News of the day: SIMMONS: Sour Mitch Marner can’t seem to leave Toronto dark days behind on way to Stanley Cup final

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Published May 27, 2026  •  2 minute read

Mitch Marner of the Vegas Golden Knights is named the third star of the game after defeating the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Game Three of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 24, 2026 in Las Vegas. Photo by Candice Ward /Getty Images

It’s Wednesday, May 27. Here are the top stories we’re following today:

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SIMMONS: Sour Mitch Marner can’t seem to leave Toronto dark days behind on way to Stanley Cup final

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On the greatest night of his career, with his Vegas Golden Knights putting on a clinic for the hockey ages, on his way to his first Stanley Cup final, Mitch Marner needed to reference the dark days in Toronto.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney. Photo by Hyungcheol Park /Postmedia Network

Prime Minister Mark Carney spent $195Gs on in-flight catering across 3 trips, documents reveal

Over a month after the Toronto Sun revealed that Prime Minister Mark Carney spent $524,000 on in-flight catering during his first year in office, newly-released documents reveal what the PM and his guests noshed on at 30,000 feet. Catering invoices obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) show $195,400 was spent on high-priced airline food on three separate flights of CANFORCE ONE.

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Investigators have arrested nine suspects and recovered more than $5 million in stolen vehicles, including some from the Port of Montreal that were destined for West Africa, as part of an investigation into organized auto theft networks in Southern Ontario dubbed Project Jack Links. Photo by Handout /Niagara Regional Police

$5M in stolen vehicles recovered after Lexus SUV theft sparked Niagara Region probe

Cops in Niagara Region have recovered more than $5 million in stolen vehicles during a “complex investigation” sparked by the theft of a single SUV just over a year ago. And Niagara Regional Police say nine suspects – including seven youths – have been arrested so far while two others are still sought as part of probe dubbed Project Jack Links.

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Don Cherry is pictured at his Mississauga home on Feb. 4, 2026. Photo by JOE WARMINGTON /TORONTO SUN

WARMINGTON: Move over Paramount, time to rename Mississauga’s ice barn after Don Cherry

What to call the arena in Mississauga? Just call it Don Cherry Gardens! It doesn’t get any more Mississauga than that. And with an election soon happening for that city’s mayor and council, people who like this idea can get to work on it.

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Honoree Paul Anka, recipient of the BMI Icon Award, attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by JC Olivera /Getty Images

Paul Anka says crime in Canada ‘through the roof’ amid mass immigration

Paul Anka is lamenting the surge of crime in Canada, blaming it on the country’s mass immigration. The Ottawa-born singer appeared on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast where the topic turned to life in Canada — back in the day compared to now.

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