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HUNTER: Cops offering $50Gs reward on 40th anniversary of Nicole Morin disappearance
On July 30, 1985, eight-year-old Nicole left her penthouse apartment to meet a pal to go swimming. She never arrived in the lobby. Get the latest from Brad Hunter straight to your inbox Nicole Morin, 8, was last seen leaving her mother's apartment to meet a playmate in the lobby of their West Mall building in Etobicoke. She never met her friend and has not been seen since. Photo by Toronto Sun / File photo They were terrible times when a bone-chilling fear gripped the city. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account One child after the other, murdered, kidnapped, or simply vanishing into the ether. People of a certain age know their names: Christine Jessop, Sharin Morningstar Keenan, Alison Parrott, and Nicole Morin. They were cautionary tales for a generation of parents and their shell-shocked children. We know what happened to Christine, Sharin and Alison and who their killers are. Nicole Morin's family, friends and a frightened community, however, remain in a decades-long limbo. The poster of Nicole Morin put out by police offering a reward to anybody who can give any information on her whereabouts. Photo by Handout / Toronto Police Service On July 30, 1985, eight-year-old Nicole left her penthouse apartment on the 20th floor of an apartment building in the West Mall to meet a pal to go swimming. She never arrived in the lobby and has never been seen or heard from since that terrible day. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of Nicole's disappearance, and cops and the community are not letting the dark day pass without honouring the beloved little girl who detectives and the city took to their hearts. A ceremony is slated for Wednesday at 627 The West Mall, her former residence, with the theme 'Honouring Nicole, Raising Awareness, and Promoting Child Safety.' In addition to honouring the little girl who never came home, the event hopes to raise public awareness around the importance of timely reporting in missing persons cases and to highlight child safety initiatives. A new $50,000 reward for information leading to answers in Nicole's disappearance is also being offered. Among the police officers and community members in attendance will be Toronto Police Staff Sgt. Stella Karras, who has been the Nicole Morin case manager since 2021. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Nicole Morin before her disappearance and in an age-enhanced photo. 'It never looked like Nicole just wandered away,' Karras told The Toronto Sun in 2022. That year, investigators were digging at an undisclosed location north of the city where it was suspected the bright little girl with the Chiclet teeth may have been buried. A year later, an Etobicoke park was searched. For Karras and many other detectives who worked the Morin investigation, their quest for answers – and justice – became deeply personal. 'I remember this from when I was a young girl. I was scared to death, everyone was,' Karras said, adding that there was very little physical evidence out of the gate. The disappearance of Nicole Morin is being investigated as a homicide, but cops don't know that for sure. The head of the Toronto Police cold case unit, Det. Sgt. Steve Smith, who solved the Christine Jessop case, told the Toronto Sun, that the Nicole Morin investigation was a heartbreaker from that terrible morning in 1985 onwards. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The Nicole Morin investigation is one of the most complex and extensive in Toronto Police history,' Smith said. 'Nicole's family and the community at large have wondered what happened to Nicole for decades. We've looked at every possible scenario and explanation. 'We know that someone in the community knows what happened to her, and we want them to come forward and help us get the answers we all deserve.' On the day Nicole vanished, contractors were installing a surveillance system in her 20-storey complex. Had the cameras been installed a day earlier, detectives may have had the answers they were looking for. She stepped onto the elevator and did not get off. That leaves just two possibilities: Someone in the building grabbed her on the way down, or a predator did, whisking her via the stairwell to the parking garage. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Art Morin holds his daughter Nicole Morin in this file photo. 'We hit a brick wall. We haven't had any evidence that really takes hold,' Smith added. 'We still don't know what happened. Over the years, she became our special little girl and still is. We desperately want to solve this.' At the time, detectives questioned every sexual predator who lived in or was visiting the area that day. Nothing. Memories are fading, and bodies are aging. The clock is ticking. The desperate quest for justice for a child who went for a swim and never came home, however, burns as brightly as it did on July 30, 1985. Anyone with information about the disappearance of Nicole Morin is asked to contact the Toronto Police Homicide Unit at 416-808-7400. bhunter@ @HunterTOSun MLB Toronto & GTA Sunshine Girls Celebrity Soccer
