Month: January 2018

It was supposed to be a fun family vacation for Katie Spencer, her husband Joe and their two children. But it quickly turned into a nightmare. The Peterborough-based family made the trip to Toronto for the weekend to attend a monster-truck rally called Monster Jam on Saturday. They had booked a room at the Ramada Plaza Downtown Toronto hotel and they said they ran into problems right off the bat. “All of the tiles are broken and sharp throughout…

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Toronto police have charged 66-year-old Bruce McArthur with first-degree murder in the disappearance of two men on Thursday. Andrew Kinsman and Selim Esen were both from the city’s Church and Wellesley neighbourhood, which is the historic home of Toronto’s LGBTQ communities. READ MORE: Suspected serial killer charged in deaths of 2 missing men from Church-Wellesley Village Story continues below McArthur was living in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood, but was known to frequent the Church and Wellesley area. Police are…

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January 18 2018 8:46pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Thursday, January 18, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) {…

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TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne says Pat Sorbara will not be the managing co-chair of the Ontario Liberals’ 2018 election campaign. In a statement Thursday evening, Wynne said while Sorbara will not be joining the campaign team, she will continue to count on her personal friendship. READ MORE: Judge acquits 2 Ontario Liberals in Election Act bribery case Story continues below Sorbara, who was also Wynne’s deputy chief of staff, was acquitted along with local Liberal fundraiser Gerry Lougheed…

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The owner of a truck that was used to help feed hungry Hamiltonians says he’s in disbelief over the vehicle’s theft. Roger Boyd, who operates the Men’s Street Ministry along with his wife, uses the brown 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup to tow the trailer that houses the organization’s mobile soup kitchen. Boyd said he was shocked after his wife discovered it missing from their driveway on Thursday morning. “My first reaction , ‘Are you kidding me? Someone stole…

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Thu, Jan 18: Toronto police announced a 66-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the disappearances of two men from the Church-Wellesley Village. Freelance journalist Justin Ling has been covering the missing persons cases and he speaks with Farah Nasser about the police response. Powered by WPeMatico

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Thu, Jan 18: Residents and those who frequent Toronto’s Church-Wellesley community are relieved that an arrest has been made in cases of two missing men. Many are hopeful the arrest will shed light on other cases of men who have disappeared from the area. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 18 2018 6:52pm Thu, Jan 18: A suspected serial killer has been charged with the murders of two missing men from Toronto’s Church-Wellesley neighbourhood. Caryn Lieberman reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE &&…

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January 18 2018 6:49pm Thu, Jan 18: Ross McLean discusses the announcement by Toronto police that a Toronto man has been charged in connection with the deaths of two men who went missing from the Church-Wellesley Village. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do…

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