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Hundreds of vehicles have been recovered and more than 100 people have been charged in an ongoing Toronto Police Service investigation into car and catalytic converter thefts in the city's west end, police announced Wednesday.From November 2022 to April 11, 2023, investigators charged 119 people and recovered 556 vehicles stolen in Toronto, police said at a news conference.

One person was rushed to hospital after an apparent workplace accident at an Etobicoke hotel Sunday morning.First responders were called to an apparent workplace accident at the Residence Inn by Marriott in Etobicoke early Sunday morning.(CBC) One person was rushed to hospital after an apparent workplace accident at an Etobicoke hotel Sunday morning.

Ontario's police watchdog has been called in to investigate after a man fell from a hotel window and died in downtown Toronto Thursday morning.In a news release Thursday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said Toronto police received a call about someone throwing items onto the street from a room at the Holiday Inn Express on Lombard Street at about 3 a.m.

Police are looking for a man in connection with a sexual assault at a TTC subway station in North York.Toronto police said a woman was on board a subway train when she noticed a man staring at her just before 2 a.m., on May 28.She then exited the subway at Wilson station.The suspect followed the victim off the subway, police alleged in a news release Wednesday.

The Toronto District School Board says more than 300 students have been suspended due to their involvement in violence on school property so far this academic year.In a report on school safety, the TDSB says a total of 323 students were suspended due to violent incidents on school premises from September to April.

A Toronto man who founded a human rights organization is accused of sexually assaulting a woman five times and forcibly confining her.Jose Mario Guilombo, 64, has been charged with five counts of sexual assault and two counts of forcible confinement, Toronto police said in a news release.Guilombo was arrested and charged on Thursday, police say.

A male has died after a shooting in North York on Monday, Toronto police say.Toronto police say a male has died after a shooting in the area of Steeles Avenue and Fenmar Drive on Monday.He was found in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.(Michael Wilson/CBC) A male has died after a shooting in North York on Monday, Toronto police say.

It's been one month since a man with Down syndrome went missing from his Toronto home.Police have identified the 37-year-old man only as Nathan.He has ties to Waterloo region, having lived in the area until late last year.He was last seen May 12 at 7 p.m. near his home in the area of Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue W. in Toronto.

Former Unifor president Jerry Dias was not charged as the result of an investigation launched last year into allegations that the longtime union leader accepted a bribe, Toronto police said Thursday.The police's financial crimes unit began investigating the former president of Canada's largest private sector union last spring after the union handed over money Dias allegedly accepted from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits he promoted to members.

Ahmaud Benjamin Cockburn says he was having lunch in the gymnasium of his Toronto school when a fight broke out earlier this year.Not long after, the 18-year-old was arrested after it was reported he had a gun.Now, Cockburn is suing the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Police Services Board for negligence, alleging he was a victim and not the perpetrator in the incident on Jan. 19 that plunged Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute into lockdown.

A Toronto police officer charged with sexual assault and breach of trust by Ontario's police watchdog was charged with misconduct for "unwanted and inappropriate sexual relations" on a domestic assault call that allegedly took place the same day.On Friday, the Special Investigations Unit said it had reasonable grounds to believe that Const.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a 32-year-old man after his arrest by Toronto police.In a news release Saturday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said the man was arrested near Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street on Friday morning.The release does not specify what the arrest was for.

An 18-year-old Toronto man has been arrested and charged in a Scarborough crash that left one man dead and two other people seriously injured in May, Toronto police say.The man, who was also seriously injured, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

A Toronto man who allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates has been released on bail with conditions.On Wednesday, the Ontario Court of Justice released Junior Francois Lavagesse, 29, on the condition that he reside with his surety in Scarborough and remain under house arrest unless he is with his surety or two people named in a court document.

A Toronto man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of another man in a downtown laneway this week.Toronto police have identified the victim as Marcus Roberts, 39, of Toronto.In a news release Tuesday, police said the stabbing happened shortly after 4 p.m. Monday in the area of Yonge and Charles streets, where two men were fighting.

Toronto police have identified a man who died after a triple shooting at Fairview Mall Monday afternoon.In a news release issued Tuesday, police said the deceased is a 21-year-old Toronto man, Madar Hassan.Officers were first called to the mall, which is located near Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue East, around 4:11 p.m. Police say they found two 25-year old men with gunshot wounds.

