Sylvester To Serve 16 Years Before Parole Eligibility

Daniel Sylvester will be eligible for parole after serving 16 years of his mandatory life sentence for the second-degree murder of Alicia Ross.
Sylvester's sentence was announced today by Judge Ted Minden in a Newmarket courthouse.
The Crown had asked for 15 to 18 years before parole eligibility.
The conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 10 years.

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YRT Considers WiFi On VIVA Buses

York Region Transit is hoping that WiFi access on its VIVA buses will be enough to lure more motorists out of their cars and improve the quality of service to its existing customers.
York wants to offer WiFi free to riders by selling advertising, which would appear on the screen when the user logs in.
An alternative is a subscriber fee.
If successful, YRT would become one of the first systems in Canada to offer WiFi.

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Sports Report

Team Canada lost to the Austrians last night 1-0, at the FIFA Under 20 World Cup.
With the loss, Canada's record falls to 0-2 at the tournament.
Canada must win their next game on Sunday against Congo in order to have a shot at advancing to the next round.

In other action, Gambia beat New Zealand 1-0, Mexico defeated Portugal 2-1, and Chile shutout Congo 3-0.
Tonight, Panama takes on the Czech Republic, North Korea faces Argentina, Brazil matches up against the United States, and South Korea takes on Poland.
All four games will be played this evening in Ottawa and Montreal.

The Blue Jays open up a weekend series against the Cleveland Indians at the Rogers Centre tonight.
Roy Halladay (9-3) will face Cleveland's Cliff Lee (5-4).
First pitch: 7:07pm

IBL: Kitchener 11 Toronto 10

TBA: Newmarket 6 Whitby 3

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