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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are appealing for information on a shooting in Mississauga last weekend that left a person critically injured. Peel Regional Police said officers responded to the scene on Pearlstone Drive, which is near Ninth Line and Britannia Road, at 8:34 p.m. on …
Read More »‘The scariest moment of my life’: Toronto subway stabbing victim recounts violent incident – Toronto
WARNING: The following article includes graphic details which may be upsetting to some. Discretion is advised. A 37-year-old man stabbed several times during a brazen attack on a Toronto subway earlier this month says the incident was the ‘scariest moment’ of his life. Speaking with Global News for the first …
Read More »Appeal for donations for asylum seekers housed in Toronto churches – Toronto
It’s been a dramatic week for hundreds of refugees who had been forced to live on Toronto streets, but even after finding temporary shelter, there is a fresh appeal from those providing it for the many essentials needed to help start a new life. Outside in the church parking lot, …
Read More »Toronto hosts informal gathering to mark five years since Danforth shooting – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2023 9:11 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Survivors of the Danforth shooting and their families are expected to be among those who gather today to mark five years since the deadly attack in Toronto’s Greektown. Eighteen-year-old …
Read More »5 years on, Danforth shooting vivid for those affected, gun control key issue – Toronto
TORONTO — The passage of time can feel disjointed for Ali Demircan. It may have been five years since a gunman went on a shooting rampage through Toronto’s Greektown, but the horror of what Demircan saw after being grazed by a bullet that night still hits hard. “The images are …
Read More »Man seriously injured, suspect arrested after downtown Toronto fight, stabbing – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a man has serious injuries after being stabbed during a fight with another person in the city’s downtown area on Thursday night. Emergency crews were called to the back of a building near Gerrard and Yonge streets at around …
Read More »Large maple tree struck by lightning falls on 2 Toronto homes – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Fire Service says a large maple tree that was struck by lightning during Thursday evening’s storm collapsed onto two homes. A spokesperson for Toronto Fire said the tree had collapsed onto two homes on Jane Street, just north of Bloor Street, …
Read More »Delivery driver killed in carjacking was ‘lured’ to Mississauga area with pizza order – Toronto
Peel Regional Police say a food delivery driver who was violently carjacked, and later died from his injuries, was “lured” to the area in Mississauga, Ont. with a Pizza Pizza order. “The food order was placed as a means of luring the driver to the specific area,” said Insp. Phillip …
Read More »Honda Indy Toronto benefits Ontario tourism as organizers seek contract renewal
TORONTO — Although Christian Lundgaard stood atop the podium after the Honda Indy Toronto, local tourism may have been the real winner. The four-day racing event at Toronto’s Exhibition Place drew 148,000 attendees in 2022 and organizers say it drew even more this summer. Andrew Weir, executive vice-president of Destination …
Read More »Man with handgun wanted for Toronto sexual assault: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Toronto are hunting for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted someone at gunpoint inside his vehicle. Toronto police said a sexual was reported between Sunday evening and Monday morning in the area of Mimico Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West. …
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