News of the day: Assistant GMs Wickenheiser, Metcalf out as Maple Leafs cut front office

Catch up on the stories we’re following today

Published Jul 09, 2026  •  2 minute read

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka. Photo by Michael Chisholm /Getty Images

It’s Thursday, July 9. Here are the top stories we’re following today:

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Maple Leafs make front office cuts, including Darryl Metcalf and Dave Morrison

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Not only has Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka reshaped his team’s roster, he continues to give the front office a new look. In the past couple of days, the Leafs have said goodbye to a number of influential people, including assistant general managers Hayley Wickenheiser (player development) and Darryl Metcalf (hockey research and development). Also among those let go were Mark Leach, the director of amateur scouting, and Dave Morrison, a senior adviser of player personnel.

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Kawhi Leonard of the L.A. Clippers handles the ball during an NBA playoff game in 2023. Photo by Christian Petersen /Getty Images

Kawhi Leonard’s Raptors return on hold as NBA investigation continues

The trade sending Kawhi Leonard back to the Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and draft picks, originally agreed to on June 30, does not sound like it will be completed anytime soon. The complication is the ongoing investigation into alleged salary cap violations by the Los Angeles Clippers through an alleged deal with now-disgraced company Aspiration.

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This handout photo taken and obtained on July 9, 2026, from the office of the Lithuanian president shows a revolver offered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda with the president’s name engraved, including live rounds, and displayed during a press presentation in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by Eitvydas Kinaitis/Office of the Lithuanian President, handout /Getty Images

Erdogan gifts revolvers to NATO leaders, Carney surrenders it to RCMP

What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum NATO leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit. Prime Minister Mark Carney took this revolver with him, but left the ammunition in Turkey. He later surrendered the gun to the RCMP, according to Global Affairs Canada.

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Toronto’s population growth has seen a dramatic swing since 2024, going from the fastest growing metro area to just No. 443 in North America. Photo by Adobe Stock

Torontonians fleeing city in droves, new TMU report suggests

New data out of Toronto Metropolitan University shows that Toronto’s population growth has seen a dramatic swing since 2024, going from the fastest growing metro area in the United States and Canada all the way down to No. 443 last year. The report, from TMU’s Centre for Urban Research and Land Development, says while a drop in international migration was a factor – it also brought Montreal and Vancouver far down the list – the big cause is that Toronto is bleeding residents to other parts of Canada.

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A delivery driver on an e-bike is stopped by Toronto Police on the Gardiner Expressway near Spadina Ave.

WARMINGTON: From a hotel room complaint to e-bikes on Gardiner, cops get stupid calls

If there was a ticket for wasting police’s time to deal with dumb calls, these two would fit the bill perfectly. If you were wondering why your food order was late on Wednesday afternoon, it might be because your delivery driver was pulled over on his e-bike on the Gardiner Expressway. And a man called the 911 emergency line to complain about the comforts of his hotel room.

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