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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Regional Police say a man died after a shooting in Brampton’s south end on Thursday night. Emergency crews were called to a parking lot at Resolution Drive and Rutherford Road South just after 7 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Officers …
Read More »Toronto Raptors fire head coach Nick Nurse
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse, the team announced on Friday. Nurse joined the Raptors organization in 2013 as an assistant coach before being named the ninth head coach in team history in June 2018. He guided the Raptors …
Read More »Industry minister asks telecoms for cell service agreement outline in Toronto subway – Toronto
Canada’s industry minister is calling on the country’s major telecom companies to come to an agreement over wireless service in Toronto’s subway system. In a letter on Twitter, Francois-Philippe Champagne said he has taken note of Rogers Communications Inc.’s recent announcement that it’s buying the company that owns the wireless …
Read More »12-year-old boy charged in series of sexual assaults on Toronto’s walking trails – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a 12-year-old boy has been arrested in relation to a series of sexual assaults that were reported on walking trails in the city’s east end last year. In 2022, over the course of several months, victims had reported being …
Read More »Fake pizza delivery vehicle being used in card swap scam: Toronto police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are warning people in Toronto to watch out for a scam reportedly involving pizza delivery vehicles. Police said that a dark vehicle with a Dominos Pizza sign has been seen in the parking lots of large retail stores around Toronto. Investigators …
Read More »Toronto man wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting woman – Toronto
Toronto police have released an image of a man they say is wanted for sexual assault. Police said in a news release Wednesday that officers received a call on Sunday for a sex assault in the Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East area. The release said between April 1 and …
Read More »North American high school Scrabble champ spells out lofty goals
It’s hard for Toronto high school student Ruth Li to find a competitive game of Scrabble. At 17 years old, she’s outpaced any friends and family who dare take her on. “I’ve played a couple of games with people in my life,” she says. “Obviously did not go too well …
Read More »Attempted Richmond Hill pharmacy robbery foiled by safe-timer delay – Toronto
York Regional Police say they are searching for suspects after an attempted pharmacy robbery in Richmond Hill was foiled due to a time delay on opening a safe. Police said on Monday, just before noon, two suspects wearing all black clothing and face masks walked into a pharmacy on Bayview …
Read More »Man approached victim onboard TTC bus ‘unprovoked,’ stabbed him: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are trying to identify a man they say threatened a person with a sharp object at a Toronto subway station and then a few days later, stabbed a person onboard a bus in an unprovoked attack. Toronto police said the first …
Read More »SIU clears York police officer who fatally shot Vaughan condo gunman – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province’s police watchdog says there are “no reasonable grounds” to believe the police officer who fatally shot the suspected shooter at a Vaughan condo building committed a criminal offence. In a report issued Monday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said on …
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