York Region
An Ontario court is set to hear today from more friends and family members of people who took their own lives using products purchased from Kenneth Law. More than a dozen victim impact statements were presented in court Wednesday, some in person, some read by prosecutors and some by video recording. Several said Law preyed […]
TORONTO — The smell of burning tobacco and the sounds of banging drums hung in the air in Toronto’s downtown core as thousands of supporters of the Grassy Narrows First Nation marched to Queen’s Park on Wednesday. Members of Grassy Narrows, alongside labour unions, environmental groups, and faith-based organizations, took to the streets to call […]
WHITBY — Police east of Toronto say they have charged a suspect after he allegedly promoted anti-Muslim hatred online. Durham regional police say they arrested a 57-year-old man from Whitby, Ont., after the force’s hate crime unit concluded the investigation on Wednesday. Police allege the suspect “wilfully incited violence and harm against the Muslim community” […]
A Newmarket, Ont., court is hearing from loved ones of people who took their own lives using products purchased from Kenneth Law. More than 70 victim impact statements are set to be presented at a sentencing hearing for Law, who has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide in the deaths of 14 people […]
Friends and relatives of those who took their own lives using items bought online from Kenneth Law are laying bare their loss in court as the Ontario man linked to dozens of deaths worldwide faces a sentencing hearing. The parents of Jeshennia Bedoya-Lopez described feeling a permanent void in their lives after the death of […]
TORONTO — An Ontario court has quashed a decision denying provincial coverage for out-of-country cancer treatment to a 37-year-old man with Stage 4 melanoma. Alex Shved’s oncologist had applied to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan to fund tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for him in the United States, but that was denied both in an original decision […]
WATERLOO, ONT — People driving through the Waterloo area can soon expect to see cameras equipped with licence plate recognition software on provincial highways as the force looks to step up enforcement of cross-regional crime. Waterloo police say the region is affected by organized crime that extends beyond its boundaries, and offenders have travelled into […]
A new report from the industry association representing Canadian manufacturers says workforce challenges persist in the country’s largest province, even as job vacancies are on the decline. The findings published by Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters say Ontario manufacturers are facing shortages in key skilled trades as apprenticeship pathways aren’t keeping pace with modern manufacturing. The […]
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 pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide in the province. Court heard earlier this year that […]
Friends and relatives of those who took their own lives using items bought online from Kenneth Law are expected to lay bare their loss in court in the coming days as the Ontario man linked to dozens of deaths worldwide faces a sentencing hearing. Law, a former chef from Mississauga, Ont., pleaded guilty in late […]