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Police receive judicial authorization to identify youth who escaped detention facility

Police have obtained judicial authorization to identify a young person who escaped from a detention facility in Brampton while facing human trafficking and armed robbery charges. Lucas Nyilas, 17, of Toronto, is now wanted for escape lawful custody after police...

Jun 3, 2025 | Local

Mississauga man charged with allegedly sexually assaulting cleaner

A Mississauga man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a woman hired to provide cleaning services at his home . Peel police say on May 6, the victim went to the accused’s home after she was contacted through an...

Jun 3, 2025 | Local

Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure

OTTAWA — The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for Canada’s governments as they look to fast-track projects they see as in the “national...

Jun 3, 2025 | Local

Toronto man charged after theft of Israeli flag, police say

A Toronto man faces a dangerous weapons charge in connection to the theft of an Israeli flag over the weekend, authorities say. According to the Toronto Police Service, an individual was waving an Israeli flag just outside the Eaton Centre,...

Jun 3, 2025 | Local

Removing Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture products a priority, says Carney

SASKATOON — The federal government plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday. “The Canadian government is engaging with its Chinese counterparts at the ministerial level and we’ll...

Jun 3, 2025 | Local

Male dies after being trapped in machine at Metrolinx rail yard in Mississauga

A male has died after being trapped in a machine at a Metrolinx rail yard in Mississauga. Peel police say they were called to the area of Goreway Drive and Zahavy Way just after 12 p.m. The male was pronounced...

Jun 3, 2025 | Local

FBI says 6 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled ‘Free...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and threw an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Six people were...

Jun 2, 2025 | Local

2 people pronounced dead at the scene of a collision in Hamilton

Authorities are investigating a fatal collision that killed two people in Hamilton early Sunday morning. The Hamilton Police Service says the crash happened after midnight near Upper Centennial Parkway between Mud Street East and Green Mountain Road. According to investigators,...

Jun 2, 2025 | Local

4 men wanted in attempted kidnapping investigation in North York

Police are on the hunt for four men who are wanted in connection with an attempted kidnapping investigation in North York. The Toronto Police Service says its officers responded to a call about a person with a gun in the...

Jun 2, 2025 | Local

1 man charged, 1 man at-large in East York theft investigation

Police have arrested one man and are searching another who is wanted in connection with a theft investigation in East York. The Toronto Police Service says it was called about a theft in the area of Woodbine Avenue and O’Connor...

Jun 2, 2025 | Local