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Partial derailment causing commuter chaos between Jane and Ossington stations

The portion of the line between Jane and Ossington stations is closed in both directions as the TTC deals with mechanical problems. “Our crews are reporting a partial derailment of one of the middle cars of a train that was leaving Keele Yard. It was not in service,” wrote TTC spokesperson Stuart Green in a tweet. Passengers can use their TTC fare to access Go Transit at Union, Dundas West and Kipling stations in the meantime as well. Sign Up NowMiriam Lafontaine is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 12:33 UTC


Texas A&M ekes out win at Missouri

Josh Nebo and Savion Flagg scored 14 points apiece to help Texas A&M snap a two-game losing streak with a 66-64 victory against Missouri on Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo. A late 11-3 Missouri run brought the Tigers to within 63-62 with 28 seconds to go, but it wasn’t enough as Missouri lost its third straight. After Missouri’s Mark Smith missed a long 3-point attempt, Dru Smith drew a foul and hit both free throws with two seconds to play. Mark Smith (19 points), Dru Smith (18) and Watson (11) finished in double figures for Missouri. Mitchell Smith snagged a game-high 11 rebounds while Dru Smith added eight rebounds and eight assists.

Source:National Post

January 22, 2020 04:41 UTC


Budget fallout leads to Alaska Senate committee shakeup

JUNEAU, Alaska - The first day of the legislative session Tuesday featured fallout from a budget vote last year, as the Alaska Senate shook up its committees and some conservative members cried foul. Senate President Cathy Giessel said the changes were discussed during an hours-long caucus meeting Tuesday. She said the Republican-led caucus had an agreement that members would vote on the budget and that three members last summer took actions at odds with that. Shower was one of two members who lost a seat on the powerful Senate Finance Committee. Some committee changes were expected with a new senator, Josh Revak, on board.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 04:41 UTC


Man with life-threatening injuries after stabbing near Kingston and Lawrence

A man was critically injured after a stabbing in Scarborough Tuesday evening. Police were called to the area of Lawrence Avenue East and Manse Road, which is near Kingston Road, around 7:30 p.m. for reports of a person stabbed. They found a man with a serious stab wound to the stomach. The victim was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. A suspect fled the area on foot and was apprehended by police a short time later.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 04:18 UTC


5th body found on Tijuana lot; suspect remains in custody

TIJUANA, Mexico - A fifth body has been found on a property in this border city, and Mexican officials said Tuesday that they are beginning to suspect they may have a serial killer in custody. Sánchez said the suspect will face murder charges in the deaths of his in-laws. A fifth body was found found there Monday, a male who had not yet been identified, officials said. The suspect was deported from the U.S. in 2012 and had been living at a property in Tijuana owned by his in-laws, officials have said. Authorities suspect the man killed his in-laws in a dispute over money.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 04:18 UTC


Naomi Osaka advances at the Australian Open in somewhat dramatic fashion

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Defending champion Naomi Osaka threw her racket, tossed a ball and kicked the racket again for good measure, before sitting for a while with a towel over her head. She pulled it together quickly in a swirling breeze on Margaret Court Arena, though, and beat Zheng Saisai 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. 1-seeded Ash Barty had the second match on Rod Laver, the centre court. She said she had a few nerves in the second round and some difficulty with the breeze, but was otherwise OK.“So far it’s good. There were several still in progress when Osaka and Kvitova went through.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 03:11 UTC


Bruins overtake slumping Golden Knights

David Krejci scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period and also had an assist, and Jaroslav Halak finished with 27 saves as the Boston Bruins rallied for a 3-2 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Mark Stone and Nicolas Hague scored goals for Vegas, which lost for the sixth time in its last seven games (1-5-1). The Bruins improved to 2-2-1 in their past five games. Boston tied it midway through the period when Lauzon blasted a slap shot from the right point through traffic into the top right corner. It was his first goal of the season, in his second game, and the second goal of his NHL career.

Source:National Post

January 22, 2020 02:48 UTC


Bailey's season-high effort lifts Isles over Rangers

Anders Lee scored in the second period as the Islanders struck twice on the power play for the first time in a game since Dec. 21. Thomas Greiss stopped a season-high 40 shots and improved to 5-0-1 in his career against the Rangers. Pavel Buchnevich and Chris Kreider scored in a span of 1:47 during a four-minute power play in the third period for the Rangers. The Rangers also had a goal by Ryan Strome with 2:02 left in the second disallowed due to being offsides. The Rangers had a four-minute power play after Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield took a double-minor for spearing, and pulled Georgiev after Buchnevich scored on a deflection.