Police have released images in an effort to identify two suspects in a sexual assault investigation in downtown Toronto.Toronto police allege two men picked up a woman in a black Range Rover SUV near King Street and Spadina Avenue and sexually assaulted her around 12:45 a.m.April 1.The woman was then dropped off in the Dupont Street and Bartlett Avenue area, police said in a news release Sunday.

Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in an aggravated assault investigation in Scarborough.The alleged assault occurred near Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue at about 7:40 a.m.Friday.Toronto police said the victim was standing by the front doors of an eastbound TTC bus while the suspect was sitting by the back exit doors.

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A man has died after a vehicle and a motorcycle collided in Scarborough on Sunday, Toronto police and paramedics say.Officers were called to Greenholm Crescent and Lawrence Avenue East just after 1:30 p.m. (Robert Krbavac/CBC) A man has died after a vehicle and a motorcycle collided in Scarborough on Sunday, Toronto police and paramedics say.

Toronto police say they have charged a GTA man in an "anti-Islamic hate-motivated investigation" connected to alleged assaults and harassment at two mosques and a mall in Scarborough.The 28-year-old accused was arrested on May 3, police said in a news release Wednesday.He faces 13 total charges related to the investigation, including: 2 counts of assault with a weapon. 2 counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance (in this case a vehicle).

Toronto police say a 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in a fatal hit and run in Scarborough on the weekend.In a news release Tuesday, police said the charges the driver faces include failing to stop at an accident scene causing death and committing a Highway Traffic Act offence.

Police are looking for two men as part of an aggravated assault investigation in downtown Toronto.The alleged assault occurred near King Street West and Blue Jays Way at about 3:40 a.m., Saturday.Toronto police alleged two men seriously assaulted the victim and then fled the scene southbound.One suspect is described as six feet one inches tall, 170 pounds with short brown hair and was wearing a white T-shirt, grey pants, black sneakers and a black cross-body bag, police said.

Five boys have been arrested and charged following a stabbing at Kennedy station Friday night, Toronto police say.The stabbing happened on the southbound subway platform at Kennedy station during an altercation between six people according to police.Officers were called to the station at about 8:15 p.m. On arrival, police found a man with two stab wounds.

A man was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after a stabbing at Kennedy station on Friday night, Toronto police say.Toronto police are investigating after a stabbing critically injured a man at Kennedy station on Friday night.(Grant Linton/CBC) A man was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after a stabbing at Kennedy station on Friday night, Toronto police say.

Toronto police say they have charged a man who allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates on Thursday, which prompted some leading contenders to pause their campaigns and was followed by the cancellation of a debate.Investigators say 29-year-old Junior Francois Lavagesse of Toronto has been arrested and charged with two counts of weapons dangerous, carrying a concealed weapon, uttering threats and failing to comply with a recognizance.

Toronto police say they've charged a man with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing Friday night.Police say they've charged a man with first-degree murder in a stabbing that occurred Friday night.(Mark Bochsler/CBC) Toronto police say they've charged a man with first-degree murder in a fatal stabbing Friday night.

A man believed to be in his 30s has died following a collision in Etobicoke on Sunday, Toronto police and paramedics say.Shortly before 7:30 p.m., emergency services responded to reports that a cyclist had been struck by a vehicle in the area of Scarlett Road and Braeburn Avenue.The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Two people were injured, one critically, after a personal watercraft was reportedly found unoccupied in Humber Bay on Monday, Toronto police say.A man suffered life-threatening injuries, while a woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said on Monday.The man was taken to hospital in critical condition, while the woman was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition, according to Toronto paramedics.

With large crowds expected outdoors over the Victoria Day long weekend, Toronto police say they have a safety plan in place to make sure the violent attacks that marred celebrations last year won't happen again.In 2022, two men were shot, another was stabbed and seven police officers were injured during several violent incidents in the Ashbridges Bay and Woodbine Beach area.

A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was bitten by an off-leash dog at a west-end elementary school on Friday, Toronto police and a school board trustee say.Police said they are investigating the attack, which happened outside Rawlinson Community School on May 12 at about 6 p.m. Neither the dog nor its owner have been located, police say.

