10 h. ago No grounds for charges against Toronto officers after teen fatally shot: SIU

While the SIU said the number of shots fired by police is 'worthy of scrutiny,' it found no reasonable grounds to charge Toronto police in the 16-year-old's death.

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10 h. ago Police watchdog clears Toronto cops involved in fatal shooting of teen

Ontario’s police watchdog says it has found no reasonable grounds to believe two Toronto Police officers committed a crime in the fatal shooting of a teenage boy during a traffic stop. The Special Investigations Unit says a Toronto police officer stopped a car with six people inside on Sheppard Ave. the night of April 20 […]

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19 h. ago Man accused of killing, dismembering 2 people in Huntsville, Ont.

Police north of Toronto have arrested a man after they say two people were killed and dismembered.

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34 h. ago Toronto cops arrest 4 more people, lay 88 charges in music studio shootout

Toronto Police say they’ve made four more arrests and laid 88 more charges in an ongoing investigation into a gunfight last November. Police say plainclothes officers were conducting an unrelated investigation on Queen St. W. on Nov. 11 when three people arrived in a stolen vehicle and fired shots at a building being used as […]

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41 h. ago Man said he was ‘palm reader’ to lure sex assault victims, Toronto Police allege

Faisal Muhammed, of no fixed address, is charged with three counts of sexual assault

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62 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man sought for alleged East York assaults

A 31-year-old Toronto man is wanted for alleged assaults in East York earlier this week. Toronto Police responded on Tuesday at about 9:30 p.m. to an assault call in the Dawes Rd.-Victoria Park Ave. area. Police alleged that the suspect went to the victim’s apartment and while inside, he assaulted two people, who fled and […]

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3 d. ago Man dead, another in custody after stabbing in Toronto’s east end

Around 2:30 p.m., Toronto police said they were called to the area of Woodbine and Duvernet avenues for reports someone had been stabbed inside a neighbouring home.

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4 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto cops seek suspects after two victims stabbed during robbery attempt

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a group of bandits after two festivalgoers were stabbed during a robbery attempt in Scarborough over the weekend. Toronto Police officers responded to the Finch-Morningside Aves. area on Sunday around 11 p.m. after they received a call about a stabbing. Two victims were attending a festival in […]

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4 d. ago Locals call for end to Toronto yacht club that built dozens of gazebos on waterfront

As Toronto works to combat what police call a "growing" issue of unlicensed, unsafe boaters and jet skiers around the city's most popular beaches, residents living near a different local shoreline are demanding action against another group of watercraft users: a private yacht club.The Toronto Humber Yacht Club has been a presence on the Humber River, just south of Bloor, since the mid-1950s, taking up a total of 3.09 acres (0.92 of them in the water itself) that it leases from the City.But, with its contract up for renewal — to potentially be extended another 20 years when council makes its decision this fall — community members are pushing back with claims that the facility is a huge threat to the local ecosystem, having expanded vastly over the years.A recently-launched petition cites the club's construction of a whopping 60 gazebos along the river, expressing concern about its expansion "beyond its allocated footprint," ...

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7 d. ago Suspect wanted following similar sex assaults near Fort York: Cops

A suspect is being sought by police as investigators believe the same man is responsible for similar sexual assaults near Fort York this summer. Toronto Police said officers responded to a call for a sexual assault on June 27 at approximately 7:10 p.m. in the Queens Quay and Dan Leckie Way area. It was reported […]

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8 d. ago Toronto police are cracking down on a growing issue along the city's waterfront

Toronto boaters and boat rental companies likely aren't too thrilled about recent changes to the city's beaches, some of which now have (or soon will have) waterfront exclusion zones that prohibit motorized vessels from getting within a certain distance of the shore.But, this demographic may be one of the only ones that isn't celebrating what many locals are seeing as much-needed restrictions.The new regulations came into effect around Hanlan's Point Beach in late May, and plans to extend the same bylaws to Woodbine Beach, Humber Bay Park, Bluffer's Park and potentially others are also in the works.In the meantime, Toronto police have been embarking on blitzes to combat what they call a "growing" problem of errant boaters in the harbour, particularly unlicensed personal watercraft (a.k.a. jet ski) rental operators and their customers.The force's Marine Safety Unit recently reported the results of what it deeme...

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9 d. ago Toronto car crash, shooting leave 2 injured, 1 person wanted

Around 1 p.m., Toronto police were called to the area of Stanley Green Boulevard and Downsview Park Boulevard for reports of a crash.

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1 week ago Police search for man wanted for murder after three bodies found in Bracebridge

Police say they are on the lookout for a Ontario man wanted for murder after three bodies were found in a burned-down home. OPP say officers responded to reports of gunshots late Friday in Bracebridge, about 200 kilometres north of Toronto. Police say officers found one man dead and a home fully engulfed in flames. […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Man critically injured in Kensington Market stabbing

A man in his 40s was rushed to a hospital after a stabbing in Kensington Market. Toronto Police said officers descended on the Bellevue Ave.-Denison Square area around 5 a.m. on Sunday where they found a wounded stabbing victim. They described his condition as critical, adding emergency personnel rushed him to a hospital for treatment. […]

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3 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Woman nabbed by cops, man wanted after downtown robbery

A 21-year-old Toronto woman has been charged with robbery while a male suspect is wanted after an incident at a downtown bar. Toronto Police said they responded to a robbery call Friday at about 12:30 a.m. in the Yonge-College Sts. area after an altercation that started Thursday at a bar near Yonge and Dundas St. […]

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3 w. ago Tale of two cities: Why Edmonton builds homes faster than Toronto

Toronto is lagging cities such as Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, where housing starts are on the rise. They're falling in Toronto, and experts say city policy is a culprit.

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3 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto cop injured after driver strikes police vehicle

A Toronto Police officer was injured while investigating a suspected stolen vehicle in the downtown core late Friday night. Police said on social media platform X that the officer received an Automated Licence Plate Recognition alert for a stolen vehicle at Bathurst and College Sts. at 10:25 p.m. Cops said the suspect vehicle, a white […]

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4 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Cops arrest suspect wanted for attempted murder

A man accused of attempted murder is now in police custody following a downtown stabbing last week. Toronto Police said, on July 11 at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a call for a stabbing in the Yonge St. and Dundas St. E. area near Sankofa Square. According to police, cops arrived at the scene […]

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4 w. ago Boy, 14, identified as suspect in Shahnaz Pestonji’s killing

A 14-year-old boy is wanted by Toronto Police for the senseless stabbing death of a senior in North York, who was out shopping Thursday morning. Police said officers responded to a call for a stabbing at approximately 9:35 a.m. in the Parkway Forest Dr. and Sheppard Ave. E. area near Don Mills Rd. Officers located […]

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4 w. ago ‘LOVED BEING A GRANDMA’: Family shares happy memories of retired nurse Shahnaz Pestonji, victim of deadly stabbing

Toronto Police identify 14-year-old boy as suspect in her killing

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