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TORONTO — The man accused of fatally shooting a Toronto police officer last week appeared in court by video from his hospital bed today to formally face charges including first-degree murder. A justice of the peace twice asked Nicholas Bennett to give a thumbs up if he could hear and understand what was happening in […]
Residents of a northern Ontario First Nation are returning to their homes as fire crews have declared a wildfire south of Timmins to be under control. Mattagami First Nation Chief Jennifer Constant and council members say residents are retuning to the community this week after being away from their homes for almost two weeks. Community […]
TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who was accused of sexually assaulting several women decades ago, has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault. Stronach, who is 93, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges stemming from alleged incidents involving seven complainants. The trial started in February, and by the time arguments wrapped up […]
MISSISSAUGA — Police in Mississauga, Ont., say a 46-year-old man is wanted in connection to the deaths of his elderly parents. Peel police say they were called to a home near Lakeshore Road and Hurontario Street shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. They say an injured man and woman in their 70s were sent to hospital […]
TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who was accused of sexually assaulting several women decades ago, has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault. Stronach, who is 93, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges stemming from alleged incidents involving seven complainants. The trial started in February, and by the time arguments wrapped up […]
Ronnie Wood says Toronto helped start him up. Nearly 50 years after the Rolling Stones slipped into the El Mocambo under the pseudonym the Cockroaches, the guitarist still considers those legendary 1977 club gigs his “initiation” into the band. Having recently joined the Stones, he recalls falling sick around that period and going to bed, […]
TORONTO — An Ontario judge is expected to deliver her ruling today in the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. Stronach, who is 93, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges stemming from alleged incidents that took place decades ago involving seven complainants. The trial started in February, and by the time arguments wrapped […]
NEWMARKET — Lawyers for an Ontario man accused of stealing and leaking Texan Republican Party data in 2021 say he has pleaded guilty before a Canadian court. In a statement released this afternoon, Arash Ghiassi and Riaz Sayani say Aubrey Cottle has “formally accepted his role” in the hacking of the party’s website five years […]
OSHAWA — Police say a falling tree struck a child in Oshawa, Ont., causing serious injuries. Durham Region police say emergency crews responded to the area of Oxford Street and Dwight Avenue shortly after noon on Thursday. They say a child under the age of 12 was without vital signs after being struck by the […]
HAMILTON — Another week, another matchup against a top CFL quarterback for Bo Levi Mitchell. Mitchell leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1-1) against B.C. (0-1) on Friday night. Last year, Lions starter Nathan Rourke got the nod ahead of Mitchell for the CFL’s outstanding player award while also being named its top Canadian. But Mitchell isn’t […]