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The Ford government is facing calls to rescind a pandemic-era policy that allows Crown prosecutors to downgrade impaired driving charges as part of an effort to relieve court backlogs. As first revealed by Global News, Ontario’s attorney general issued a directive to Crown prosecutors during the height of COVID-19 that …
Read More »Traffic stop leads to early morning arrest for Selkirk, Man. duo – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A duo from Selkirk, Man., had an unlucky experience at a traffic stop when Manitoba RCMP noticed a knife in the vehicle. Police said they pulled the locals — age 34 and 54 — over on Selkirk’s Main Street around 4:20 a.m. …
Read More »16-year-old boy struck and killed by vehicle in Vaughan, man facing charges – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 16-year-old boy is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in Vaughan late Tuesday, police say. A 24-year-old man is now facing charges. York Regional Police said officers responded to Martin Grove Road and Jackman Crescent, which is south of …
Read More »Contracts signed, deposits collected, but work not completed in reno scams: Peel police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Contracts were signed and deposits collected in a series of renovation frauds that have now resulted in an arrest, Peel Regional Police say. Police said in a news release Tuesday that between April 2023 and November 2023, a man signed three renovation …
Read More »Driver crashes into firetruck in Hamilton, Ont., man faces impaired driving charges
OPP’s highway unit says a man from Brampton, Ont., is facing charges after crashing into a firetruck on Highway 403 that was protecting the scene of another collision. News Source link
Read More »Winnipeg police seize guns, drugs in Saturday morning bust – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police found $16,000 worth of drugs and multiple weapons early Saturday morning during a search of an apartment on Cumberland Avenue. Officers were called to the apartment block around 6 a.m. for reports of a man in possession of a firearm. …
Read More »Parents of teen killed in 2021 Muskoka boat crash say other boater involved was impaired
Quinn Cammaert’s parents have been grieving quietly for nearly three years since their 13-year-old daughter was killed in a boating collision on Lake Rosseau in July 2021. The family is now breaking their silence because they want people to remember their daughter and know what really happened that night. They …
Read More »Winnipeg man faces charges including arson, theft, dangerous driving in alleged spree – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg man is behind bars following what police allege was a week-long crime spree involving theft, arson and attacks on people in a stolen truck. Police say the 29-year-old first appeared on their radar May 14 when he allegedly tried to hit an employee at a Portage Avenue sports …
Read More »Durham police search for suspect after daytime shooting in Ajax, Ont.
Durham Regional Police say they are searching for a man suspected of being involved in a daytime shooting in Ajax, Ont. According to responding officers, reports of gunshot sounds came in around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday. Officers dispatched to the scene, in the area of Lankester Drive and Drake Lane, …
Read More »Suspect seriously injured in York, Ont. after ammunition detonates in fire, OPP say
A 56-year-old has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after live ammunition exploded in a fire in Haldimand County, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they got a report of shots being fired Sunday morning near a home in the community about 70-kilometres southwest of Toronto. They say a suspect …
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