Source:National Post

January 22, 2020 02:48 UTC


Cockburn carries No. 21 Illinois to win at Purdue

21 Illinois to a 79-62 victory at Purdue on Tuesday night in West Lafayette, Ind. Trent Frazier added 21 points for the Illini (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten), who extended their winning streak to five games. Ayo Dosunmu chipped in with 18 points as Illinois won its first game at Purdue since Dec. 30, 2008. Nojel Eastern led Purdue with 14 points, while Trevion Williams added 12 points and Matt Haarms had 10. Frazier provided a lift for Illinois in the first half, scoring 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range.

Source:National Post

January 22, 2020 02:37 UTC


Blue Jays Mailbag: Is Nolan Arenado a fit in Toronto?

Not surprisingly, with all the talk about Arenado coming out of The Mile-High city, the five-time All-Star figures prominently into this week’s edition of the Blue Jays’ mailbag, so let's get to it. -- Keri, PickeringInternally, the Blue Jays talked about making a run at free agents Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon. If those were the names of interest this off-season, it's a safe bet the Blue Jays will kick the tires on Arenado as well. What do you think it would take from the Blue Jays to get Arenado from Colorado? At the time of Donaldson's departure, the Blue Jays figured they were at least two years away from contending.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 02:15 UTC


Olivia Nuamah no longer head of Pride Toronto

The executive director of Pride Toronto has left the job effective last Wednesday, the organization has announced. An emailed statement on Tuesday from Tom Spence of the Pride communications team did not provide a reason for Olivia Nuamah’s departure. Nuamah said she enjoyed her time at Pride, but it was the right time to leave. “What I hope I was able to do was at least position Pride Toronto as an organization that truly represents some of the more vulnerable voices inside the LGBTQ community,” she said. The 39-year-old Pride parade attracts about 1.7 million people to the downtown each June, according to the Pride website.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 02:03 UTC


HALL OF FAME MYSTERY: Who did not cast vote for Derek Jeter?

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday was a humbling experience one that was made a little more so when the 14-time All-Star fell one vote shy of being a unanimous selection. But instead baseball was left with a mystery, an intriguing Hall of Fame whodunit and left “The Captain” off their ballot. “By the way I wasn’t the one,” one reporter quickly assured Jeter during Tuesday’s Hall of Fame conference call. “There’s no mystery why you have been elected to the Hall of Fame,” said Bloomberg. Derek Jeter got inducted with 396 votes of 397 cast,” Cote posted to Twitter.

Source:National Post

January 22, 2020 02:03 UTC


Seven Toronto teens who were murdered in 2019

Seven teens were murdered in Toronto last year. Nicklus McKain, 18, was shot near Kipling Ave. and Albion Rd. high school near Guildwood Pkwy. Bowler was a student at the high school, Toronto District School Board spokesperson Ryan Bird confirmed to the Star at the time. Hanad Abdullahi Ali, 16, was shot at Falstaff Ave. near Jane St. around 1 a.m. on Aug. 1.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 02:03 UTC


Evansville fires coach McCarty amid investigation

Walter McCarty was fired Tuesday as Evansville’s head basketball coach in the midst of a university investigation into alleged sexual misconduct and possible Title IX violations, the school announced. McCarty had been on administrative leave since late December. McCarty, a native of Evansville, Ind., was a former member of the Kentucky Wildcats and an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers. He was hired by Evansville in March 2018, and he led the team to an 11-21 record in 2018-19. McCarty, who turns 46 on Feb. 1, was the 19th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.

Source:National Post

January 22, 2020 01:52 UTC


GO-TTC discount fares to end as Ontario pulls the plug on funding

Premier Doug Ford’s government signalled last year it would end funding for the initiative. Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney’s office declined to answer questions about whether the province would continue to fund the discount Tuesday, referring the Star to Metrolinx. “We don’t want to double whammy riders with very long commutes of two hours or more, and then high fares. Shortly before the program launched, Metrolinx estimated that roughly 50,000 people transferred between GO or the UP Express and the TTC every weekday. Sign Up NowIn an email Tuesday, TTC spokesperson Stuart Green signalled little immediate appetite on his agency’s part to fund the discount.

Source:thestar

January 22, 2020 01:30 UTC


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