Toronto police have a set up a command post in a northwest Toronto neighbourhood as they search for a man missing since Friday.The 37-year-old identified as Nathan was last seen on Friday at 7 p.m. in the area of Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue West, according to Const.Laura Brabant, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service.

A man has died in hospital after he was stabbed in a laneway on Monday afternoon, Toronto police say.The man was stabbed just after 4 p.m. in a laneway near Charles Street and Yonge Street, according to police.The suspect is still at large and police don't know yet if it was a random attack or if there is any threat to public safety, Const.

A woman is dead following a shooting in Toronto's northwest Saturday night.Toronto police say they found a person who had been shot in a vehicle near residential area Cinrickbar Drive in Etobicoke, close to Rexdale Boulevard and Highway 427, shortly after 11 p.m.While first responders tried to save her, she died on scene, police say.

Toronto police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing on Friday in downtown Toronto.In a news release Saturday, police say 40-year-old Richard Sasaki of Toronto was critically injured after an altercation with another man near Victoria Street and Dundas Street East just before 2 p.m.He was transported to hospital where he died from his injuries, police say.

A Toronto police constable who was fired for misconduct after tweeting about sexual harassment and racism inside the force has appealed her dismissal.Const.Firouzeh Zarabi-Majd was found guilty of eight counts of misconduct at a Toronto Police Service disciplinary hearing decision on May 2 and was ordered to resign in seven days or be dismissed.

Toronto police have identified Viyaleta Lukoshka, 23, as the woman fatally shot in an Etobicoke condo building on Wednesday morning.Police identified Lukoshka in a news release Friday.No further information was released.Police were called to the building at the corner of Manitoba Street and Legion Road North for reports of "unknown trouble" shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

A teen boy who was critically injured after attempting to climb atop a moving subway train has died, Toronto police confirmed Wednesday.The 15-year-old died on May 3, according to police.Police have ruled it to be a case of "death by misadventure."Police were called to Warden subway station in the city's east end on May 1 and found the teen without vital signs, Duty Insp.

A woman died early Wednesday after Toronto police found her with "injuries consistent with a shooting" in Etobicoke.Officers were called to a condo building at the corner of Manitoba Street and Legion Road North just after 4:30 a.m. for a reports of "unknown trouble," said Const.

Police are looking for a man in connection with an attempted abduction in north Scarborough Saturday night, May 6. Toronto police said a woman was walking her dog in the McCowan Road and McNicoll Avenue area when a man in a dark four-door vehicle parked near a park tried to engage her in a conversation around 9:15 p.m.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in two unprovoked attacks on women in downtown Toronto in which he allegedly stabbed them with a sharp object.Police say the suspect and victims did not know each other.In a news release on Monday night, Toronto police said the man has been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault.

A 58-year-old man is dead following a hit-and-run collision in Scarborough on Sunday, Toronto police say.In a news release Sunday evening, police said the collision happened just after 12:30 a.m.ET in the area of Markham Road and Sheppard Avenue East.The man was crossing Sheppard Avenue East from the north to south west of Markham Road when he was struck by the driver of a motor vehicle travelling westbound on Sheppard Avenue East, west of Markham Road, police said.

Rosedale Presbyterian Church on Saturday hosted a memorial service for a girl whose body was found in a dumpster in the area one year ago.Police have not been able to identify the girl, believed to be between four and seven years old.Daniel Cho, the minister at the church, said the service gave members of the community an opportunity "to come together and grieve together."

It's been almost one year since a little girl's remains were discovered in a dumpster in Rosedale.Her identity is still unknown, and police remain tight-lipped on her case but the community hasn't forgotten."It happened in Rosedale, right in our backyard, and people want to remember her, people want to acknowledge her," Rosedale Presbyterian Church Reverend Daniel Cho told CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Friday.

Bar owners in Toronto say they're anticipating jubilant crowds as the Toronto Maple Leafs begin their second-round NHL playoff series against Florida on Tuesday.Christopher Murie, the owner of The Dizzy Pub, says business has been booming since the playoffs began."We had record-breaking and the best sales for two weeks in a row since we shut down in the beginning of COVID," said Murie, who added he also "bleeds blue."

One person was killed and three others were hurt during a collision in Scarborough Monday morning, Toronto police say.The crash happened at the intersection of Brimley Road and Lawrence Avenue East shortly before 11 a.m.The circumstances of the collision are not yet clear, but pictures of the aftermath show two badly damaged vehicles one of which careened off the roadway into a field.

Toronto police have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the April 21 shooting at a bar in Sudbury that left a 22-year-old man dead.Greater Sudbury Police said they were called to the Overtime Sports Bar and Grill on Notre Dame Avenue around 10:30 p.m. for a weapons complaint.Officers were told multiple men got involved in a verbal altercation that resulted in one man shooting another with a gun, police said.

A Toronto woman is facing several charges in connection with a multi-vehicle collision in Rexdale that killed a 65-year-old woman last week.Officers responded to a four-vehicle crash near Albion Road and Finch Avenue West on April 19.Hazela Baksh, who was on her way home after Ramadan prayers, died in the collision.

A 16-year-old killed at a TTC station last weekend will be mourned at a candlelight vigil at High Park on Thursday night.Gabriel Magalhaes was sitting on a bench at Keele subway station when a stranger stabbed him in what Toronto police have called an "unprovoked" incident.A 22-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged in connection with his death.

A Toronto police officer is facing a host of misconduct charges after allegedly failing to properly investigate and report a call for help in a domestic violence case where a woman was shot and killed only days later.The victim, 23-year-old Daniella Mallia, was found shot in an underground garage in Toronto in August of last year.

Police warned the public Wednesday that a man wanted for threatening to harm another person in Durham Region may be in Toronto and riding public transit.Durham police allege Justin Bodnarchuk, 41 years old and of no fixed address, made the threats last Saturday.In a news release issued earlier this week, they said investigators have been unable to locate him.

Voters in Toronto's upcoming mayoral byelection should not support anyone who wants to cut police budgets, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday in the wake of an apparently unprovoked fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old at a city subway station.Ford has previously said he is staying out of the race to replace former mayor John Tory, but addressed it Tuesday when asked about violence in Toronto's transit system.

One person is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in a parking lot at Fairview Mall on Monday, Toronto police say.( CBC News) One person is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in a parking lot at Fairview Mall on Monday, Toronto police say.Police said one victim was pronounced dead in hospital.

A man is facing charges for dangerous driving after a fatal collision in Etobicoke early Sunday morning.Toronto police say officers responded to a collision on Dundas Street West near Nottingham Drive shortly after 4:30 a.m.Police say a black Ford F150 pickup truck was following a silver Ford Escape SUV westbound "at a high rate of speed" when both vehicles lost control and crashed into "fixed objects" on the road.

A man was arrested and charged in connection with a fatal stabbing downtown Toronto that left one man dead.On March 6, Toronto police had been called to the area of Queen Street East and Sherbourne Street at about 12:50 a.m.On arrival police located a man who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Toronto Police have identified 24-year-old Shacquan Harrison as the victim of a fatal stabbing outside an Etobicoke banquet hall last week.In a news release issued Thursday, police also said a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 26-year-old man in connection with the case.Officers were first dispatched to a venue near Highway 27 and Steeles Avenue West around 9:30 p.m. on March 10 for reported gunfire.

A day after Toronto police said they were ending extra patrols on city transit, some commuters say they're unsure how much of an effect the measure had on public safety.Police announced Monday they were ending the boost in officers' presence on the Toronto Transit Commission introduced in late January after several high-profile cases of violence.

It's been more than 10 years since Linda Babcock's daughter was murdered, a decade's worth of milestones and memories she says were stolen by the men who killed her child.When Dellen Millard and Mark Smich make their appeals before Ontario's highest court starting Monday, they will be entitled to reduced sentences for their multiple murder convictions cutting 50 years and 25 years off their respective parole ineligibility periods.

Toronto Police say a man was taken into custody after a woman was found dead in a Scarborough apartment building Friday afternoon.A woman was found dead in a Scarborough apartment building Friday afternoon, Toronto police say.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) Toronto Police say a man was taken into custody after a woman was found dead in a Scarborough apartment building Friday afternoon.