10 h. ago Second victim of alleged Kelowna hammer attack mourns the loss of friend

On July 4, the two women were on their lunch break in a Kelowna, B.C., parking lot when they were allegedly attacked with a hammer. Bailey McCourt didn’t survive.

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5 d. ago Volleyball coach accused of sex assault during lesson in Scarborough

A 57-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting someone during a volleyball lesson in Scarborough. Toronto Police say an investigation into the alleged sex assault in the area of Pharmacy and McNicoll Aves. began June 19. “It is alleged that the victim attended a private volleyball club for a lesson,” Const. Viktor Sarudi said in […]

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1 week 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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1 week ago Victim’s hijab ’violently’ pulled off during alleged swarming attack: Advocates

OSHAWA — A swarming attack on a business owner in Oshawa that police are investigating as a possible hate crime has shaken the victim’s family and the broader Muslim community, which has seen a rise in Islamophobic incidents, advocates said Thursday. Amira Elghawaby, a federal special representative on combating Islamophobia, said the alleged suspects “violently” […]

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1 week ago Victim’s hijab allegedly pulled off in Ontario swarming attack, police investigating

Durham Regional Police said the incident happened just after midnight at a Pizza Pizza location on Wentworth Street West in Oshawa and ended with an assault.

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1 week ago Husband stands by Chicago teacher accused of having sex with student more than 50 times

The husband of a Chicago high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student more than 50 times is showing support for her after the couple arrived in court seeking to reduce the distance from her alleged victim. Christina Formella, a 30-year-old teacher at Downers Grove South High School, is facing 55 counts of criminal […]

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3 w. ago 'Lives taken far too soon': Families gather to mourn victims of Canada's deadliest terror attack

While the focus Monday was on those who died in the Air India bombing 40 years ago, there was also widespread condemnation of the B.C. terrorists behind the mass murder

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3 w. ago Man, 32, wanted for alleged sex assault at TTC’s Bathurst Station

A 32-year-old man is wanted for allegedly choking and sexual assaulting someone Saturday morning outside the TTC’s Bathurst Station. Toronto Police said officers responded at approximately 9:35 a.m. to a call for unknown trouble at the subway station. Cops claim the alleged victim was exiting the station when they were approached by an unknown man. […]

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3 w. ago Mississauga man accused of forcible confinement, robbery in Scarborough

A 21-year-old Mississauga man faces numerous charges including forcible confinement and robbery in connection to a springtime incident in Scarborough. Toronto Police said they received a call for a robbery on April 8 in the Midland-Lawrence Aves. area. Police alleged that the accused met the victim through social media and they decided to meet. Police […]

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3 w. ago Toronto man, 21, faces 11 charges in Monday night’s dramatic carjacking

Toronto Police have made an arrest in Monday night’s carjacking investigation that ended dramatically with a roadblock on the Gardiner Expressway and a suspect jumping off the roadway. Cop said on Monday around 9:35 p.m., police responded to a carjacking call in the Finch Ave. E. and Yonge St. area. It’s alleged that the victim […]

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4 w. ago Man and woman arrested for downtown robbery, extortion, third person sought

A Montreal woman and a Toronto man face charges tied to a downtown robbery and extortion probe while a third suspect is outstanding. Toronto Police said officers responded on June 11 at 4:30 p.m. to an assault in progress in the Adelaide and Peter Sts. area. Police alleged that the victim contacted a woman using […]

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