kilometres of new bike lanes installed across the city.

Ontario is appointing an administrator to assume control of the province’s real estate regulator in the wake of its handling of the iPro Realty scandal; thousands of shoppers descend on malls in search of Black Friday deals; and, The family of an 8-year-old girl is on a quest to fund research into a treatment for her rare medical condition.

A Brampton city councillor says speeding incidents more than doubled in her community the week after the Ontario government ended speed camera ticketing; Premier Ford says his government has signed a deal to allow a road that will provide eventual access to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire area; and, why you should be careful if you get a call from someone claiming there are false charges on your credit card.