A person is dead after being hit by a Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway freight train in Mississauga Friday morning. The incident occurred in the area of Dundas Street East and Cawthra Avenue around 6 a.m., according to Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins, and emergency workers are currently on site. In late July, a four-year-old girl … Read more
A person has died after a two-vehicle collision in Toronto overnight, police say. Shortly after 4 a.m., police responded to a crash in the area of Dufferin Street and Steeles Avenue. Toronto paramedics assessed two patients at the scene. A man was transported to a local trauma centre in critical condition and a woman was … Read more
Two men have been charged in connection with a Father’s Day shooting at a Brampton banquet hall that left two people dead. Peel police and paramedics were called to Chandni Convention Centre shortly after 2 a.m. on June 19 for reports of shots fired. They arrived to locate 28-year-old Kenroy Benjamin and 40-year-old Sheldon Taylor … Read more
A man has been seriously injured after being shot in the city’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood on Thursday evening. The incident took place around 8:00 p.m. near Thorncliffe Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard. “The information received at that time is that an individual who was beside their vehicle was struck by gunfire,” Acting Insp. Jeff Bangild … Read more
Toronto police have charged a 24-year-old man after allegedly extorting two women and sexually assaulting one of them. One of the incidents happened in April near Woodbine Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East, where a woman met up with a man she first encountered online. Police said she entered his vehicle and was allegedly sexually … Read more
OTTAWA – In a University of Ottawa lab, Sarah Laframboise is hoping to advance cancer research by studying a gene that causes the disease in humans. Her research works with a “model organism”: tiny fungi that have a surprising amount in common with us. “Yeast and humans share about 20 to 30 per cent of … Read more
Tens of thousands of hydro customers in downtown Toronto have their power back after a massive outage on Thursday that forced some businesses to close and caused headaches for drivers. Power was restored just before 8 p.m., nearly eight hours since the outage began. “Safety is always our top priority. We know this power outage … Read more
Police in London, Ont. say they will look into why officers addressed a popular online streamer and transgender activist by the wrong name and gender while she was in police custody. In a statement, London Police Chief Steve Williams says the force acknowledges “the distress this has caused” Clara Sorrenti and is gathering information to … Read more
Two people have been critically injured in a shooting at a Richmond Hill cemetery where they were attending a funeral on Thursday for a man who was shot and killed in Toronto earlier this week. Officers responded to a weapons call at Toronto Muslim Cemetery on Leslie Street shortly after 3:30 p.m. “We received information … Read more
Ontario is reporting 96 new COVID-19 deaths in the past week as many leading indicators of pandemic severity such as hospitalizations and positivity are heading in opposite directions. The Ministry of Health said all of the 96 additional deaths occurred in the past 30 days. Forty involved residents of the province’s long-term care system. There … Read more