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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Durham Regional Police say they charged the boyfriend of a woman who died following a domestic violence call in Ajax last weekend. On Saturday at around 11:05 p.m., officers found 45-year-old Jennifer Polak suffering from obvious signs of trauma at a home …
Read More »‘Devastating loss of life’: Woman found dead at Ajax home, man in custody
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 45-year-old woman was found dead at an Ajax home late Saturday and a man has been taken into custody, police say. Durham Regional Police said officers were called to a residential address on Hillman Drive, south of Bayly Street East and …
Read More »Woman killed in Ajax after tractor-trailer rollover on Highway 401
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say one person is dead after a tractor-trailer rollover Monday morning. OPP say it took several hours to investigate the crash, which happened on the 401 Eastbound near Lakeridge Road around 9 a.m. Officers say it appears to have …
Read More »Ajax man charged in fatal hit-and-run was ‘driving while under suspension,’ police say
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Durham Regional Police say a man is facing charges, including driving while under suspension, after a 57-year-old woman was found lying on the roadway seriously injured and later died. Police said at around 5 a.m. on Sept. 20, officers were called to …
Read More »Ford government begins return of Ajax land listed for sale to Greenbelt
The Ford government says it has started the process to return a parcel of land to the Greenbelt after its owners listed it for sale. Former Greenbelt lands located around Kingston Road and Highway 401 were listed for sale earlier in August, with a plan to take bids in September. …
Read More »Premier Ford threatens to revert land to Greenbelt after 104 acres put up for sale
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering returning two parcels of land into the Greenbelt after the development company that owns the land put it up for sale. In a statement early Tuesday, the Premier’s Office said it recently learned that the owner of 765 and 775 Kingston Rd. E., in …
Read More »5 charged in Ontario COVID relief funds fraud: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five people have been charged after they allegedly applied for Ontario COVID relief funding using “fictitious or ineligible businesses,” police say. Ontario Provincial Police announced the charges against four Ajax residents and one Ottawa resident Monday after a “lengthy investigation” involving the …
Read More »14 cited for fireworks infractions in Ajax, Ont., over Canada Day weekend
In the aftermath of the Canada Day long weekend, the Town of Ajax has laid charges against 14 individuals alleged to have violated the fireworks bylaw and issued several warnings. “What we have been noticing over the last year…[is] the amount of community individuals that have been going into our …
Read More »Small child pronounced dead after Ajax, Ont. drowning call
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police and first responders are on the scene of a drowning reportedly involving a three-year-old child in Ajax, Ont. Durham Regional Police said a drowning call came on Tuesday evening in the area of Rossland Road West and Harwood Avenue. A three-year-old …
Read More »Hydro worker injured while restoring power in Ajax, Ont.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A hydro worker suffered injuries during a serious incident on Friday night, attempting to restore power to residents in Ajax, Ont. Durham Regional Police told Global News a male hydro worker was injured and taken to hospital around 9 p.m. on Friday. …
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