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A child has been taken to hospital after they were reportedly hit by a vehicle outside of a school in north Toronto, police say. Toronto police said the incident happened in the Sentinel and Derrydown roads area, which is just south of Finch Avenue, at around 8:37 a.m. Tuesday. Police …
Read More »Three in critical condition after residential fire on Wilson Ave. in Toronto – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people, including two children, have been hospitalized and are in critical condition following a fire at a three-story residential building Saturday night, Toronto fire and police officials say Fire crews said they were called to the residence on Wilson Avenue shortly …
Read More »Toronto police urge caution as more Mideast conflict rallies take place – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are urging caution as planned rallies in relation to the Israel-Hamas conflict take place Sunday in downtown and central Toronto. The advocacy group Ceasefire Now is holding a demonstration in Nathan Phillips Sqaure. Police said there is an estimated 15,000 people …
Read More »Possible explosion collapses Toronto home, officers search for potential occupant – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police and fire crews are on scene where a home has collapsed in Scarborough following a three-alarm fire. Police said they received reports of a home explosion at Kitchener Road and Galloway Road just before noon on Sunday. Toronto Fire Chief, …
Read More »Toronto Reference Library closed after bomb threat – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto library was unable to open Saturday morning after police reported a bomb threat. Officers said the Toronto Reference Library, located on Yonge Street just north of Bloor Street, had received a bomb threat. Toronto police said in a post on …
Read More »3 teens charged in hate-motivated assault against LGBTQ2 member in Toronto – Toronto
Toronto police say three teenagers have been charged after an assault involving a member of the LGBTQ2 community on Wednesday afternoon. Police said just before 1 p.m. officers were called to investigate an assault in the Yonge and Wellesley streets area. Investigators said the victim was “concerned with the treatment …
Read More »Man breaks into home, sexually assaults woman while armed with knife: Toronto police – Toronto
A man broke into a home and sexually assaulted a woman while armed with a knife last weekend, Toronto police say, and officers are now searching for the suspect. Police issued an alert Thursday about the incident, which reportedly happened on Saturday at around 11:30 p.m. Police said they’ve identified …
Read More »Getaway driver in Toronto’s Bisha Hotel murder found guilty – Toronto
Cjay Hobbs, the man accused of driving the getaway car on May 26, 2020, when 21-year-old Dimarjio Jenkins, also known as rapper Houdini, was fatally shot in front of the Bisha Hotel, has been found guilty of second-degree murder. The jury deliberated for just over three hours before reaching their …
Read More »Toronto area fare integration set to boost ridership, halve costs for some commuters
Fare integration across the Greater Toronto Area could be used almost 160,000 times per day and attract thousands of new public transit riders, according to the province’s internal estimates of the impending policy. The Ford government is set to eliminate costly double fares across the GTHA in early 2024 — …
Read More »Judge expected to give final instructions to jury in Peter Nygard’s sex assault trial
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2023 6:15 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The judge presiding over Peter Nygard’s sexual assault trial is expected to give his final instructions to the jury today before they begin deliberating their verdict in the case. The jury …
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