Toronto man dies in Myrtle Station motorbike crash

Toronto man dies in Myrtle Station motorbike crash

A 22-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle struck a sign post in Durham Region on Sunday afternoon. OPP Sgt. Dave Woodford told ctvtoronto.ca that the collision occurred around 3:20 p.m. in Myrtle Station, a small hamlet about 65 kilometres east of Toronto. The motorcyclist was headed south on Highway 7/12, when for unknown reasons

Bikers’ murder trial hears ominous wiretapped calls

Bikers’ murder trial hears ominous wiretapped calls

LONDON, Ont. – Threats over outstanding debts, ominous hints about a predicament, and idle chatter concerning prescription drugs and fast food were intercepted by police in the days and hours before eight bodies were found in rural southwestern Ontario, court heard Tuesday. The jury at the trial of six men charged in Ontario’s largest ever

Italy marks day of mourning for victims

Italy marks day of mourning for victims

Solemn mourners crowded into a large outdoor square in L’Aquila, Italy on Good Friday to attend a funeral mass for more than 200 victims of the powerful earthquake that rocked the country this week. ABC’s Sonia Gallego, reporting from the outdoor funeral, described a long line of flower-draped caskets holding 205 of the 289 victims

Biker trial hears of ‘major changes’ phone call

Biker trial hears of ‘major changes’ phone call

LONDON, ont. – Wiretaps eavesdropping on the chatter of 19 people intercepted coded hints about “fire in the hole” and “major changes” ahead just a day before Ontario’s largest mass killing, characterized by the Crown as an internal cleansing of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle club, court heard Friday. The explosive evidence played for a jury

‘CSI’ lessons applied when bikers’ bodies found

‘CSI’ lessons applied when bikers’ bodies found

LONDON, Ont. – An Ontario farm couple fell back on lessons learned from TV’s “CSI” when they discovered four abandoned vehicles near their property containing the eight victims of an alleged internal cleansing of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang. “My husband and I watch `CSI,’ so we decided we weren’t going to touch anything,” Mary

Canadian defence investments ‘changed the tone’ of U.S. relations: ambassador

Canadian defence investments ‘changed the tone’ of U.S. relations: ambassador

Canada U.S. President Joe Biden has met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau many times before, but there’s a unique sense of urgency surrounding Biden’s upcoming official visit to Ottawa. Between increasing military demands and growing economic uncertainty, there’s a lot at stake. “The West Block” host Mercedes Stephenson sat down with Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador