Gunfire erupts in Brampton neighbourhood overnight
Peel Regional Police (PRP) are investigating after multiple reports of gunfire rang out in a Brampton neighbourhood just after midnight.
Officers were called around 12:34 a.m. on Friday to the area of Hurontario Street and Gillingham Drive near Bovaird Drive West where they located numerous shell casings outside a residential stretch of the community. Police say the shooting appears to be an isolated incident, and no injuries have been reported.
Police tell CityNews the suspects may have fled in a vehicle, though that detail has not
Summer McIntosh wins gold in 400m individual medley at Pan Pac
Canada’s Summer McIntosh led all the way in winning the 400-metre individual medley at the Pan Pacific Championships on Thursday night, bouncing back after a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle.
Australia led all but 150 meters of the women’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay, with the team of Inez Miller, Lani Pallister, Hannah Casey and Milla Jansen winning in 7 minutes, 42.40 seconds to lower the country’s championship mark of 7
Romanian men charged after police uncover ATM cash‑trap scheme across York Region
York Regional Police (YRP) have charged two men from Romania after an investigation into a cash‑trap operation that targeted ATMs across the region, allowing suspects to steal money that customers believed had failed to dispense.
Between June 17 and July 27, financial institutions reported 14 separate cash‑trap incidents. Investigators say the suspects installed double‑sided adhesive tape inside ATM cash‑dispensing slots, preventing customers from retrieving all — or any — of the money they attempted to withdraw. The suspects would then return
Man, woman seriously injured following overnight collision in Brampton
A man and a woman were taken to the hospital — one with life‑threatening injuries — after a serious collision in Brampton early Friday morning.
The crash happened around 3:43 a.m. at McLaughlin Road and Queen Street, prompting Peel police officers to close the intersection as the Major Collision Bureau began its investigation.
Peel EMS tell CityNews that two patients were transported: one in life‑threatening condition, the other with non‑life‑threatening injuries.
Drivers are being urged to avoid the area and
Toronto police to deliver new update on 2022 Scarborough homicide
Toronto police will provide another update Friday on the investigation into the 2022 homicide of Ding Ping Wang, a 31‑year‑old Toronto man who was shot and killed in a Scarborough plaza nearly four years ago .
Wang was killed in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area after an unknown suspect approached his vehicle in a plaza parking lot and shot him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The case remained without a suspect description until late July, when investigators released new security footage and an artist
Mississauga mayor’s race a dead heat between familiar foes: poll
With just over two and a half months before residents cast their ballots in the municipal election, a new poll finds the race to be the mayor of Mississauga is a dead heat between two familiar foes.
The Liaison Strategies poll conducted earlier this week finds incumbent Mayor Carolyn Parrish and former mayor Bonnie Crombie are tied with 36 per cent support among decided and leaning voters.
Among all voters, Parrish and Crombie are tied with 26 per cent support while another 26 per cent remain undecided.
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