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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing workers responsible for food and beverages on flights out of Toronto Pearson Airport says it has reached a tentative agreement with its company Gate Gourmet. In a statement on Sunday, Teamsters Local Union 647 said a tentative agreement was …
Read More »‘Piggy banks for them:’ Police crack down on fake Ontario bank accounts – Toronto
Toronto Police say they have cracked down on a scheme where hundreds of bank accounts with fake names were opened by one person. In a press conference on Monday, Det. David Coffey of the financial crimes unit alleges the accused used “synthetic identities” to defraud banks. “The synthetic identities can …
Read More »Man in life-threatening condition after collision with hydro pole in Scarborough – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man in his 40s has been rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after his vehicle collided with a hydro pole in Scarborough on Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to Tapscott Road and McNicoll Avenue just before 7 a.m. …
Read More »Female pedestrian struck by vehicle in Vaughan, Ont. – Toronto
A female pedestrian in her 30s has been taken to hospital after she was struck by a vehicle in Vaughan, Ont. on Saturday morning. The collision occurred in the area of Steeles Avenue West and Dufferin Street just before 8:45 a.m., police said. Toronto police said the driver of the …
Read More »Second-degree murder charge laid after man pushed from Toronto balcony – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a man who was pushed from a balcony in downtown Toronto. The incident occurred on April 24, just before midnight in the Church and Shuter Streets area. The …
Read More »Smash and grab: Video shows 5 suspects robbing a Toronto jewelry store, police say – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police have released video that appears to show a jewelry store in the city’s east end being robbed by five suspects. Police said the robbery happened at in the Danforth and Pape avenues area on Monday. The 26-second video released by …
Read More »Video shows blaze at Toronto highrise that sent man to hospital – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A video supplied to Global News shows a blaze at a Toronto highrise Wednesday morning that sent a man to a burn unit with serious injuries. Toronto Fire Services said they were called at 8:30 a.m. to a residential building in the …
Read More »Toronto Pearson gold heist: Some gold was melted down in a GTA jewelry store basement – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Regional Police tell Global News that some of the gold stolen in Canada’s largest gold heist was melted down in the basement of a Toronto-area jewelry store. In a statement to Global News received Monday, police did not elaborate on how …
Read More »Canada’s most wanted list: Toronto suspect in fatal shooting at No. 1
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto suspect wanted for the fatal shooting of another man has topped Canada’s Top 25 Most Wanted List as $1 million in total combined rewards is being offered for information that leads to the arrests of fugitives on the list. The updated …
Read More »Woman seriously injured after losing control of motorcycle, striking concrete median: Peel police – Toronto
A woman has been transported to hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a collision while driving her motorcycle in Mississauga, Ont., Sunday afternoon. Peel Regional Police responded to reports of a crash at Rathburn Road and Confederation Parkway around 2:14 p.m. Police confirmed to Global News preliminary investigations …
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