India tightens security for Commonwealth Games

India tightens security for Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI – Indian authorities have deployed nearly 100,000 police officers in the streets of New Delhi and put fighter jets on standby to help protect the largest international sporting event ever held here. Though several athletes pulled out because of security concerns following a recent shooting at a tourist site, Indian officials said they

Motorcyclist, passenger seriously injured in crash

Motorcyclist, passenger seriously injured in crash

TORONTO – A motorcyclist and his passenger are in serious condition after the man lost control of the bike and crashed into a pole in Toronto. Police say on Sunday around 3:50 p.m. a 39-year-old man was driving with a 23-year-old passenger on Rosedale Valley Road. The man was attempting to pass another vehicle when

Thousands of police honour fallen colleagues

Thousands of police honour fallen colleagues

OTTAWA – Members of Canada’s tight policing family marched up to Parliament Hill in the thousands Sunday, standing behind the grieving relatives of seven officers who had died in the line of duty over the past year. Hundreds arrived by motorcycle with arm badges from places like London, Ont. and southern Ontario’s Peel region, and

Man charged in death of motorcycle passenger

Man charged in death of motorcycle passenger

WHITBY, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police have charged a man with manslaughter in connection to a motorcycle accident on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., from last month. Police say on Aug. 27, a crash occured on Highway 401 and a female passenger became dislodged from her seat. The female was thrown into the path of

Hit man trial links businessman, dominatrix

Hit man trial links businessman, dominatrix

TORONTO – The trial of a wealthy Toronto businessman and a dominatrix accused of conspiring to hire a biker to kill the businessman’s wife opened Friday with testimony that the hit man never intended to kill the woman and cut up her body. Kerry Robert Anderson, 46, told an Ontario Superior Court jury of eight

Columnist’s tweet about Jagmeet Singh’s yellow turban condemned – National

Columnist’s tweet about Jagmeet Singh’s yellow turban condemned – National

Brian Lilley, a political columnist for the Toronto Sun, has drawn loud criticism online following a tweet about NDP leader Jagmeet Singh‘s turban. On Wednesday, a parliamentary committee, which included Singh, gathered to hear testimony from Loblaws CEO Galen Weston about soaring food inflation and insecurity in Canada.Singh, alongside the committee, pressed Weston for answers

Vincent Ke resigns from Ontario PC caucus amid 2019 election interference allegations

Vincent Ke resigns from Ontario PC caucus amid 2019 election interference allegations

Ontario legislative member Vincent Ke has resigned from the Progressive Conservative party following a Motorcycle accident toronto today report of allegations by intelligence sources that Ke was involved in an election interference network directed by China’s consulate in Toronto. Ke, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Don Valley North, denies the allegations.“While the Motorcycle accident toronto today allegations about

Canadian shot in Mexico feels safe

Canadian shot in Mexico feels safe

A 69-year-old man from B.C. says he still feels safe in Mexico despite being shot in the leg while walking from his hotel to a local plaza while on vacation Monday afternoon. Mike Di Lorenzo of Penticton, B.C. was hit by a stray bullet in Mazatlan, a city in the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa.