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The premier’s office said Ford was travelling in his vehicle along Highway 401 when it became involved in a collision. Neither he nor anyone else in his vehicle was injured. Source link
Over the weekend, two people walked into a store and then left a few minutes later with thousands of dollars worth of lipsticks, according to police in Guelph. They say that a man and a woman walked into a store near Stone Road West and Scottsdale Drive on Saturday at around 7 p.m.The woman then worked as a lookout, according to police, who allege she kept an eye on employees while pretending to look at perfume as her partner began to pocket lipsticks.Within five minutes, police say they left the store with Maybelline lipsticks which are valued at $2,242.Police described…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 1:52 pm Updated January 8, 2025 1:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog says a former Toronto police officer has been charged with a sexual offence dating back to the early 1980s. The Special Investigations Unit says it was notified last year of allegations against the former cop that were of “a sexual nature.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. It says the alleged incident…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 7:18 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say two people have been charged in the death of an infant on Saugeen First Nation nearly two years ago. Police say emergency crews responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at a home on the First Nation on March 26, 2023. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. They say a nine-month-old baby was taken to hospital and pronounced…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 6:48 am Updated January 8, 2025 6:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The bargaining agent for Ontario’s 24 public colleges and the union representing faculty have agreed to enter into binding arbitration, avoiding a strike. The College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Services Employees Union met this week in Toronto for mediation following months of bargaining. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The union, which represents more than 15,000…
The Ford government is working on plans to allow new long-term care homes to sidestep the local planning process, Global News can reveal, as Ontario races to replace homes facing closure and keep up with demand for new beds. The change could come as Ontario experiences “capacity pressures” on its existing stock of long-term care homes, including the closure of some facilities that have failed to meet updated standards, like the addition of sprinkler systems.For years, the province has been looking at ways to speed up the construction of long-term care homes, already pushing some projects through the planning process…
Recaldo Liburd sobbed in a Newmarket, Ont., courtroom as Justice Michelle Fuerst asked if the Vaughan man understood that pleading guilty meant he was giving up his right to a trial. After calling a brief recess, Liburd returned to the courtroom with his lawyer and told the judge he wanted to proceed. Liburd then pleaded guilty to two counts of indignity to a dead body in relation to the murders of Markham couple Quoc Tran and Kristy Nguyen.According to an agreed statement of fact read out in court, Tran, 37, and his girlfriend Nguyen, 25, were reported missing on Sept.…
Nearly six years after 19-year-old Firdous Nabizada was stabbed to death and six others were seriously injured outside a Halloween frat party in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, Jacob Alves has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Alves, 24, sat quietly in a downtown Toronto courtroom as Justice Kelly Byrne explained her reasons for sentence.“Notwithstanding he has no memory of the offences, he does not dispute he committed the offences, most of which was captured on video surveillance,” said Byrne.Byrne explained that Alves made the sober choice to arm himself with a knife before he consumed alcohol or drugs and before…
Parts of southwestern Ontario are getting a cold blanket of the fluffy white stuff as strong snow squalls come off Lake Huron. Environment Canada has issued snow squall watches for areas including London, Parkhill, most of Middlesex County, north to Goderich and south to Watford and eastern Lambton County.“The snow squall watch will likely be upgraded to a warning this afternoon, highlighting the increased threat of a snow squall activity tonight and tomorrow,” says Peter Kimbell, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.The squalls are expected to last through to Wednesday evening, with snowfall amounts from 15 to 25 centimetres in…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Pearson airport says it welcomed eight new airlines last year, adding more flights to different destinations. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), the operator for Pearson airport, said the newly added carriers throughout 2024 “helped provide a variety of direct flights to passengers and unlock destinations across the world.”The list of new airlines is:Sun Country. Launched in April 2024 with flights twice a week to Minneapolis.ITA Airways. Launched in May 2024 with daily flights to Rome during the summer months.Swiss International Air Lines. Launched in May 2024 with five flights to Zurich…