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Steve Nease cartoon, July 30, 2025
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Caution advised due to bacteria levels at some Ontario beaches as heat persists
Published Jul 29, 2025 • 2 minute read A group of young swimmers are seen in the water at Woodbine Beach in Toronto on July 9, 2024. Photo by Jack Boland / Files / Toronto Sun TORONTO — Some Ontario beaches have been deemed unsafe for swimming during a heat wave in southern parts of the province, but experts say public beaches — especially those in urban areas — still provide crucial relief from blistering temperatures. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Toronto Public Health advised caution Tuesday at the popular Centre Island beach on the Toronto Islands, after water samples showed elevated bacteria counts. In Ottawa, counts at Mooney's Bay Beach and Petrie East Bay were above the provincial threshold, according to data collected last week. Ottawa Public Health transitioned this year to testing waters once a week, whereas Toronto Public Health continues to sample water from beaches on a daily basis. Public health authorities in Windsor and Essex County also posted E. coli warnings for several beaches in the region, based on testing done last week. Gregary Ford, vice-president of Swim Drink Fish Canada, said reduced water quality is usually caused by intense precipitation that overloads sewage and wastewater systems, causing increased levels of bacteria to flow into nearby bodies of water. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Generally, that's when we start to see these beach postings occur during the summer, particularly during these warm periods followed by intense storm events,' he said. Aside from checking water quality test results, Ford said it's best to avoid swimming 24 to 48 hours after rainfall to avoid wastewater runoff. Ontario's water safety regulations are also some of the strictest in the world, with a threshold of 200 counts per 100 millilitres of water, Ford said. Dr. Howard Shapiro, Toronto's associate medical officer of health, said Toronto Public Health uses an even more 'stringent' standard of 100 counts per 100 millilitres in its water quality testing. Despite the potential health risks, Shapiro said urban beaches are still a vital escape from heat waves and a way for people to cool down. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Even if you look at the temperatures in the city, it'll be cooler by the lake than it will be in other parts, particularly in areas that have a lot of concrete,' Shapiro said. Meanwhile, a researcher at Ottawa's Carleton University is currently testing the waters at five locations along the Rideau River to dispel myths about river water quality and safety. Banu Örmeci, the director of Carleton's Global Water Institute and an environmental engineering professor, said she's been collecting weekly samples from the Rideau River since the beginning of June, with each sample deemed safe by provincial standards. Örmeci said she hopes her work can encourage the City of Ottawa to consider opening more supervised beaches along the Rideau River. 'Not everyone has the resources to go to cottages, and it is really important to create these recreational spaces in our neighbourhoods,' she said. MLB Toronto Blue Jays Canada Toronto & GTA Canada
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2 days ago
- Politics
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AGAR: Threats against Jews finally results in a conviction
Waisuddin Akbari threatened to blow up synagogues and kill Jews, for which he received a jail sentence and probation. Protesters outside a synagogue in Thornhill on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Joe Warmington/Toronto Sun Finally, a person has been convicted and sentenced in the GTA for hatred against Jews. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account It's illegal to utter threats but it has seemed it was safe to do so on our streets since the infamous, brutal attack by Hamas in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Waisuddin Akbari threatened to blow up synagogues and kill Jews, for which he received a jail sentence and probation. The finding by the judge, Justice Edward Prutschi, reads, 'On March 4, 2024, Mr. Akbari engaged in a discussion with Cameron Ahmad, a salesperson at a local car dealership. During that conversation, Mr. Akbari expressed dehumanizing and conspiratorial opinions about the State of Israel, Israelis, and Jewish people more generally.' Akbari was ready to die, he said, for his cause. He said, 'I'm going to plant a bomb in every synagogue in Toronto and blow them up to kill as many Jews as possible.