10 h. ago Mississauga man faces 9 charges after firearms allegedly seized from home

Peel Regional Police have charged a 39-year-old Mississauga man with mischief and several firearm-related offences. Cops said they responded to reports of a disturbance June 15 at a residence near Bloor St. and Bridgewood Dr. and allegedly discovered firearms and ammunition that were improperly stored. Police said further investigation revealed the individual living there was […]

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11 h. ago Man faces 11 charges after 2 days of alleged assaults, a robbery and carjacking in Toronto

Toronto Police have charged a 33-year-old man with a variety of charges in connection with a carjacking, a retail robbery and two assaults over the course of two days. Cops say last Friday, around 8:49 a.m., they responded to an assault call in the Lawrence Ave. East and Markham Road area. It’s alleged that male […]

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14 h. ago Former ’16 and Pregnant’ star charged in man’s overdose death

ROME, Ga. — A woman who appeared on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” was arrested Monday in Georgia on charges including involuntary manslaughter related to a man’s death by fentanyl poisoning earlier this year. Whitney Purvis, 33, was being held without bond in the Floyd County Jail in Rome, Georgia, about 65 miles (105 kilometres) northwest […]

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26 h. ago Man faces 55 charges after 12 firearms, drugs seized: London police

A Southwold man is facing more than 50 weapons and drug-related charges after an investigation turned up guns, ammo and drugs.

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33 h. ago Teen driver arrested, facing drug charge after Manitoba traffic stop, RCMP say

A 17-year-old from Crane River First Nation is facing a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking after he was arrested Saturday during a traffic stop.

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34 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Scarborough man charged with drug, firearm offences after traffic stop

Peel Regional Police have charged a man with 13 drug- and firearm-related offences after a vehicle stop in Mississauga. Cops said they were patrolling near Dixie Rd. and Courtneypark Dr. on June 30 at about 2:30 a.m. when they investigated the operator of a vehicle for a suspected Liquor Licence Act offence. Police said officers […]

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34 h. ago Man faces impaired charges after allegedly hitting pedestrian, parked cars in Toronto

On Sunday night, at around 9:20 p.m., Toronto police received calls about a crash in Scarborough around the Passmore Avenue and Middlefield Road intersection.

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35 h. ago Driver faces charges after woman, 10 vehicles allegedly hit by car in Scarborough

A 36-year-old Markham man faces six charges after he allegedly crashed into a pedestrian and several parked cars in Scarborough on Sunday night. Around 9:19 p.m., Toronto Police responded to a call in the Passmore Avenue and Middlefield Road area after it’s alleged a man driving a black Acura TLX westbound on Passmore Avenue hit […]

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38 h. ago Man charged in St. Thomas fire has previous arson conviction: Police

A man who has previously been convicted of arson is accused of starting a fire that destroyed a 19th century building in downtown St. Thomas

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38 h. ago Owner gutted by destruction of historic building in fire: 'It's gone now'

An historic St. Thomas building razed by fire Sunday – once home to the city’s former mayor – was almost completely renovated

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3 d. ago ’Shocking’: RCMP say teen girl charged in stabbing death of Manitoba woman

SELKIRK — RCMP in Manitoba say a teen girl has been charged in the stabbing death of a woman earlier this week. Mounties say the 39-year-old was found with critical injuries after being stabbed outside a business in Selkirk, about 22 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. She was taken to hospital and died soon after. In […]

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4 d. ago Victim's kin fume as woman found guilty of manslaughter, not murder

A woman accused of fatally stabbing her friend was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Friday but was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter. It was a verdict – coupled with the fact that Koree Dockstater was released on bail to await her sentencing – that left relatives of the victim fuming, with […]

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4 d. ago «Elle était chargée, prête à tirer»: Il fuit la police avec sa sacoche pleine d’armes

Un homme de 23 ans réfléchira en prison pendant près de deux ans car il a fui des policiers, à Montréal, en cachant sa sacoche qui contenait une arme.

Economics

4 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Oshawa woman charged, Oshawa man wanted in human trafficking case

A 46-year-old Oshawa woman is facing multiple charges, and police are searching for a male suspect following a human trafficking investigation. On May 1, Durham Regional Police say a probe was launched following allegations involving a young woman allegedly coerced into the sex trade and investigators determined the victim initially met the suspects in Oshawa […]

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4 d. ago Winnipeg man charged in random sexual assaults near Health Sciences Centre

Police said they arrested the suspect, 28, on Spence Street Thursday evening. He faces five counts of sexual assault and three counts of assault, among other charges

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4 d. ago Man faces charges after trying to drive Tesla off moving Gulf Islands ferry

A man who tried to drive his Tesla off a moving ferry and allegedly struck at least one B.C. Ferries employee on Canada Day faces five charges, including assault with a weapon.

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5 d. ago Man charged with killing Minnesota politician says he looks forward to ’truth’ coming out

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14, and wounding a state senator and his wife, said Thursday that he’s looking forward to the facts coming out about what happened that day. During a court appearance, Vance Boelter waived his right to […]

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5 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Duo charged in series of Markham home invasions targeting sex workers

York Regional Police have charged a man and woman from the GTA in connection with a series of targeted home invasion robberies in Markham. Officers responded to an invasion at a condo building near Verdale Crossing and Birchmount Rd. on May 30 at about 11:30 p.m. Cops said the victim, a sex trade worker, was […]

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5 d. ago Intimate partner arrest leads to weapons, drug charges in Lanark County

A 24-year-old Lanark County man charged with intimate partner violence offences also faces a number of drug and weapons charges, provincial police said Thursday. Lanark County OPP were called to a home in Montague Township on Wednesday just before 11:30 p.m. There were several weapons and suspected cocaine seized at the scene. This resulted in […]

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6 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Man allegedly harassed woman, entered her apartment building: Cops

A 46-year-old Toronto man faces charges after a woman was allegedly harassed. Toronto Police said that on three occasions — between last August and October — a man followed a woman for several blocks to her St. Clair Ave.-Vaughan Rd.-area home, allegedly trying to speak with her one time. On another occasion, the man was […]

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