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Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public trust, say researchers, citing the recent stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto station as the latest example of random attacks on commuters. Prof. …
Read More »2 teen girls repeatedly sexually assaulted by Toronto private school teacher, police allege – Toronto
An arrest has been made after a Toronto private school teacher repeatedly sexually assaulted two teenage girls whom he taught, police say. Toronto police said in a news release Thursday that between January 2012 and June 2020, the man worked as a teacher at Bond Academy Private School, located on …
Read More »Pedestrian in his 60s critically injured after being hit by vehicle in Toronto – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a man in his 60s has life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a vehicle in the city’s north end on Tuesday night. Emergency crews were called to Yonge Street, north of Lawrence Avenue just before 9 p.m. for …
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 »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 »Man stabbed, vehicle stolen in Toronto, police say – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A vehicle was violently stolen by two suspects armed with a knife in Toronto, police say. Just after 8 p.m. on Monday, in the area of Rogers Road and Old Weston Road, two people reportedly stabbed a man and stole his vehicle. …
Read More »Former Toronto police chief set to run for mayor – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A former Toronto police chief has thrown his hat into the ring to replace former mayor John Tory in June’s upcoming byelection. Mark Saunders, who served as Toronto’s first Black chief of police, confirmed the news on Monday evening. In a statement …
Read More »Toronto police search for man wanted after alleged Victoria Park Avenue sexual assault – Toronto
Police in Toronto are searching for a man who investigators believe sexually assaulted a woman at the beginning of the month. Toronto police said that a sexual assault was reported in the Victoria Park Avenue and Parma Court area of the city. A man was reportedly at someone’s house between …
Read More »‘It’s pretty scary’: Victim in suspected hate-motivated TTC assault speaks out – Toronto
A Muslim woman who was threatened with a knife on the TTC in a suspected hate-motivated assault last week said she is still shaken by what she experienced. “It’s pretty scary,” the woman said. She spoke with Global News on the condition of anonymity out of fear for her safety. …
Read More »Man taken to hospital after stabbing in downtown Toronto, 1 in custody
Emergency crews were called to Queen and Sherbourne streets at around 7:23 a.m. for repots of a stabbing. News Source link
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