75 m. ago Brampton man wanted for attempted murder in 2024 towing industry shooting

2nd Brampton man charged with discharging firearm, assault with weapon after incident in October

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2 h. ago Two men found guilty in smuggling conspiracy where 53 immigrants died in tractor

SAN ANTONIO — Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty Tuesday after a two-week trial. The 2022 tragedy in San Antonio was the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors in federal court in San Antonio took only about […]

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5 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 York Regional Police said a family member of the victim contacted police after more than $10,000 was withdrawn from their account between 2021 and 2023.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 […]

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5 h. ago DI MATTEO: Meet Canada’s crime capitals—Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Kelowna

Which country—Canada or the United States—has the most crime? Most Canadians would likely say the U.S. by a wide margin. But as noted in my new study published by the Fraser Institute, while overall crime rates in Canada are below rates in the U.S., when you look at individual cities it’s a different story. For […]

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11 h. ago Toronto's crime rate soars 40% above New York in one department

Toronto is known as a low-crime city compared to locales with similar or greater populations, but it may surprise some to learn that the 416 is way ahead of even New York City, Detroit and Los Angeles in one specific category of criminal activity.A new study published on Tuesday by independent Canadian think tank the Fraser Institute reveals that Ontario cities like Toronto, Hamilton and Windsor outpace several major U.S. cities in property crime. This includes many places known for their high crime rates, like New York City, Detroit, L.A. and Flint, Michigan.The study looked at the property crime (e.g., burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft) rates of large urban areas with populations of 100,000 people or more, using maximum annual crime rates from 2019 through 2022.Toronto's per person property crime rate exceeded New York's by a shocking 40 per cent, though overall crime rates are obviously much higher in what is the United States' largest city.Howeve...

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24 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man accused of assaulting parking enforcement officer

A 55-year-old Toronto man is accused of assaulting a Toronto Police parking enforcement officer in the east end. Toronto Police said officers responded on March 10 at 1:31 p.m. to a call for a fail-to-remain personal injury collision in the Danforth Ave.-Dawes Rd. area. It’s alleged that a parking enforcement officer was attempting to conduct […]

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25 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Vaughan trio charged in violent Markham robbery

Three Vaughan men have been charged following a violent robbery in a Markham parking lot last week. York Regional Police said officers responded on March at 5 p.m. to a parking lot in the Woodbine Ave.-Yorktech Dr. area for a report of a robbery. Officers arrived at the scene and learned that the victim had […]

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27 h. ago Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was hate crime in sentencing attacker

A mass stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not a terrorist attack but a “particularly grave” hate crime meant to make people feel unsafe in those spaces, an Ontario judge ruled Monday in sentencing the attacker to 11 years in prison. The judge sentencing Geovanny Villalba-Aleman told a Kitchener court that […]

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29 h. ago Toronto man accused of advocating genocide against Jewish community

A 32-year-old Toronto man faces dozens of charges including advocating genocide and willful promotion of hatred following a months-long investigation into hate crimes allegedly aimed toward the Jewish community. Toronto Police said the aforementioned two charges are rarely laid in Canada and were laid with the consent of the Ministry of the Attorney General. Police […]

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50 h. ago SIU probing ‘interaction’ between stabbing suspect and Hamilton cops

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an “interaction” between a suspect and Hamilton Police on Sunday. Hamilton cops said officers were dispatched to the Hunter St. E.-Spring St. area after receiving a 911 call. When they arrived, officers found a man suffering from stab wounds. He was later pronounced dead. Investigators said that a short […]

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6 d. ago Toronto woman pleads guilty to negligence in dog attack that seriously injured child

A Toronto woman who faced multiple charges in a dog attack that seriously injured a child has pleaded guilty to some of them, including a criminal charge of negligence. Court records show Patrycja Siarek entered the pleas in a Toronto court last Friday. She had also been charged with infractions under the provincial Dog Owners’ […]

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7 d. ago Two people charged after $2M worth of illegal cannabis seized in Ontario: police

Provincial police say they’ve charged two people from Mississauga after seizing more than 4,000 illegal cannabis plants in the Niagara region. Police say officers responded to a location on Hwy. 3 in Wainfleet on Feb. 26, after a referral from Health Canada inspectors who said that cannabis was being illegally grown. They say officers found […]

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7 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Driver clocked at nearly 200 km/h, Facebook Marketplace theft

A driver has been busted for stunt driving after going nearly 200 km/h in the GTA. Ontario Provincial Police say their Aurora division officers pulled over a 24-year-old man from Vaughan driving on Highway 427 on Monday around 10 p.m. Police say he was clocked going 198 km/h northbound in the HOV lane at Langstaff […]

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8 d. ago Arizona prisoner set to be executed next week passes up chance to ask for reprieve

PHOENIX — A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years has passed up a chance to ask for a reprieve from his death sentence. Aaron Brian Gunches, 53, did not participate in a hearing Monday before the Arizona Board of […]

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1 week ago CRIME HUNTER: Did boozy night of sex drive love triangle wife to kill hubby?

It wasn’t the climax Matthew Johnson was likely expecting. Cops claim that following a wild booze-fueled night of raunchy sex Johnson was shot dead — and his body dumped in the wilds of Utah. His remains have not been found. Detectives believe it was his promiscuous wife who squeezed the trigger. Jennifer Gledhill, 42, was […]

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1 week ago South Carolina man executed by firing squad first U.S. prisoner killed this way in 15 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Sigmon killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents […]

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1 week ago Expert tells judge to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK — A court-appointed lawyer advised a federal judge Friday to let the Justice Department drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams but prevent prosecutors from ever reviving the case so it doesn’t hang over him “like the proverbial Sword of Damocles.” Paul Clement, who was solicitor general under President George […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Victim of deadly shooting at Waterdown home identified

Homicide investigators have now identified a man who was gunned down at Waterdown home Thursday night. Hamilton Police say they received a call around 8 p.m. from someone who had gone to see the victim at his house and when officers arrived they found the victim dead inside the home. He’s now been identified as […]

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1 week ago Toronto Crime Stoppers offers $500 reward for retail theft tips: ‘This is no longer shoplifting’

Toronto Crime Stoppers is offering an enhanced $500 reward for tips while launching an Organized Retail Theft and Illicit Trade Awareness Campaign. Tips received between March 7 and June 6 will be eligible for the reward. “What has become increasingly clear is that this is no longer shoplifting,” Toronto Crime Stoppers Chair Sean Sportun said […]

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1 week ago Former Canadian Olympian added to FBI’s most wanted fugitives list

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring has been added to the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted fugitives. Ryan James Wedding is wanted for allegedly leading an organized crime group that moved large shipments of cocaine from Colombia […]

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