Shauna Hunt

Toronto

Reporter at CityNews Toronto

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Mississauga businessman refused to pay extortionists $500K before murder: daughter

3 weeks ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Michael Talbot |Shauna Hunt

A Mississauga businessman refused to pay extortionists $500,000 and was callously shot to death as a result, his family revealed in an interview with OMNI News. Harjeet Singh Dhadda, 51, was shot to death just after 12 p.m. on Wednesday at a parking lot near Tranmere Drive and Telford Way, steps from G&G Trucking Solutions — the transportation safety and insurance company he ran with family for almost 15 years. He was rushed to a hospital, but died shortly after.
3 TTC streetcars to be diverted for construction at King and Church

1 month ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Shauna Hunt |Meredith Bond

A major downtown Toronto intersection will be shutdown as of next week for the remainder of the summer, leading to the diversion of three TTC streetcars. The City will be replacing the watermains at King and Church streets as of May 11 and the TTC will also be replace the tracks and updating critical infrastructure at the same time. As a result, the 503 Kingston, the 504 King and the 508 Lakeshore streetcar routes will be diverting in both directions.
Family who lost father in 'preventable tragedy' call for safety barriers on Leaside Bridge

2 months ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Shauna Hunt |Meredith Bond

A grieving Toronto family is now fighting to add safety barriers to the Leaside Bridge after their father was killed in what they believe was a preventable tragedy. It was an earth-shattering Father's Day that Tali Uditsky and Landon Lusthouse will never forget. Their vibrant 76-year-old father, Harold Lusthouse, was killed on his way to a family brunch. It happened on the Don Valley Parkway on June 16, 2024, when a man fell from the Leaside bridge and landed on a car Harold was in.
Temporary HART Hub opens in downtown Toronto after safe consumption sites close

2 months ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Shauna Hunt

As a temporary HART Hub opens in downtown Toronto following the Ontario government's move away from safe consumption services, seniors at a residence above the clinic have raised concerns with the . CityNews spoke with residents who said they were blind-sided after a clinic opened on the main floor of their co-op building on The Esplanade. It's also steps away from a daycare and elementary school.
Residents raising concerns over tents, tiny homes at downtown park

2 months ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Shauna Hunt |John Marchesan

Residents in Moss Park are voicing concerns over the growing encampment in St. James Park that includes not only tents, but tiny homes as well. Over the last several months, a mini-encampment has popped up in this downtown green space just steps away from a busy playground. Area resident Daniel Tate is worried it will continue to grow if the city doesn't intervene.
Delta passenger speaks out after plane crash at Pearson Airport

Feb 19, 2025 | toronto.citynews.ca | Lucas Casaletto |Shauna Hunt

Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from the U.S. that crashed and flipped over at Toronto Pearson Airport on Family Day are speaking out, sharing harrowing details of one of the most jarring incidents in recent aviation history. "When we hit, it was just super hard. The plane went sideways," John Nelson said in an interview with CityNews. "I believe we skidded on our side and flipped over on our back.
Stretch of Lake Shore East could see added safety measures

Oct 30, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Lucas Casaletto |Shauna Hunt

A stretch of Toronto's Lake Shore East is quickly becoming known as a dangerous spot for drivers as concerns continue to mount over road safety in light of a recent crash that took the lives of four people. The area in question is a 1.5-kilometre stretch of the eastbound Lake Shore between Parliament Street and the Don Roadway. Since the winter, it has been the scene of two deadly accidents, including a fiery Tesla crash last week near Cherry Street. On Jan.
Ontario for-profit daycare centres staging closures to protest new funding formula

Oct 18, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Shauna Hunt |Meredith Bond

Parents across the province could be left in the lurch as some daycare centres will be closing their doors next week in protest of the new funding formula for the $10-a-day childcare program. The protest involves dozens of private daycare operators who are currently participating in the national program and are taking issue with the upcoming funding changes in Ontario.
Parents lament fallout of funding changes to daycare program

Oct 9, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Shauna Hunt |John Marchesan

Andrew Bartucci is one of many parents grappling with the possibility that their childcare costs could soar in the new year after daycare operators warned upcoming funding changes could force many to pull out of the national $10-a-day program. CityNews obtained letters from three daycares in the GTA all citing ongoing challenges with the program and concerns with the new funding framework starting in January.
Man pushed to ground by Toronto undercover officer speaks out

Aug 15, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Shauna Hunt |Meredith Bond

Piash Alam has struggled with headaches, lack of sleep and the weight of a looming obstruction of justice charge in the days since he was pushed to the ground by an undercover police officer in Toronto. Alam, who spoke exclusively with CityNews alongside his wife Srishty and friend who witnessed it, has no memory of the push that left him with a fractured skull.