5 things to know today: Folk legend Ian Tyson dies at 89


The man accused of killing an OPP officer was initially denied bail in a separate case, a man who died of injuries sustained in a Montreal jail was being held illegally and Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson dies at 89. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

1. Killing Officer: Court documents show man accused of killing OPP officer initially denied bail, then granted bail after review, in separate case months before the alleged shooting.

2. Illegally detained: The 21-year-old Montrealer who died following an intervention by a correctional officer should have been released from the Bordeaux detention facility the day before his fatal injury.

3.Sunwing location: After thousands of passengers were stranded in Mexico this week, the Department of Transport calls the situation « unacceptable ».

4. Pelé « The King », 1940-2022: Pelé, the Brazilian soccer king who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most influential sports figures of the last century, has died aged 82.

5. Ian Tyson, 1933-2022: Ian Tyson, the Canadian folk legend turned cowboy storyteller who wrote ‘Four Strong Winds’ as one half of Ian & Sylvia, dies at 89.

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