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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto man has been arrested and charged with terrorism offences for allegedly helping to recruit and fundraise for the Islamic State, the RCMP said Friday. The charges against Khalilullah Yousuf come months after he was charged with similar offences in the …
Read More »Ontario children’s centre owner, sex offender living there charged with human trafficking
The owner of an Ontario centre that offers services for children with autism, and a convicted sex offender who Ontario Provincial Police said was living at the facility, are both facing human trafficking charges. The news comes days after police issued a rare warning that a sex offender was living …
Read More »Man, teen charged in ‘violent carjacking’ in Brampton: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Regional Police say a man and a teenager have been charged after a “violent carjacking” in Brampton earlier this week. Police said it was on Tuesday, just before 10 a.m., when the victim had stopped at a stop sign near Sunny …
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 »Man charged after 2 sexual assaults reported on minors at Newmarket mall – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say a 25-year-old man is facing charges after two sexual assaults were reported at a mall in Newmarket. Police said the first sexual assault happened on July 5 at a mall in the Yonge Street and Davis Drive area. …
Read More »Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after Toronto mother killed by stray bullet – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a man faces a charge of second-degree murder after a bystander was struck by a stray bullet last week in the Leslieville neighbourhood. The fatal incident, which happened near Queen Street and Carlaw Avenue just after midday on July …
Read More »Man charged after being chased out of Ontario home by woman with knife
A man is facing a pair of charges after a bizarre occurrence in a Brantford, Ont., residential area that saw a woman chase a man out of a home with a kitchen knife. Brantford police (BPS) say they were called out just after noon Monday to a residence on Brant …
Read More »In-custody death results in Prince Albert police officer charged
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An in-custody death in Prince Albert, Sask., has resulted in a 21-year member of Prince Albert Police Service being charged and relieved from duty. Saul Laliberte, 33, died on Nov. 7, 2021 while in the detention facility and his death was investigated by …
Read More »Ontario driver charged with impaired twice within hours, has 2 vehicles impounded
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A driver in eastern Ontario was charged with impaired operation twice within hours this week and had two vehicles impounded, police say. Ontario Provincial Police said just after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, police received multiple driving complaints on Highway 41 in the …
Read More »3 Edmonton suspects charged with human trafficking; 2 teens rescued
A friend of a 17-year-old girl from Saskatchewan who ALERT believes was lured to Edmonton to be a sex worker alerted police and helped rescue her, along with a second teen. Three Edmonton suspects are now facing “various human trafficking charges,” according to the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team. ALERT’s …
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