7 h. ago North York hairdresser accused of sexually assaulting youth customers

A 60-year-old North York hairdresser has been charged with sexual assault involving male youth customers. In a news release issued on Tuesday night, Toronto Police said the accused owns a salon called “Miss Agot” in the Bathurst St.-Wilson Ave. area. Police said that on March 7, a male youth attended the salon for a haircut […]

Economics

7 h. ago Kelowna RCMP equip seniors with tools to protect themselves in wake of scam spike

According to police, there have been well over a dozen scams since January involving seniors, possibly more that went unreported.

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8 h. ago Council favours $28M fix to Calgary police budget shortfall amid photo radar restrictions

'We also cannot allow this budget to have a shortfall,' said Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp, who brought forward the notice of motion

Economics

8 h. ago Prime Minister Mark Carney set to host meeting with Canada’s premiers Friday

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada’s premiers on Friday. The prime minister’s office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. It comes as Carney is widely expected to call an election within just days or weeks. He was in Iqaluit Tuesday in a […]

Politics

8 h. ago Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds ’only the beginning’

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday that killed more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, shattering a ceasefire in place since January as it vowed to force Hamas to release more hostages and relinquish control of the territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after […]

Events

10 h. ago Nétanyahou prévient que les frappes meurtrières à Gaza ne sont que «le début»

Le bombardements ont fait plus de 400 morts et sont les plus importants depuis le début de cessez-le-feu.

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10 h. ago Woman charged with murder in death of Super Bowl reporter found in his hotel room

A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a television reporter last month while he was on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans, authorities said Tuesday. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead Feb. 5 in his hotel […]

Events

10 h. ago Confirmed measles case at Calgary airport and in Taber area, says AHS

The person visited earlier this month, having flown from Toronto to Calgary on March 8, and then on to the southern Alberta community

Economics

10 h. ago Gun, drugs seized by Hamilton cops who tracked down stolen vehicle

An investigation by the Hamilton Police major drugs and gangs unit into a stolen vehicle led them to locate the vehicle Friday while it was being occupied by two male suspects. Cops said investigators covertly followed the vehicle to a business on Plains Rd. in Halton Region before they arrested and charged Maurice Caissy, 44, […]

Events

11 h. ago Man faces 28 charges in series of London crashes, carjacking

A Melbourne man faces 28 charges after a driver fleeing London police in a stolen truck crashed into multiple vehicles last week.

Events

11 h. ago Hamilton cops use spike belt, tracking dogs to arrest motorist

Officers patrolling St. Patrick’s Day celebration hotspots in Hamilton this week ended up using dogs to track down a woman who allegedly fled from them after they used a spike belt to stop her vehicle, according to police. Hamilton Police said officers deployed a spike belt in the Mount Albion-Highland Rds. area to bring a […]

Transport

11 h. ago No one hurt after tow yard targeted in another shooting linked to towing industry

There has been another tow truck industry-related shooting in Toronto. Police said the latest incident occurred at about 1:08 a.m. on Tuesday morning at a tow yard in the Sheppard Ave. W.-Chesswood Dr. area. There were no reports of injuries, but cops found evidence of gunfire. That follows four gunfire incidents involving the towing industry […]

Events

12 h. ago One man arrested, at least 3 more sought after daytime Markham robbery

York Regional Police have charged a 26-year-old man and are seeking up to three additional suspects following a daytime robbery in Markham. Police said that last Nov. 20 at 11 a.m., three suspects wearing medical masks entered a business in the area of Woodbine Ave.-Denison St. area and threatened all store employees. They entered a […]

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12 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Newmarket community support worker charged with fraud

A community support worker from Newmarket has been charged after allegedly defrauding a vulnerable person of more than $10,000 over three years. York Regional Police said a family member of the victim contacted police after more than $10,000 was withdrawn from their account between 2021 and 2023. “The victim, who is a vulnerable member of […]

Society

12 h. ago Police charge two men, hunt for two more after violent armed robbery

A restaurant diner was hit with a gun and robbed by armed bandits after the victim left the eatery to go to his car, according to Toronto Police. After leaving the restaurant — in the Steeles Ave.-Weston Rd. area — around 3 a.m. on March 2, three masked thugs with firearms approached the diner. A […]

Events

12 h. ago Ottawa men, Quebec resident facing drug charges in Thunder Bay

Following an investigation that began in January, police searched two residences in Thunder Bay on March 5.

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13 h. ago Winnipeg man faces terrorism charges after arrest by federal enforcement officers: RCMP

A Winnipeg man is facing multiple terrorism-related charges after his arrest by the RCMP's Federal Policing National Security Enforcement Section (NSES) Monday.

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13 h. ago No charges for VPD officer who fatally shot armed man in Downtown Eastside hotel

The fatal shooting happened on May 5, 2022 at the Patricia Hotel as police responded to reports of an armed man having a mental health or drug-related crisis and assaulting people.

Events

13 h. ago One arrested, two others sought by police in attempted bank machine theft in Lanark

Power tools were left behind after the attempted theft, police said Tuesday.

Events

13 h. ago Special education teacher busted after student’s mom sees tawdry texts

An Illinois high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a teenage student. Christina Formella, 30, of Downers Grove, Ill., was busted on Sunday, just days after a student told police he was molested by the special education teacher in a Downers Grove South High School classroom in December 2023, the Daily Herald reported. […]

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