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Brampton, Ont., man suing police after sex assault, exploitation charges stayed

Brampton, Ont., man suing police after sex assault, exploitation charges stayed

A former principal of a private school in Brampton, Ont., is suing a Peel Regional Police officer and the police force after sexual assault and exploitation charges against him were stayed in September.
Toronto man charged with crimes allegedly motivated by hatred toward Jewish community

Toronto man charged with crimes allegedly motivated by hatred toward Jewish community

Toronto police say a 32-year-old man has been charged with advocating genocide and numerous other offences allegedly motivated by hatred toward the Jewish community.
Second child dies after Oshawa, Ont., fire that killed mother and daughter: police

Second child dies after Oshawa, Ont., fire that killed mother and daughter: police

Police say a 12-year-old girl has died after a house fire in Oshawa, Ont., last week that also left her mother and nine-year-old sister dead. Emergency officials were called to the scene on McGrigor Street just after 8 a.m.
Flood warnings issued for parts of central, southwestern Ontario after weekend rain

Flood warnings issued for parts of central, southwestern Ontario after weekend rain

Flood warnings are in effect across parts of Ontario after the weekend's heavy rainfall and warmer temperatures.
CP NewsAlert: Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime

CP NewsAlert: Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime

An Ontario court has found that an attack at a University of Waterloo gender studies class nearly two years ago was not terrorism but constituted a “particularly grave” hate crime.
Toronto bar 'heartbroken' by mass shooting, says it's co-operating with police

Toronto bar 'heartbroken' by mass shooting, says it's co-operating with police

TORONTO — The Toronto bar where 12 people were injured when masked gunmen opened fire earlier this month says it's co-operating with police and is "heartbroken" by the mass shooting.
Nighttime walks and DIY haircuts: Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown

Nighttime walks and DIY haircuts: Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown

Five years ago, Ontarians suddenly found themselves staying home as part of a bigger push to "flatten the curve" of the COVID-19 pandemic. What was initially meant to last two weeks stretched into months of evolving public-health measures.
OHL roundup: Van Steensel scores in OT as Colts clip Battalion

OHL roundup: Van Steensel scores in OT as Colts clip Battalion

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Owen Van Steensel scored four minutes into overtime to lift the visiting Barrie Colts to a 5-4 Ontario Hockey League victory over the North Bay Battalion on Sunday at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens.
Ontario police watchdog investigating shooting in Hamilton, one man seriously injured

Ontario police watchdog investigating shooting in Hamilton, one man seriously injured

HAMILTON — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a shooting involving police in Hamilton on Sunday that left a man suffering serious injuries. The Special Investigations Unit says shortly before 4 p.m.
Mississauga takes down American flags amid Canada-U.S. trade war

Mississauga takes down American flags amid Canada-U.S. trade war

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Mississauga is the latest city that says it will stop flying the American flag amid a trade war between Canada and the U.S., along with President Donald Trump's annexation threats.