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The City of Greater Sudbury has fallen victim to fraud, after an unknown party posing as a contractor scammed the municipality out of over $1.5 million last month. The city says it is now trying to recover the funds, which were deposited into a Scotiabank account set up at Scarborough …
Read More »Toronto District School Board votes to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse – Toronto
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has approved a staff recommendation of changing the date of an upcoming Professional Activity Day (PA Day) to coincide with a rare solar eclipse set to rise above parts of Canada. On Wednesday, TDSB trustees voted in favour (21-1) of a staff recommendation to …
Read More »York University seeks meeting with union over ‘toolkit on teaching Palestine’ – Toronto
York University officials say they are asking to meet with a union representing teaching assistants over a teaching toolkit calling on staff to divert class time to talk about conflict in the Middle East. A document circulated on social media called a “toolkit on teaching Palestine,” which bears a CUPE 3903 …
Read More »TDSB voting on whether to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse – Toronto
Canada’s largest school board is voting Wednesday on whether it should revise its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada. If the Toronto District School Board votes in favour of the revision, it will join …
Read More »Dump truck debris spilled on Gardiner Expressway snarls westbound traffic – Toronto
Toronto police say a dump truck left some debris on the westbound Gardiner Expressway forcing the closure of some lanes and snarling the morning commute on Wednesday. Police said it happened around 6:30 a.m. when a dump truck spilled some asphalt or debris on the expressway near Islington Avenue in …
Read More »8 suspects arrested after joint-investigation into Ontario carjacking – Toronto
An Ontario police task force says investigators have charged eight suspects after an investigation into carjackings across the Greater Toronto Area. They say the arrests came after they followed an allegedly stolen Mercedes, arresting two groups of people who met with its occupants. The carjackings allegedly included a Mercedes Benz …
Read More »Closing submissions begin in coroner’s inquest into Sammy Yatim’s death – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2024 12:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Closing submissions have begun at a coroner’s inquest into the death of a teen who was shot by a Toronto police officer on an empty streetcar more than a decade …
Read More »Woman in critical condition after stabbing in downtown Toronto
Toronto police say a woman in her 50s suffered life-threatening injuries from a stabbing in the Front Street West and John Street area Saturday night. A suspect has been arrested. News Source link
Read More »Police lay attempted murder charge in year-old Brampton, Ont., shooting – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel police charged a 21-year-old Saturday with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a man on a nature trail in Brampton last year. On March 6, 2023, the man was walking his dog along the Etobicoke Creek Trail when he …
Read More »Man seriously injured in stabbing attack in downtown Toronto
Toronto police say two men were left with injuries and a suspect was arrested following a stabbing on College Street Sunday morning. News Source link
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