Crime

The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) have charged a Whitby man after investigators allege he used social media to promote violence and hatred toward the Muslim community. The Hate Crime Unit concluded...

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time...

Kenneth Law, an Ontario man who sold lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives, is set to face a sentencing hearing over the next few days. Law, a former chef, has...

A male has been taken to hospital after being injured in Scarborough. Toronto police say they were called to Dubarry and Morningside avenues just after 9:45 p.m. for reports of a stabbing. A male...

A 29-year-old man who opened fire on a police officer stationed outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ont., on Sunday has died, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) confirms. The man was...

Editor's note, September 22, 2026: An Ontario court withdrew the charge against one of the accused on September 10, 2026. CityNews removed the person's name from this article. York Regional Police (YRP)...

Peel Regional Police (PRP) say an undercover firearms probe has infiltrated and disrupted a gun‑trafficking network operating across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), uncovering U.S.‑sourced weapons...

Durham police have charged a 23‑year‑old Oshawa man after a woman reported being drugged and sexually assaulted at his home over the weekend. Officers were called to an unknown trouble in the area...

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 29-year-old man allegedly opened fire at a constable stationed outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., on Sunday night. The resulting shootout left both the suspect and the officer with serious injuries and sparked widespread condemnation from political leaders. Police have declined to comment on a possible motive in the attack.