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For two hours, residents of a midtown neighbourhood were made to shelter in place as police unsuccessfully sought the suspect of a shooting; organizers of a pro-Palestinian rally are accusing Toronto Police of using excessive force after several arrests were made; and, the April increase in the carbon tax is most apparent at the gas pumps, where drivers had plenty to say about the additional cost.
Four school boards from across Ontario have launched legal action against four of the biggest social media platforms citing their negative impact on students; video of a private garbage collector's truck spitting black smoke has prompted renewed calls for the city to resume providing the service west of Yonge Street; and, a Brampton homeowner said he's on the hook $27,000 after a contractor damaged his underground hydro line while doing renovations.
Rampant efforts to steal vehicles in Toronto continue; key elements of testimony from a police witness are being questioned at Umar Zameer’s trial; Will Ontario meet the deadline to receive federal funding for affordable housing? There are renewed talks at city hall about whether garbage pickup west of Yonge Street should remain private; plus, a look at how Ontario plans to save you money on your auto insurance.
Experts say a design flaw in the Baltimore bridge likely factored into its collapse after a cargo ship smashed into a support; Ontario’s spending plan is its biggest in history, with more than $214 billion in spending and a large deficit; and, Patrycja Siarek's former landlord says city officials failed on multiple occasions to seize her dogs when she ignored orders to muzzle them.
Manslaughter charges against three OPP officers stemming from a shootout with a suspect that left a child dead have been withdrawn; Patrycja Siarek is out on bail and her dog was seized after it left a child with life-altering injuries when it attacked while unleashed; and, an Ontario woman is upset after discovering Priceless Car Rental in Fort Lauderdale, Florida does not accept Canadian insurance.
There is an outpouring of shock and support for Catherine, the Princess of Wales, following her announcement revealing her cancer diagnosis; Toronto's snow removal fleet has kicked into high gear, taking on a messy commute amid a spring snowstorm of nearly 20 centimetres; and, a Toronto tool and equipment company was broken into seven times in 2023 and is now struggling to afford business insurance.
Police say a series of shootings in Mississauga, Caledon and Brampton are all linked, and the three people killed were innocent and mistakenly targeted; the defence questioned the credibility of Sgt. Lisa Forbes during cross-examination at the murder trial of Const. Jeffrey Northrup; and, an Ontario couple says they've been fighting RBC for nearly four months after a bank employee lost an $8,600 bank transfer to a credit card.
Prosecutors are arguing that a Toronto constable was deliberately struck and killed, while the defence claims it was an accident; Among the conditions Toronto agreed to in order to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup include 'beautification measures' at the city's expense; and, the second annual auto theft summit in Peel Region discussed how criminals are seemingly becoming more brazen about stealing vehicles.
Toronto's drug checking service identified two new synthetics in the street drug supply said to be up to 20 times stronger than fentanyl; a two-bathroom garden suite in Toronto's Upper Beaches has sparked anger and controversy among its neighbours; and, barber shops and hair salons in Toronto are voicing growing concern about a spike in customers leaving before paying for their haircuts.
Toronto's police chief revealed the number of carjackings and break-and-enter auto thefts are escalating; Umar Zameer has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the 2021 death of Toronto Police Constable Jeffrey Northrup; and, Gurdip Sabharwal says he lost $17,000 after he was convinced to download remote software by scammers in order to invest in cryptocurrencies.
An investigation is underway into what caused the explosion and fire at a Brampton house that left three members of a family dead; Consumer Reports warns a number of video doorbells all linked to the same mobile app, called Aiwit, have serious security flaws; and, costumes, collectibles and pop culture converged on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre as Comicon takes over the weekend.
Police say the suspect made the 911 call and was waiting for officers who found the body of a woman inside a Scarborough townhome; private clinics report they are seeing a surge in requests to administer the MMR vaccine for travellers amid uncertainty over rising cases; and, Niagara Falls officials estimate as many as one million people may converge on the city to watch the total solar eclipse.
Witnesses alleged a stolen Mercedes SUV ran a red light, leading to a fiery six-car pileup in Scarborough that killed one person; the man charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shootings of two males in Regent Park was a son and brother of the victims; and, Toronto residents flooded outdoor spaces amid near-record-breaking warmth that made temperatures feel like summer in mid-March.
One person was arrested, and two officers were injured in a foot chase following a shooting in Regent Park that killed two males; neighbours and family members have identified one of the victims of a deadly Mississauga house fire as resident Alice Kret; and, two prospective renters thought they had found their next home on Rentals.ca, only to be scammed out of hundreds of dollars.
A 19-year-old is facing impaired driving charges with possible street racing charges pending after fatally striking a 55-year-old pedestrian; fire investigators say it could be difficult to determine what started a massive fire that destroyed three homes in Richmond Hill; and, an Ontario woman says the Bank of Montreal won't help her restore the thousands of dollars she lost to scammers impersonating the bank.
