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Community safety concerns under spotlight in Leslieville following death of bystander

Community safety concerns under spotlight in Leslieville following death of bystander

TORONTO — Pulin Shah feels a sense of unease every time he passes the corner in his Toronto neighbourhood where a mother of two was killed by a stray bullet earlier this month.

Man dead after falling off moving minibus and being hit by it: police

ORILLIA, Ont. — Ontario Provincial police say a 26-year-old man has died after he fell out of a minibus that then hit him. Officers at the Orillia division say it happened just before 11 p.m. Saturday in Severn Township.
Survivors, mourners gather in Toronto to mark five years since Danforth shooting

Survivors, mourners gather in Toronto to mark five years since Danforth shooting

TORONTO — Survivors of a mass shooting in Toronto's Greektown gathered on Saturday evening with their relatives and other mourners to mark five years since the attack on the city's bustling Danforth Avenue.
Ottawa police identify 17-year-old victim in arson-related homicide investigation

Ottawa police identify 17-year-old victim in arson-related homicide investigation

Police have identified Hussein Hamam, 17, as the victim of a fatal fire in Ottawa on Wednesday. Ottawa police say officers responded to a "suspicious" fire on July 19 just after midnight.
Police watchdog investigating after officers fatally shoot man in London, Ont.

Police watchdog investigating after officers fatally shoot man in London, Ont.

LONDON, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is probing the death of a 35-year-old man shot by police in London, Ont.
Food delivery driver likely lured by suspects before deadly carjacking: Peel police

Food delivery driver likely lured by suspects before deadly carjacking: Peel police

TORONTO — Peel Regional Police believe multiple suspects lured a food delivery driver with a pizza order before a deadly carjacking in Mississauga, Ont., earlier this month.
Amid five-month strike, union and Windsor Salt reach tentative deal: union

Amid five-month strike, union and Windsor Salt reach tentative deal: union

WINDSOR, Ont. — The union representing striking Ontario salt mine workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Windsor Salt.
Members from several First Nations rally against northern Ontario mining plans

Members from several First Nations rally against northern Ontario mining plans

TORONTO — Members of several First Nations rallied outside the Ontario legislature Thursday to raise concerns about mining exploration they say is happening on their lands against their will.
Ontario hospital nurses awarded average raises of 11% over two years, union says

Ontario hospital nurses awarded average raises of 11% over two years, union says

TORONTO — Ontario hospital nurses will be getting raises of what their union says amounts to an average of 11 per cent over two years, with the arbitrator citing a staffing crisis and high inflation.
Two men charged in Toronto shooting that hospitalized each other and bystander

Two men charged in Toronto shooting that hospitalized each other and bystander

Toronto police say two local men have been charged in a shooting that sent both of them, as well as a bystander, to hospital over the weekend.