The new Ontario Provincial Police street racing legislation resulted in the seizure of 175 vehicles and driver’s licences over the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Since Bill 203 came into effect on Sept. 30, police have impounded 269 vehicles. “The new legislation allowing us to seize a car and the driver’s licence is a powerful tool
Ontario Provincial Police are using extra resources, and the province’s new traffic laws, to crack down on aggressive drivers over the holiday weekend. Traffic unit cruisers, motorcycles, unmarked cars and aerial surveillance are patrolling the roads and marine unit vessels will be monitoring the waterways of the province, OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino said on Friday.
Durham police have busted a major drug-smuggling ring operating out of the Dominican Republic, seizing more than $3 million worth of cocaine in a series of pre-dawn raids. Twelve people were arrested in various southern Ontario locations, including the GTA and Barrie, Ont., early Tuesday morning. A dozen firearms, including assault riffles, and an estimated
A King Township man who was gunned down outside a Richmond Hill gym in what police are calling a “targeted hit” had apparent ties to organized crime. Jason Pellicore, 34, was shot four times at around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday as he exited his vehicle at Complete Fitness located at Newkirk Avenue and Elgin Mills
Some people would benefit from talking less about themselves — and then there’s this guy. A man in the U.K. has been found guilty of murder after returning “heavily intoxicated” to the scene of his own crime to tell police “what happened,” according to a press release from Essex Police.On March 14, Marek Hecko, 26
Carson Briere is facing a charge of disorderly conduct — but this time, it won’t end after two minutes in the penalty box. The son of Gatineau, Que., hockey great Daniel Briere was caught on a surveillance camera shoving an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar in Erie, Pa., on March
Cases of a drug-resistant infection caused by the fungus Candida auris are on the rise in the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The fungal infection has proved deadly, especially for those with compromised immune systems, and has demonstrated an ability to spread easily in health-care
Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is getting married for the fifth time — and this time, he’s said it’s for good. Murdoch, 92, announced his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66, via his own publication, The New York Post. He told the outlet that he met Smith, a former police chaplain, at his California vineyard
The annual rate of inflation cooled to 5.2 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says, though Canadians continued to feel the pain of surging costs at grocery stores. That compares to an overall inflation rate of 5.9 per cent in January; StatCan said February’s CPI drop marks the largest deceleration in headline CPI since April
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Actor and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow will appear in court next week to testify in a civil case filed by a retired optometrist claiming she caused him serious injury in a 2016 ski accident, as per numerous reports. Terry Sanderson has accused Paltrow, 50, of negligence and is