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Carland Walker and Nabila Aminzadah had been dating for two years when paramedics were called to the basement apartment where Walker lived with his brother to find Aminzadah lying on her back in Walker’s bedroom, her eyes swollen shut, with marks all over her body including cuts and puncture wounds …
Read More »Ontario garbage truck driver dead after major collision
Police were called to the area of Goreway Drive and Derry Road West around 2:30 p.m. after a tractor-trailer and garbage truck collided. News Source link
Read More »Ontario councillor gets severe pay penalty as Pickering wants stronger recourse
A councillor in a southern Ontario city has been issued a 90-day pay suspension – the most severe penalty possible under current rules – after the municipality’s integrity commissioner found she has been demonstrating a continued pattern of “unacceptable behaviour” that risks hurting marginalized members of society. It’s the latest …
Read More »4 more charged in Ontario Porsche theft, another luxury vehicle stolen
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Four individuals, including two youths, have been charged after a video was released this month showing what police allege was a woman stealing a Porsche from someone’s driveway. A 36-year-old man, a 21-year-old and two youths are now also facing multiple charges …
Read More »‘That was the plan, light her on fire’: Closing submissions at Ontario man’s murder trial
Norbert Budai’s behaviour was absurd and shocking when he lit his ex-wife, Henrietta Viski’s hair on fire after he learned she was cheating on him. However, reasonable doubt exists as to whether he planned and deliberated her murder, according to Budai’s lawyer, Loui Dallas. During closing submissions at Budai’s first-degree …
Read More »‘Wanting to knock me out’: Video of alleged dine-and-dash in Ontario goes viral
Charges have been laid against a Brampton, Ont., man who allegedly assaulted a waiter after an attempted dine-and-dash in The Blue Mountains, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The alleged assault was captured on video and eventually found its way to Michael McWhorter, who is known as @tizzyent on social media. He shared …
Read More »Ontario city approves new ‘renoviction’ bylaw some critics call ‘weak’
Despite pushback from some councillors over its effectiveness, London, Ont., passed a “renoviction” bylaw to deter bad landlords from using evictions to force lower-paying tenants out. Earlier this week London became the third municipality in Ontario to approve measures to prevent unfair evictions. London’s deputy city manager called the plan …
Read More »Alleged Ontario Porsche thief granted bail for 2nd time in a week
Sarah Badshaw sat quietly in a northwest Toronto courtroom Tuesday as a justice of the peace agreed to release the accused car thief on $3,000 bail. The Crown attorney consented to the release of the 18-year-old Brampton, Ont., woman with a surety, while a number of conditions were also imposed …
Read More »Bonnie Crombie takes aim at Ontario premier in campaign-style speech at Liberal gathering
Ontario’s new Liberal leader took aim at the premier over the weekend as she tested out a new slogan in a campaign-style speech at her party’s annual general meeting. Bonnie Crombie’s address to members came on Saturday while the party gathered in London, Ont., to set policies amid the threat …
Read More »Controversial law designed to free up Ontario hospital beds to be tested in court
A new charter challenge set to get underway on Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge if they refuse. The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and the Ontario Health Coalition argues …
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