Cynthia McLeod

Toronto

Assistant City Editor at Toronto Sun

Northern Ontario gal. Toronto Sun assistant city editor. Travel editor too. I prefer to think it's still the 90s: Grunge, Seinfeld and no wrinkles.

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Articles

OPINION: Why corporate sponsorship is key to fuelling the fight against childhood cancer

2 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Cynthia McLeod

But Nori, the warrior that she is, beat the odds — not once, but three times. Each time her cancer returned, it was breakthrough treatments developed at SickKids that helped her fight back. Treatments made possible by corporate and private philanthropic investment in research. People are often shocked to learn that cancer strikes more than 10,000 children in Canada every year. Most people are lucky enough to overlook this — assuming cancer affects only the elderly or those with certain lifestyles.
CRIME SCENE: Brampton man sought on gun charges arrested

2 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Cynthia McLeod

Peel Regional Police allege the man was seen with a firearm on May 26. Cops acquired a search warrant for his residence and allegedly recovered a 9-mm handgun with ammunition. A warrant was then issued for his arrest and police released his image to the public.
CHARLEBOIS: Ozempic could do what health advocates couldn’t -- shrink McDonald’s

2 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Cynthia McLeod |Sylvain Charlebois

For decades, betting against McDonald’s has proven to be a losing strategy. The company has weathered every headwind imaginable: Calls for healthier eating, tougher labour laws, the rise and fall of plant-based meat, and complex procurement challenges. Through it all, McDonald’s has remained remarkably resilient. But today, the fast-food giant may be facing its most formidable threat yet — and it has nothing to do with burgers or fries. It’s Ozempic.
York cops shoot 'male actively attacking a female'

2 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Cynthia McLeod

A male and a female are in hospital after cops in Markham used gunfire to stop an assault early Wednesday. York Regional Police were called to Buchanan Dr., in the Hwy. 7 and Warden Ave. area, around 4:40 a.m. and “located a male actively attacking a female.”The male was shot and both of them were transported to a trauma centre. Their health status is not known. Police have not yet said their ages or the relationship between them. York cops have a large presence in the area.
York cops shoot 'male actively attacking a female'

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Cynthia McLeod

A male and a female are in hospital after cops in Markham used gunfire to stop an assault early Wednesday. York Regional Police were called to Buchanan Dr., in the Hwy. 7 and Warden Ave. area, around 4:40 a.m. and “located a male actively attacking a female.”The male was shot and both of them were transported to a trauma centre. Their health status is not known. Police have not yet said their ages or the relationship between them. York cops have a large presence in the area.
Shot male found on Scarborough sidewalk dies

2 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Cynthia McLeod

Police say they received reports around 8:30 p.m. of “a male lying on the sidewalk” in the Cedar Dr. and Eglinton Ave. area, near Markham and Kingston Rds. Toronto cops are hunting for a killer after a shooting on Monday night in Scarborough. Try refreshing your browser, orWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, orWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. The victim had life-threatening injuries and was taken by paramedics to hospital, where he died.
Shot male found on Scarborough sidewalk dies

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Cynthia McLeod

Toronto cops are hunting for a killer after a shooting on Monday night in Scarborough. Police say they received reports around 8:30 p.m. of “a male lying on the sidewalk” in the Cedar Dr. and Eglinton Ave. area, near Markham and Kingston Rds. The victim had life-threatening injuries and was taken by paramedics to hospital, where he died. No other information on him was immediately released. It is the city’s 15th homicide of the year. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-2222.
Toronto boy, 17, sought for first-degree murder in double shooting

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Cynthia McLeod

Jayllen Maxime-Marcelle, 17, of Toronto, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Toronto Police are hunting a teen and a young man in last month’s double shooting in Riverdale that claimed two lives. On April 15 around 11:15 p.m., officers were called for the sound of gunshots in the Bain and Logan Aves. area. First responders found two victims — one died at the scene and the other in hospital. They have been identified as Quentin Caza, 18, of Toronto, and Jeremy McNeil, 20, of Toronto.
Toronto boy, 17, sought for first-degree murder in double shooting

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Cynthia McLeod

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OPINION: Toronto's Nova exhibition through a Muslim lens

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Cynthia McLeod

It is interesting to note that the entire exhibition is about resilience, renewal and revival of the spirit. There are no Israeli flags and no mention of the Israel-Gaza war except the reality of the attack on a music festival. The exhibit started in Israel, travelling to New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires and Miami with the partnership of American producers Scooter Braun, Joe Taplow and Josh Kaden, before coming to Toronto where it will conclude on June 8.