Scarborough shooting

A man is dead after being shot by police, putting an end to afternoon lockdowns at multiple schools across the Port Union area of Scarborough.

He heard the man was taken away on a stretcher and that it looked as though they were doing CPR. Initial reports said the man was walking in the area with a rifle, police said. She didn't think much of it until the school's chat group started to buzz. He said the father of one of his friends saw a man "with a gun on his shoulder." Callers described him as wearing a white ball hat and a three-quarter length coat. She said some of the students were "terrified" of making noise, so they used a whiteboard to talk to each other.

Toronto police said on Twitter that officers were called to the area of Marberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday.

“I know a lot of parents are going to be stressed out with something like this, especially with everything that happened in the States so far. I don’t even know how I feel still at this moment, I’m still just in shock that this could happen but I’m just glad everyone is safe. He said when he got inside, they were already on the phone with 911. The man said he tried to call 911 but couldn’t immediately get through, and decided to run into a nearby school that his kids attend and tell them to go into lockdown. I don’t speculate and suggest that it’s something similar to what’s happened in the United States…. But let’s face it, as a police agency with all our partners in policing, we are aware of world events.

Paramedics tell CP24 they were called to the corner of Lawrence Avenue East and Port Union Road at 1:24 p.m. for a shooting. Advertisement.

The safety of everyone in our city is our priority," Tory said. And that being said, it would be great if anyone does have any information to please reach out to the SIU to assist with this," she said. Given recent tragic events, I can't imagine the fear felt by kids, teachers, and parents until the lockdown was lifted. So I don't want to speculate and suggest that it's something similar to what's happened in the United States," he added, referring to a mass shooting earlier this week at an elementary school in Texas. And that's why the training that our staff and students go underway is so important." At this time, the SIU has not yet identified the man," Denette said. "Whether the man was holding it or not, I'm not entirely certain at this point. No one should have to feel that fear and I'm so thankful everyone in the school was able to safely go home tonight. In this case, obviously, that's a concerning situation," TDSB spokesperson Ryan Bird said. So because of those lockdown drills, when it does happen for real, students and staff generally know what to do. But obviously, when you have a shooting nearby, that's really concerning. "Let's not speculate as to what's occurred here today and what was happening.

Multiple Toronto schools were in lockdown after a male was shot near an elementary school in Scarborough's Port Union area on Thursday afternoon, ...

"Thank you to police and emergency services for your quick action today in Scarborough," the tweet reads. Within hours of Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, another rash began as internet users spread baseless claims about the man named as the gunman and his possible motives. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the agency responsible for investigating circumstances involving police that have resulted in a death or serious injury, has confirmed they have invoked their mandate following Thursday's incident. The teenager who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of another teen inside a Barrie, Ont. group home in 2019 was in court Thursday for a sentencing hearing. A team of investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were deployed to London Thursday in regards to a plane crash involving a small aircraft. Two days later, a family member says her brokenhearted husband died. The driver of a tractor trailer is facing multiple charges after the vehicle struck a concrete barrier on the Conestoga Parkway in Kitchener. An attempt to run across the 401 and a struggle with police has resulted in multiple charges for a London, Ont. man. - In backlash to the backlash, Bill 96 leads to flurry of talk on Quebec separatism There are now 26 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Canada, according to an update from the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the virus has been detected in a new province, with one case in Ontario. That witness told CP24 officers told him they were searching for a male on a bicycle with a rifle in the area. No additional injuries were reported.

Officers responded to reports of a man in his late teens or early 20s carrying a firearm in Scarborough's Port Union area.

Two other schools – Joseph Howe Senior public school and Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute – went into lockdown. The scare comes as the US reckons with its worst school shooting in a decade. The Toronto district school board said two schools – Charlottetown Junior public school and Centennial Road Junior public school – went into “hold and secure” mode.

The Guelph Nighthawks kickoff their 2022 CEBL season tonight against the newly added Scarborough Shooting Stars at 7 p.m. ET at the Sleeman Centre.

Games will also be available to stream live in Canada via cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices, and the free CBC Gem streaming service. Their first U SPORTS draft pick was David Muenkat out of St. FX where he played and started in all sixteen games averaging 13.8 points per game to go with 9.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals and assists. Lawson also adds NBA G League experience, suiting up for the College Park Skyhawks alongside Barber. To compliment the Canadian experience, Guelph brought in two international players, Kyliann Rotardier from Orleans Loiret Basket in France, and Madut Akec from South Sudan who played collegiate basketball at Detroit Mercy in the NCAA. Notable among them is Cat Barber who led the team in 2021 in points per game (17.6) and assists per game (4.4). He recently averaged a career best 23.0 points per game with the College Park Skyhawks in the NBA G League and also earned himself a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA in December 2021. Lall was drafted by the Guelph in the 2021 CEBL U SPORTS Draft as a developmental player. TJ Lall has also re-signed with Guelph after a standout performance in the 2021-22 U SPORTS season with Brock University where he averaged an impressive 22.0 points per game.

School officials in Scarborough took protective measures by telling hundreds of schoolchildren to hide under their desks, in some cases for about two hours, ...

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued a statement thanking Toronto Police and saying that “guns have no place on our streets.” School officials in Toronto said they would send counsellors Friday to the affected schools. And at 4:30 p.m. ET she received another e-mail from the principal explaining the actions that teachers took to keep their pupils safe. “They responded according to their training,” said Jon Reid, a police union leader. Police confronted the gunman on a street around 1:30 p.m. ET and about 150 metres away from William G. Davis school. “So I don’t want to speculate that it is something similar to what’s happened in the United States.” Chief Ramer also did not respond to questions about what kind of weapon the man was carrying. “We have no understanding at this point in time what was about to happen or what could have happened,” Chief Ramer said. The identity of the man has not been released. He cautioned the public against concluding that a school shooting was thwarted. Police and school officials caution that they have little information about the Toronto man or his motives. It’s a difficult thing,” Toronto Police Chief James Ramer told reporters at the scene.

The Star will be documenting all the buzz and the action from The Sleeman Centre in Guelph leading up to and throughout J. Cole's CEBL debut.

GUELPH, Ont. — The expansion Scarborough Shooting Stars and rapper J. Cole left as losers Thursday night in their Canadian Elite Basketball League debut.

With Guelph up 79-76 with under four minutes to play, nine points were added to that three-point lead — making for a target of 12 points or the first team to reach 88 to win. Scarborough led 66-64 going into the final quarter with Cole on the floor and collecting his first rebound. Guelph trailed 25-24 at the end of the first quarter but led 43-42 at the half. He entered the game again with 7:08 remaining in the second quarter. He was "dismissed and disqualified" from the league last July for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program. Scarborough was outscored by nine points while he was on the floor.

The Star will be documenting all the buzz and the action from The Sleeman Centre in Guelph leading up to and throughout J. Cole's CEBL debut.

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J. Cole made his Canadian Elite Basketball League debut on Thursday night, when the Scarborough Shooting Stars took on the Guelph Nighthawks.

It’s gonna be fun and something that is great for the city of Scarborough and Toronto.” The conversation was, ‘I heard you have your team.’ It organically grew from there.” “Drake had a birthday party in L.A. last year.