Arson Suspected in Humber Yacht Club Fire

0:00It's April 30th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI. Toronto police are now treating the fire that wiped out the 70-year-old clubhouse of the Humber-Yah Club in Toronto as arson. It happened early Wednesday morning and quickly turned into a three-alarm blaze, pulling in more than 20 pumper trucks to battle the flames. Luckily, no one got hurt. This all went down just days before the city was set to repossess the land over years of lease violations, like illegal bonfires and storing flammable. Stuff the wrong way. Officials from Parks and Rec had warned the club multiple times to shape up, but they mostly got ignored. Neighbors have been fed up for a while, calling out club members for aggressive run-ins, scaring off wildlife with their boats, and maybe dumping waste. Into the water. That tension built up as the city moved to shut things down last month. The club says they're fully cooperating with the arson probe and sending thoughts to members grieving the loss of this family spot that's meant so. Much for generations, meanwhile, they're vowing to keep pushing back against the closure,

1:04highlighting their charity work and help with soil erosion. As investigators dig deeper into what started that fire, the future of this waterfront landmark hangs in the balance, with the community watching, close.