Toronto Daystarter: Friday, May 29, 2015

Here's what you need to know for Friday (yay!), May 29, 2015.

Weather

It's going to be another humid day taking us into the weekend, with a high of 27 C and a 30 per cent chance of thunder showers in the evening. The humidity will stick around through Saturday, though temperatures are expected to drop on Sunday.

Winds could pick up to the 15 to 25 km/h range by this afternoon, with some gusts in excess of 30 km/h. According to CBC Toronto meteorologist Jay Scotland, winds will be east-southeasterly and coming off the lake, which can make it difficult to forecast temperatures accurately. Scotland says the breeze may keep much of the city far cooler than the high of 27 C.

Temperatures, however, remain well above the seasonal average high of 21 C.

Transit

TTC service is running mostly on time this morning. The elevator from the entrance to the main concourse at Don Mills station is out of service.

GO Transit trains and buses are running on time. At Burlington station, there will be no elevator access from the south side of the station until fall 2015 because of construction.

Toronto Pearson airport and Billy Bishop airport downtown are reporting that air traffic is moving on time. ​

REMINDER: The Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway will be closed Sunday from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the annual Becel Ride for Heart.

TTC subway Line 1 Yonge-Spadina will be closed from St. Clair West to Downsview station throughout the weekend for scheduled upgrades.

NXNE controversy

Toronto's North By Northeast music festival says it is "looking to create a positive outcome" to the controversy surrounding a New York rapper scheduled to perform here on June 21. On Tuesday, a Toronto-area woman launched a petition to prevent Action Bronson from performing at Yonge-Dundas Square as part of the annual music festival since she feels his lyrics constitute hate speech.

The festival's organizer say they will provide an update on the situation today.

Teachers' tension

The province is hoping to avoid job action with Ontario's Catholic teachers after passing back-to-work legislation aimed at three public school boards. The province has bargaining dates scheduled with a mediator and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association.

The head of that union says he is hopeful a strike can be avoided, but a work-to-rule campaign may be in the cards.

Killer whale ban

Ontario has passed a bill that prohibits the breeding and acquisition of killer whales as well as other animal protection rules. The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act also includes rules that require animal welfare committees at any facility that has marine mammals.

The new act includes a requirement for marine parks — there is only one in Ontario — to have qualified veterinarians with marine mammal expertise to oversee preventive and clinical care.

Hummus recall

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is expanding a recall earlier this week pertaining to President's Choice hummus. The products may contain the toxin produced by staphylococcus bacteria and should not be eaten.

A full list of the recalled products can be found here.