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Toronto daystarter: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015

Here's some information to get you started as you prepare to head out the door this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015.

Weather

The forecast calls for a high of 20 C today with a 30 per cent chance of showers.

Traffic

Our traffic reporter Laurie Turcotte reports a good start to the day on the roads and transit.

Be sure to follow Laurie on Twitter and listen to her reports on 99.1 FM during the morning and afternoon commute.

One traffic note, a water main break has flooded Old Burnhamthorpe Road north of Burnhamthorpe Road.

Our overnight reporter Tony Smyth is at the scene and has posted these pictures on Twitter:

- The TTC posts its service alerts here.

​Progress in teacher talks

Some good news this morning in the ongoing labour dispute between the province and public elementary teachers. The teachers' union has agreed to postpone its Unfair Labour Practice Complaint, because both sides are making progress at the bargaining table.

Elections Canada sends out corrected voter cards

Elections Canada is sending more than 5,000 corrected voter information cards to people in one Toronto riding. This comes after many voters in Toronto—St. Paul's received cards directing them to vote at a non-existent address. The cards listed the polling station for election day on October 19th as "44 Room Avenue." There is no street called Room Avenue in Toronto. Elections Canada says ‎people should receive the corrected voter cards today or tomorrow.

Wijeratne family says sentence for drunk driver isn't enough

The family torn apart by a horrific drunk driving crash blasted the sentence handed down Tuesday to the driver who was found guilty in the collision. Sabastian Prosa, who was 19 at the time of the 2012 collision, was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in jail. He was found guilty of 12 charges, including impaired driving causing death, in June. Prosa was behind the wheel of a GMC Envoy that was going the wrong way on Highway 427 near the QEW when he struck a van carrying Jayanatha Neil Wijeratne, along with his wife, Antonette, and their 16-year-old daughter, Eleesha, in August 2012. Jayantha Wijeratne, 49, and his daughter died in the crash, while Antonette Wijeratne suffered severe injuries.

This morning Brian Wijeratne, who lost his father and sister in the crash, will speak about the sentence in an interview on Metro Morning at 7:15 a.m. You can watch the show on your computer or mobile device here or listen on 99.1 FM in the Toronto area.

Sports

With Blue Jays playoff fever sweeping the city, the start of the Toronto Maple Leafs season has gone almost unnoticed. The Leafs open the regular season at home tonight against the Montreal Canadiens. Here new coach Mike Babcock and captain Dion Phaneuf speak to reporters about their expectations for the season ahead.

Back to baseball news. The Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs last night, falling 3-0 to the Houston Astros in the American League wild-card game. The Astros will go on to face the Kansas City Royals. Meanwhile the Blue Jays, who begin their playoff run tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m., were on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Also, Canadian Tire is closing its head office early on Friday to let its employees watch the game.