Crime

Man charged after alleged hate‑motivated knife attacks near Toronto waterfront and Union Station

Toronto police have arrested a man accused of carrying out two hate‑motivated assaults targeting Sikh victims in separate incidents near the city's waterfront and Union Station. Investigators say...

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Man, 80, charged in alleged harassment of young girls in Keswick

An 80-year-old man is facing several charges after allegedly harassing a group of young females in a community near Barrie. Police in York Region say between Aug. 10 and Sept. 1, a man approached a...

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Alleged romance scam defrauded victims of more than $1M over five-year period in Durham Region

A Durham Region man is facing multiple charges after a complex fraud investigation that spanned five years and cost victims more than $1 million. Investigators say the alleged scam began in 2020 and...

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2 arrested nearly year after Brampton shooting that left man injured, police say

Peel Regional Police (PRP) have arrested and charged two males in connection with a 2025 shooting in a Brampton neighbourhood, nearly a year after an adult man was found suffering from multiple gunshot...

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New poll finds Toronto viewed as one of Canada's least safe cities

Toronto is facing the largest safety‑reputation penalty of any major Canadian city, according to a new national public‑perception study that suggests the country’s biggest urban centre is viewed...

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Lindsay Clancy trial ends without a verdict for a sixth day after drama in the courtroom

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations, after the jury’s foreperson sent the judge a note saying a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt.

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Toronto man, 74, charged after he allegedly tried to abduct children in Caledon: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have arrested and charged a 74-year-old Toronto man after he allegedly tried to abduct children in Caledon. Officers from the Caledon OPP detachment attended...

September 2, 2026 3:34 pm EST EST

Man charged after alleged hate‑motivated knife threat at Scarborough bus stop

A man has been arrested and charged after Toronto police say he approached a stranger at a Scarborough bus stop, held a knife near the victim's neck and yelled anti‑Chinese slurs during an incident Monday...

September 2, 2026 10:10 am EST EST

What happens next if the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial can't reach a verdict?

A Massachusetts jury deliberated for a fifth day Wednesday on whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible when she strangled her three children in 2023, amid conflicting testimony about her post-pregnancy mental health. For a second time, the panel told the judge it was still unable to reach a unanimous decision, and jurors were sent back to try again.

September 2, 2026 3:58 pm EST EST

Man wanted in connection to two sexual assaults in Brampton

Peel police are searching for a man they believe allegedly sexually assaulted two people in separate incidents in Brampton on Monday. Officers say a woman in her 20s was at a mall in the area of Dixie...

September 1, 2026 10:08 pm EST EST