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I'll make sure those attacks are filmed and posted online so the world can see what I've done,' Akbari said. As mitigating circumstances, Prutschi took into consideration that Akbari has suffered significant personal consequences. He lost his business, a shawarma shop in York Region. 'He has been subject to bail conditions for nearly 1.5 years and has remained compliant with those terms. He has developed some insight into the far-reaching consequences of his words on the broader Jewish community, though he continues to deny making the specific threats he was found guilty of. His lengthy prepared comments at the conclusion of the sentencing hearing suggest that he has come to recognize the extraordinary harm he caused and is already on the path towards rehabilitation.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The judge wrote, 'Sentences imposed must reflect the reality that hate motivated offences are on the rise. Communities must not be forced to be revictimized over and over again by the actions of hate-filled offenders.' The Crown sought a four-to-six-month jail sentence followed by three years' probation along with ancillary orders including DNA registration and an extended weapons prohibition. Akbari was sentenced by Prutschi to 60 days house arrest, with 'the condition report as directed; participate in counselling for gambling addiction and antisemitism education as directed by his conditional sentence supervisor or probation officer and sign the releases necessary to permit monitoring of progress with that counselling; not be in possession of any weapons or incendiary devices; and not attend or be within 200 metres of any synagogue, place of Jewish worship, Jewish community centre, Jewish school or daycare, or any gathering organized by or for the Jewish community, except for the purposes of counselling as directed by your conditional sentence supervisor or probation officer.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Akbari must submit a DNA sample and is prohibited from owning weapons for 10 years. Akbari's offence is a hate crime. It could easily be seen as one motivated by the hate we see paraded on our streets on a regular basis. Could he have seen that such hate seems to be carried out with no consequence? As an immigrant, should Akbari have been deported? Should the sentence have been longer? Hopefully, Prutschi guessed correctly that Akbari has seen the error of his ways, because as we've seen before, house arrest is only as good as the willingness of the criminal to follow the rules. At least a precedent has been set that such threats are not acceptable. MLB Celebrity Toronto & GTA Golf World
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2 days ago
- Sport
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Letters to the Editor, July 29, 2025
Tuesday letters Photo by Illustration / Toronto Sun SIGNS OF SUMMER This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account With all the negative news every day, this young lady Summer McIntosh from Toronto has become a ray of sunshine for our city. Watching her win medal after medal just goes to show that there's still hope for better times ahead. Watching her makes us all proud to be Canadian. Keep going, champ, the whole country is proud of you. Sylvia Saunders (It is such a pleasure to see her talent — the next Olympics may well be the Summer Games) MOVING TARGET Donald Trump keeps saying that it is hard to make a trade deal with Canada. It's no wonder because he keeps moving the goal posts and no matter what we say, it ain't good enough. If he expects us to be able to read his mind, we can't. Trump changes his mind more times than people change their shorts. If we did try to read his mind, how do you read a blank page? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Scott McMaster Peterborough (Is it Trump moving the goal posts or is it that Canada's negotiators are out of their depth?) BOY DOING A MAN'S JOB It's just plain pathetic reading about Mark Carney. He's so far out of his element that he's not even in the same league. He's said he'll use all the time that's necessary and will only agree to a deal if it's in the best interests of Canadians. Someone please tell him that this is accomplished through negotiation — not procrastination. Any last-minute deal will be one-sided and not in our favour. You Liberal voters sent a boy to do a man's job. Let's see how Harvard does against the bully. We already know who will be going to school. Bill Jamieson Toronto (All very true) ACT YOUR AGE Re 'Canada should follow U.K.'s move to lower voting age to 16: Senator' (The Canadian Press, July 23): If 16-year-olds are deemed mature enough to make adult decisions, then they should no longer be coddled by the Youth Criminal Justice Act. People 16 and up should be penalized as an adult. Fred McArthur Toronto (There are consequences to these types of changes) MLB Golf Toronto & GTA World Celebrity
