Brampton man, 31, accused of trafficking a child for sexual services
A Brampton man is facing a slew of charges in connection with an ongoing human trafficking investigation in the City of Vaughan.
Earlier this month, detectives say they spotted a victim at a hotel in the area of Applewood Crescent and Portage Parkway who they believed to be a child in need of protection.
Investigators later determined that the victim, who was under the age of 18, was being trafficked for sexual services.
“The suspect had taken photographs of the victim and used them in online advertisements promoting sexual services,”
Woman stabbed in downtown Toronto, police searching for 1 suspect
Posted July 14, 2026 9:06 pm.
A woman was stabbed in downtown Toronto on Tuesday evening, according to authorities.
Police say it happened near Sherbourne and Dundas Streets just after 8:30 p.m.
One woman was located with a stab wound. She was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say they are looking for one suspect who is described as a woman between the ages of 25 and 35. She stands between five
Heat and air quality warnings in effect for Toronto and southern Ontario
Heat warnings remain in effect across the Greater Toronto Area, and the extreme weather likely isn’t going anywhere any time soon.
Scorching temperatures reached 36 C on Tuesday and Environment Canada says the prolonged heat will last until Thursday or Friday for areas near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
On top of the brutal heat, Southern Ontario is also under a yellow-level warning for poor air quality that will last all night and through Wednesday.
The national weather agency says smoke from forest fires from northwestern Ontario is causing poor
Heat wave leads to significant delays, cancellations on GO Transit network
Posted July 14, 2026 7:58 pm.
Significant delays and even some cancellations left GO Transit riders waiting to get home Tuesday evening.
Photos from Union Station in Toronto show crowds of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder watching information screens, waiting to see when their train leaves.
Metrolinx says the heat wave means trains have to run slower and that service has been modified due to track conditions.
Delays up to an hour were reported on some of the lines, while some trains were canceled
Man in his 20s seriously injured in Church Street stabbing
Toronto police are investigating after a man was seriously injured during a stabbing in the downtown core on Tuesday evening.
Officers were called to the area of Church and Adelaide Streets just before 6:30 p.m.
When they arrived at the scene, police found one man in his 20s with a stab wound. He was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say two people were arrested at the scene.
No other details were immediately available.
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Toronto police search for 15-year-old girl missing since Saturday
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help in searching for a 15-year-old girl who went missing over the weekend.
Ruqayyah was last seen on Saturday around 11:30 p.m. in the Markham Road and Sheppard Avenue East area.
She’s described as five foot four inches with a thin build and has shoulder length black hair. Ruqayyah was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweater, grey jeans and black “Converse” shoes with white tips.
Police and her family
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CityNews reporter helps rescue man from Bow River
A CityNews Calgary reporter is being credited with helping save a man’s life after pulling him from a river on Sunday.
Phoenix Phillips says he and his wife were enjoying the afternoon along the Bow River at Harvie Passage when a woman shouted that there was “a body in the water.”
Phillips, a former lifeguard, immediately ran toward the river.
“When you hear that, I turn my head to the right, and there it was,” he said. “I looked at my wife and said