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OPP searching for woman wanted in Hwy. 427 road rage incident
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a driver following a road rage incident on Highway 427.
Investigators say around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning, two drivers in the southbound lanes of the highway between Bloor and Dundas streets became involved in a physical altercation, “throwing fists, throwing punches,” before leaving the area.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said with the help of witnesses, police were able to locate one of the drivers.
Investigators are searching for a second woman, described as being
Parole denied for man who killed Toronto police Const. Todd Baylis
The man who killed Toronto police Const. Todd Baylis has been denied parole for the third time in seven years.
Clinton Gayle shot and killed 25-year-old Baylis in the summer of 1994 while he was on patrol in North York. Another officer, Const. Mike Leone, was also seriously injured.
Gayle, who was under a deportation order at the time of his arrest, was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shooting and is now serving two concurrent life sentences
Lawyer who accused police of assault ‘disappointed’ cops won’t be charged: counsel
A representative for a lawyer who accused police in Durham region of assaulting her in an Oshawa, Ont., courthouse earlier this year says they’re “disappointed” the officers won’t face criminal charges.
Lawyer Sudine Riley alleged that uniformed Durham officers slammed her head on a desk and put their knees on her back and neck after challenging her presence in the courthouse interview room where she was working.
Riley, who is Black, alleged she was also handcuffed and had her head scarf ripped off by officers, and
Canadian suspect in Belgian espionage case appeals pre-trial detention decision
Killer of Toronto police Const. Michael Sweet arrested in B.C., day parole revoked
The man who shot and killed Toronto police Const. Michael Sweet back in 1980 and was granted day parole in 2024 has been arrested in Victoria, B.C.
Victoria police confirm Craig Munro was arrested on July 28 and his parole has been revoked by the Parole Board of Canada.
Police would not confirm what he was arrested for.
Munro shot Const. Sweet during a tavern robbery on March 14, 1980. As Munro and his brother negotiated their surrender with
2 children struck by vehicle in North York
Two children have been struck by a vehicle in North York, Toronto police confirm.
Paramedics tell CityNews one of the children has serious but non life-threatening injuries, while the other has minor injuries.
Their exact ages have not been revealed.
It happened in the Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue area at around 4:07 p.m. Thursday.
Police say the driver remained at the scene. There’s no word on possible charges at this point.
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Toronto council approves scramble intersection at Yonge and Eglinton
Toronto City Council has voted to install a “scramble intersection” at Yonge and Eglinton streets
The motion, introduced by Councillor Josh Matlow, also called for one to be installed just further north at Yonge Street and Roehampton Avenue/Orchard View Boulevard. However, council has requested they evaluate this intersection before implementing it at the second intersection.
“Yonge and Eglinton has become one of the busiest intersections in the city and I want to make it safer and more manageable,” said Matlow
A scramble intersection, also known as a