Toronto reggae musician Snow, who is best known for the hit Informer, met with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on Thursday at city hall. He did a little rap mentioning Ford and said he supports the mayor.

Former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci spoke about his recommendations in his report titled ‘police encounters with people in crisis’. The 350 page report outlines 84 recommendations for police. The report was sparked following the killing of Toronto teenager Sammy Yatim, 18, on an empty streetcar last summer.

Police Chief Bill Blair reacted after a report titled ‘police encounters with people in crisis’ was released on Thursday. The 350 page report was compiled by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci and outlines 84 recommendations.

Jon Cryer’s new film Hit By Lightning opens in theatres in October. He spoke to CityNews about the murder comedy and said he loved filming it in Ottawa.

On the national edition of Entertainment City, Justin Bieber posts snippets of eleven new songs on Instagram.

680News business editor Richard Southern with the day’s top business headlines, including new beer offerings at specialty KFC locations, the high price of old phone numbers, and another record-breaking day for the TSX.

Mainly sunny skies, high of 24 C.

Air Algerie plane disappears from radar, bike lanes for Richmond and Adelaide streets under pilot project, and beer at KFC.

CityNews reporter Tracy Tong hit the streets to find out what voters think of the latest poll that shows Ford, Tory and Chow in a dead heat.

The report comes amid a lawsuit by the family of 18-year-old Yatim against the officer who shot him and another who tasered him as he lay dying.

The City of Toronto has launched an upgraded state-of-the-art traffic control centre that is aimed at reducing gridlock.

CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan has more on the numbers.

A bus shelter was tagged with an anti-Semitic expletive in Thornhill, which has shocked Jewish residents there and has police investigating.

York regional police are investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti was found sprayed on a bus shelter in Thornhill. Local resident Jeffrey Brown reacted to vandalism. Watch The 5 and CityNews at Six as Roshni Murthy will have more on this story.

Mayoral candidates Olivia Chow, John Tory and Rob Ford are in a dead heat according to a poll conducted on Monday by Forum Research. Ford spoke about the results as well as recent Ford Fest robocalls.