Homicide detectives have taken over an investigation at a Brampton home leveled by fire after human remains were found in the wreckage; Ottawa police crime sources say the weapon used in the mass killing of six people inside a suburban home was similar to a hunting knife; and, the PWHL has exceeded expectations in its first season, with ticket sales, television audiences and attendance records.
A mother, her four children, and a family acquaintance have been killed in a "mass killing" at a home in an Ottawa suburb; a tribute is growing outside the home of the Dotsenkos after the family of five was killed in a plane crash in Nashville; and, an Ontario family was stunned when they were told it could cost over $50,000 to repair their 2018 Chrysler Pacifica hybrid.
68-year-old Trevor Wheeler is facing second-degree murder charges after his wife, Estella Wheeler, was found dead in their Woodbridge home; the family of a recently deceased senior says his home was targeted repeatedly until there were 11 NOSIs registered against his property; and, a Brampton woman is furious a $700 baby monitor suddenly pulled all its security features unless she paid a monthly subscription fee.
Two adults and three children from Ontario are dead after a single-engine plane crashed on the side of an interstate in Nashville; Toronto police are trying to identify the man whose body parts investigators say were intentionally dismembered, washed ashore at Cherry Beach; and, an Ontario woman who never had a driver's licence was stuck paying a seven-year car loan after she co-signed with her son, who died.
Six people have been shot in Toronto’s west end – five killed – in just two weeks, pastors in north Etobicoke say; former Ontario Power Generation nuclear operator James Mousaly was denied bail for charges of allegedly leaking 'safeguarded' information; and, Lenora Bellehumer of Ajax, Ont. is among the thousands of Canadians that fell for a cryptocurrency scam online.
Police canvassed the neighbourhood where an elderly woman was shot several times in the face with a pellet gun in a seemingly random attack to find the suspect; tributes from across Canada poured in for the late, former prime minister Brian Mulroney; and, Toronto police says break-and-enters specifically targeting small business' debit machines are becoming a widespread problem in the GTA.
Witnesses say at least a dozen shots were fired in the middle of the day in an Etobicoke plaza, killing one person; a crossing guard describes the moment a she was approached by the victim of a seemingly random pellet gun attack pleading for help; and, politicians react to news that former prime minister Brian Mulroney has died at 84.
A cold front saw Toronto temperatures swing from double digits to below freezing, with winds that knocked out power in Etobicoke; the Ontario opposition are voicing concern that one of the two former staffers appointed to a judge's panel lobbies for a gun manufacturer; and, residents of a motel in use as an overflow shelter space for Peel Region are reporting cockroaches, bed bugs and other unsafe conditions.
Residents in Toronto's west end say they were startled from their sleep by as many as 20 blasts of gunfire that killed two men; Premier Doug Ford says he is 'tripling down' on his decision to appoint two former staffers onto a panel that selects provincial judges; and, the news that Wendy's is bringing 'dynamic pricing' to some U.S. restaurants has drawn a frosty response from some customers.
Video has emerged of the moment a Toronto police cruiser lost control making a right turn on a busy street, knocking over a light pole; around 3,000 contract faculty and education workers at York University are on strike, calling for better wages and job security; and, Natalya of Toronto says a story on YouTube prompted her to invest $340,000 into what turned out to be a cryptocurrency scam.
The closure of Lynx Air triggered a slew of flight cancellations, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded and scrambling; advocates are voicing anger after Delphina Ngigi became the second migrant from Africa to die waiting for a bed at a Mississauga shelter; and, Ontario is considering moving the damage threshold to report a crash to police in which no one was hurt from $2,000 to $5,000.
A judge found the deadly London, Ont. truck attack that killed four members of a Muslim family to have been terrorism; Premier Doug Ford was on hand to give Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow a 'big cheque' of $114 million for exceeding its housing targets; and, a woman with dementia lost over $600,000 to scammers after they called her every day with a new grandparent scam.
Toronto police told a pedestrian struck by a police cruiser that no ticket would be issued as the collision didn't result in an injury; a former Ontario Power Generation employee has been arrested for allegedly leaking 'safeguarded' information to a foreign entity; and, former auto consultant Terrance Bailey of Etobicoke says he's stunned by CRA's ruling that he has to pay back $38,500 in CERB benefits.
Toronto police say the suspect in a pair of seemingly random shootings at a bus stop got out of a stolen black Acura before firing; a Canadian couple says they are stranded in Turks and Caicos after thieves stole their passports during a break-in at their vacation rental; and, what is "ungraded beef" from Mexico and is it safe to consume?
Toronto police vehicles were fined over 1,000 times by automated speed and red light cameras in 26 months; two brazen and seemingly random shootings at a bus stop in just 24 hours, one fatal, has shaken up a North York neighbourhood; and, an Ontario family says they feel like they failed after the bag carrying a loved one's cremated remains was lost on an Air Canada flight.
