Parents of children who attend a Toronto school for those with special needs reached out to Speakers Corner after construction on a playground they raised money to build was abruptly halted.

The project, which started last month at Sunny View Junior and Public school, was years in the making.

“The old playground was getting to the point where it didn’t always feel safe, and these kids really rely on a playground. It’s therapy,” said Anu Singh, a parent of a child attending the school.

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Canada’s Day is on Wednesday and there’s no shortage of spots to watch fireworks to celebrate the country’s birthday. Scroll below for a list.

As you make your plans, check here for what’s open and closed on July 1 .

City of Toronto

The city’s main fireworks display will be held at Ashbridges Bay Park but other spots to watch them include Milliken Park, Amesbury Park, Stan Wadlow Park, and Mel Lastman Square. The fireworks are scheduled to start at 10 p

There will be fans idling around Blue Jays Way, felt-tip markers and paraphernalia in hand, in case he opts for a walk to the ballpark on a warm, partly cloudy afternoon. There will be a dense cluster of media waiting in semi-circle formation around a solitary spot on the dugout bench as he emerges from the visitor’s clubhouse a few hours prior to first pitch.

There will be the typical line of questioning. How does it feel? Is it weird to be on the other side?

Earlier this month, Brampton’s Nitin Sharma won the inaugural National Snooker League Main Event Title in Markham. The league just wrapped up it’s first season featuring the best amateur players in North America with Nitin capturing the final event of the season.

Nitin will head to Brazil later this year in an attempt to qualify for the World Snooker Tour needing to win the entire event to earn a 2-year tour card.

Nitin Sharma – Snooker

Do you know an athlete or community ambassador who is as awesome as Nitin

A strong aftershock jolted Venezuela early Monday following last week’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes, as civilians and emergency responders kept combing through the ruins of fallen buildings for survivors.

The aftershock, which struck about 27 kilometers (17 miles) north of Caraballeda on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast at 7:01 a.m. local time, measured 4.6 on the Richter scale, according to the United States Geological Survey. Colombia’s geological survey put the magnitude at 5.1

A string of shootings across the Greater Toronto Area are being tied to gun-for-hire networks targeted by vulnerable youth through encrypted messaging apps. Toronto Police say they have no idea who’s hiring teenagers to commit the crimes.

Host Maria Kestane speaks to Dr. Adam Ellis, assistant professor at the University of Waterloo, about how youth get involved in street gangs and organized crime, and what realistic steps Ottawa could take to tackle the crisis.