Good morning. Two men are dead and others are in hospital after gunfire erupted at a Toronto street festival on Saturday. More from eyewitnesses below. Also, does Ontario have a plan for its stockpile of delisted U.S. liquor? Taxpayers have spent $8 million storing it. Plus, duelling pancake breakfasts at the Calgary Stampede.
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Actor Sam Neill, best known for Jurassic Park, dead at 78
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Actor Sam Neill — best known for his roles in Jurassic Park, The Piano and The Hunt for Red October — has died at age 78.
What's happening: Neill's death on Monday was "sudden and unexpected" according to his family. It followed treatment for a rare form of type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but Neill was cancer free when he died, according to a statement on his social media page.
Why it matters: Elegant and versatile, Neill moved easily from art films to blockbusters to prestige TV series. Born in Northern Ireland but raised in New Zealand, he was one of a host of actors and directors who achieved international fame after an explosion of Australian films that began in the late 1970s. He gained attention in 1979's My Brilliant Career but was perhaps best known for 1993's Jurassic Park, co-starring alongside Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough. Neill was also a vintner and produced pinot noir and riesling wines from his winery on New Zealand's South Island.
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Torontonians describe chaos, heartbreak after fatal shooting at Latin festival
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Shots rang out at a Toronto street festival on Saturday night, killing two people and wounding others.
What happened: Gunfire erupted just after 8 p.m. at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival, one of the city's largest annual celebrations of Latin culture. Police say at least two people exchanged shots while moving through the crowd. Two firearms have been recovered and officers are investigating three separate crime scenes. No arrests have been made.
What else: Witnesses described a chaotic scene as festivalgoers, including children, ran for cover, with some taking shelter inside nearby businesses. Toronto resident Lindsey Petrus said she was outside when "a sea of people" suddenly rushed into her cul-de-sac. The two-day salsa festival was cancelled on Sunday as police tape lined the streets to maintain road closures.
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Ontario runs $8M tab storing U.S. alcohol as province's plans for stockpile still uncertain
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Sixteen months after Ontario pulled nearly $80 million worth of American alcohol from shelves, the province still won't say what it plans to do with it.
What's happening: The provincial liquor retailer, the LCBO, says taxpayers have spent about $8 million storing American booze that was removed from shelves in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. It also said roughly $2.6 million worth of stranded alcohol has expired to date — about 3.3 per cent of the original stockpile.
Why it matters: Ontario's approach now differs from almost every other province. While Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador eventually returned at least some U.S. alcohol to store shelves — in several cases donating proceeds to charity — Ontario continues to warehouse the inventory while the government says it is still reviewing options.
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