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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been arrested after two assaults and a sexual assault were reported at the end of March in Etobicoke, Ont. Toronto police said the first incident was reported just before 4:30 p.m. on March 28 around Twentieth Street and Lake …
Read More »Man arrested in connection with hate-motivated threats reported at Toronto subway station – Toronto
Police have arrested a man after he reportedly chased people inside a Toronto subway station Friday morning while holding a “sharp object” and yelling racial slurs. Toronto police said they responded to Kennedy Subway Station around 10 a.m. March 31 after receiving reports a man was making threats. The man …
Read More »Police investigating sexual assault reported in downtown Toronto – Toronto
A man is wanted after a sexual assault reported in downtown Toronto on a weekday evening. Toronto police said that, on Feb. 8 at around 10:30 p.m., a woman in the Bathurst Street and King Street West area was sexually assaulted. Officers are searching for a man standing five-feet, 10-inches …
Read More »Police seek suspect after assault reported on TTC bus – Toronto
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with an assault on a TTC bus. Toronto police said on Jan. 25 at around 6 p.m., a man was on a TTC bus in the Keele Street and Wilson Avenue area. Officers said the man allegedly …
Read More »‘Lightly felt’ earthquake reported in southern Ontario originating near Buffalo, N.Y.
Residents in southern Ontario reported they “lightly felt” a 3.8-magnitude earthquake that had originated just south of the border near Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday. The earthquake was reported in West Seneca, N.Y. — just southeast of Buffalo — at around 6:15 a.m. It was initially reported by Earthquakes Canada at …
Read More »Winnipeg police safely locate teen previously reported missing – Winnipeg
UPDATE: Winnipeg police have safely located Askar. —– Winnipeg police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 14-year-old boy. Ayub Askar was last seen in the Elmwood area around 3:30 p.m. Monday. Ayub Askar, 14. WPS Handout Askar is five feet tall and weighs 140 lbs., with a …
Read More »Man stabbed in Pickering, Ont. after reported disturbance, police say
Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in Pickering, Ont., on Monday evening. Durham Regional Police said officers were called to a reported disturbance in the area of Front Road and Commerce Street on Monday at around 8:30 p.m. A man suffering from a stab wound was found and …
Read More »Calls for change after 2 sexual assaults reported at Toronto Metropolitan University – Toronto
In March 2022, the first school term back following pandemic-related closures, Ruth Panofsky, an English professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, said she was approached by a graduate student who disclosed she had been sexually assaulted on campus. “She was absolutely breathless, fearful and terrorized,” she said. “I had never experienced …
Read More »Thousands without power, numerous crashes reported in southern Ontario as winter storm hits
Thousands of people are without power and numerous crashes have been reported in parts of southern Ontario as the province is hit by a large winter storm. As of around 4 p.m., Hydro One’s outage map showed localized outages throughout the region, with areas north of Peterborough and surrounding the …
Read More »Over 500 collisions reported in Ontario amid winter storm: OPP
Police say more than 500 collisions have been reported across Ontario as a massive winter storm hits the province. In a tweet posted at around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urged motorists to “reconsider travel plans until the weather improves and the roads are reopened.” The force …
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