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More shocking acts of violence on Toronto’s transit system have renewed calls at City Hall to address the issue, both from sitting politicians and several candidates in the upcoming mayoral by-election. Saturday’s fatal stabbing of a teenager at Keele subway station is just the latest in a string of senseless …
Read More »Woman accused of killing Toronto lawyer in U-Haul truck attack had planned it for days: Crown
On the first day of court proceedings, the Crown began to lay out a case for motive and intent in the killing of commercial lawyer Scott Rosen in December 2020. In its opening statements of the jury trial, the Crown argued that Anh Thu Chiem, accused of killing Rosen and facing …
Read More »Rise in TTC violence sign of failure to address poverty, mental illness: psychiatrist – Toronto
A forensic psychiatrist says a rise in violence on Toronto’s transit system signals an urgent need to better support people struggling with homelessness, mental illness and addiction. Dr. Sandy Simpson, chair in forensic psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, says it’s impossible to know exactly what factors …
Read More »Kingston, Ont. police continue probe into ‘targeted’ shooting near Collins Bay Penn
Kingston police are remaining tight-lipped about the search for suspects following last Friday’s shooting outside Collins Bay Penitentiary. News Source link
Read More »Impaired charges after single vehicle collision in Gravenhurst, Ont.
Police in Gravenhurst, Ont., say no injuries have been reported after an alleged impaired driver crashed into a fence. Ontario Provincial Police officers in Bracebridge, along with Muskoka paramedics and Gravenhurst fire, were reportedly called to a single vehicle collision around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. A vehicle was found through …
Read More »Winnipeg taxi driver stabbed: Police say – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg taxi driver was threatened and stabbed on Saturday morning, police say. At 7:30 a.m. police found a 36-year-old man suffering from a stab wound after they went to the 1000 block of McPhillips Street for a report of a stabbing. The man was taken to hospital in stable …
Read More »Toronto police say man seriously injured in stabbing on board TTC bus – Toronto
TORONTO — Police say a man has been stabbed on board a Toronto Transit Commission bus in Toronto. Toronto police tweeted shortly after midnight Monday that they responded to reports of the stabbing at Keele St. and Donald Ave. Police say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries …
Read More »Brampton man with weapons prohibition order charged after firearms seized: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 26-year-old man from Brampton has been charged in connection with a firearm investigation, police say. Peel Regional Police aid on Thursday at around 2:38 a.m., officers received a report of a medical incident in the Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard area. …
Read More »Toronto resident says Canada Post carrier forged signature on delivery
When Jeff Green arrived home a couple of nights ago to find a legal document addressed to his mother in his mailbox, alarm bells went off. “I thought, well that’s strange,” said the North York, Ont. resident. “Why would there be a letter there, especially registered, given there’s no one …
Read More »‘One of the most dangerous jobs’: Former education worker on violence in N.S. schools
Lisa Cail says what happened at Charles P. Allen High School this week was “terrible and heartbreaking,” but is just one example of violence in Nova Scotia schools. A 15-year-old student is facing multiple charges, including two counts of attempted murder, after two staff members at the school were stabbed …
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