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Police are investigating and politicians are condemning acts of violence following a protest outside a Hindu temple in Brampton on Sunday afternoon. Videos circulating on social media appear to show demonstrators holding banners in support of Khalistan, a proposed independent Sikh homeland in northern India, and clashing with other individuals, including …
Read More »As Brampton, Ont., aims to curb illegal rentals, records show local councillor co-owns non-compliant property
As the City of Brampton works to address unsafe and illegal housing, CBC Toronto has learned that a local councillor co-owns a property with an unregistered basement apartment, contravening municipal bylaws. Coun. Gurpartap Singh Toor, who sits on both Brampton city council and Peel regional council, denies owning the house on …
Read More »Man charged with first-degree murder in Brampton homicide: Peel police – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2024 9:34 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Regional Police say a man is facing a first-degree murder charge in a shooting that left another man dead early Friday. Police say just before 1 a.m. …
Read More »Ontario home renovation has neighbour feeling like a ‘prisoner’ in her house
A home renovation project in Brampton, Ont., has caused an explosion of local concern, with residents worried the unguarded construction site poses a safety hazard for children in the area. One home in the city, located to the northwest of Toronto, is in the midst of a large-scale renovation that …
Read More »Man found shot dead in vehicle on driveway outside Ontario home – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Regional Police say they are investigating a homicide after a man was found shot dead inside a vehicle on a driveway in Brampton. Officers were called to St. Tropez Court and Millstone Drive, near Chinguacousy Road and Steeles Avenue, on Friday …
Read More »Man accused of sexually assaulting 3-year-old boy at Brampton, Ont. hospital – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2024 1:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say a 31-year-old man has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old boy at a Brampton, Ont., hospital. Peel Region police say the boy …
Read More »Ontario man found guilty in impaired driving crash that killed Uber passenger – Toronto
The man accused of crashing into an Uber in Brampton, Ont., and killing its passenger while drunk has been found guilty by a jury of all seven charges he was facing. Akamjot Sandhu was accused of dangerous driving and impaired driving causing death, among other charges, in the death of …
Read More »Tenant doesn’t pay $41,000 in rent for Toronto condo but owner can’t evict her yet
Narinder Singh of Brampton, Ont., says he and his wife bought their condo apartment in Etobicoke as an investment for retirement. “We worked for decades to save, penny by penny, for our old age,” said Singh, who runs a drycleaning business inside a Brampton supermarket. But since 2020, Singh says …
Read More »Peel police arrest 18 people as a result of robbery and carjacking investigation – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Region police say they have arrested 18 people, including three teens, as part of an investigation into an organized crime network linked to multiple violent home invasions, armed robberies and carjackings. Police say the months-long investigation, dubbed Project Warlock, began after …
Read More »Ontario’s strongest mayors? The leaders making the most of enhanced powers
The election of former Mississauga councillor and Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish as the city’s new mayor in June has been hailed by local leaders as a shift for the area. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, Caledon Mayor Annette Groves and Parrish herself are proclaiming a new era of advocacy for the …
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