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More shocking acts of violence on Toronto’s transit system have renewed calls at City Hall to address the issue, both from sitting politicians and several candidates in the upcoming mayoral by-election. Saturday’s fatal stabbing of a teenager at Keele subway station is just the latest in a string of senseless …
Read More »Woman accused of killing Toronto lawyer in U-Haul truck attack had planned it for days: Crown
On the first day of court proceedings, the Crown began to lay out a case for motive and intent in the killing of commercial lawyer Scott Rosen in December 2020. In its opening statements of the jury trial, the Crown argued that Anh Thu Chiem, accused of killing Rosen and facing …
Read More »Rise in TTC violence sign of failure to address poverty, mental illness: psychiatrist – Toronto
A forensic psychiatrist says a rise in violence on Toronto’s transit system signals an urgent need to better support people struggling with homelessness, mental illness and addiction. Dr. Sandy Simpson, chair in forensic psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, says it’s impossible to know exactly what factors …
Read More »Man seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in west Mississauga – Toronto
A man has serious injuries after he was hit by a vehicle in Mississauga’s west end overnight. Peel Regional Police said emergency crews were called to the area of Ridgeway and Unity drives, near Winston Churchill Boulevard and Highway 403, before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police said a man had been …
Read More »Toronto police say man seriously injured in stabbing on board TTC bus – Toronto
TORONTO — Police say a man has been stabbed on board a Toronto Transit Commission bus in Toronto. Toronto police tweeted shortly after midnight Monday that they responded to reports of the stabbing at Keele St. and Donald Ave. Police say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries …
Read More »Brampton man with weapons prohibition order charged after firearms seized: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 26-year-old man from Brampton has been charged in connection with a firearm investigation, police say. Peel Regional Police aid on Thursday at around 2:38 a.m., officers received a report of a medical incident in the Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard area. …
Read More »‘People don’t look’: Motorists breaking rules on Toronto King Street transit corridor – Toronto
The signs may be clear as day, but dozens of motorists are not steering clear of a portion of King Street dedicated to transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians. Launched initially as a pilot project in 2017, the King Street Transit Priority Corridor is now a permanent fixture downtown, blocking through traffic …
Read More »Toronto resident says Canada Post carrier forged signature on delivery
When Jeff Green arrived home a couple of nights ago to find a legal document addressed to his mother in his mailbox, alarm bells went off. “I thought, well that’s strange,” said the North York, Ont. resident. “Why would there be a letter there, especially registered, given there’s no one …
Read More »Woman critically injured after being pulled from Etobicoke house fire – Toronto
Toronto Fire Services say a woman is in life-threatening condition after she was pulled by firefighters from a fire at a home in Etobicoke early Thursday. Firefighters were called to Brussel Street, near Park Lawn Road and The Queensway, at around 2 a.m. for a ‘very smoky fire’ at a …
Read More »Man stabbed, vehicle stolen in Toronto, police say – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A vehicle was violently stolen by two suspects armed with a knife in Toronto, police say. Just after 8 p.m. on Monday, in the area of Rogers Road and Old Weston Road, two people reportedly stabbed a man and stole his vehicle. …
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