Month: January 2018

The Moss Park armoury in downtown Toronto is scheduled to open as a temporary 24-hour winter respite centre site on Monday as the city continues to deal with record-breaking cold temperatures. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced the opening of the federally-owned facility on Twitter Friday afternoon. Story continues below “The Government of Canada has accepted the request from Toronto and Ontario to temporarily make the Moss Park Armoury available as a 24/7 warming centre for two weeks. We’re…

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The body of a woman discovered in an Oshawa apartment along with a suspicious package in late December is that of 18-year-old missing Rori Hache, Durham Regional Police say. On Sept. 11, a fisherman discovered the torso of a woman in Lake Ontario near the Oshawa Harbour with obvious signs of trauma. Police identified it as Hache’s. She had been missing since Aug. 29. On Dec. 30, police were called to a basement apartment on McMillan Drive around 7:30…

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EXETER, Ont. – Provincial police and the coroner’s officer continue to investigate the deaths of an elderly couple in southwestern Ontario on Wednesday morning. Huron County OPP say they were called out for a well-being check at a home in the Exeter area at around 9 a.m. and found the bodies of two people. The body of 90-year-old Grant Triebner was found just inside an open barn on the property. An obituary posted on a funeral home website says…

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Durham Regional Police are investigating what led to a crash in Beaverton that left a man dead and another in life-threatening condition. A police spokesperson told Global News the two-vehicle collision happened on Regional Road 23 between Concession Road 2 and Concession Road 3 just before 7 p.m. Thursday. A man died at the scene and another man was airlifted to a trauma centre with critical injuries. Officers will be doing a full recon in Beaverton after collision claimed…

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January 4 2018 8:49pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Thursday, January 4, 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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Thu, Jan 4: Soulpepper Theatre Company said in a statement Thursday evening that Albert Schultz resigned from the organization. The announcement comes after new information about allegations of sexual misconduct against Schultz. Four women unveiled details of their lawsuits. Sean O’Shea reports. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 4 2018 6:57pm Thu, Jan 4: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says the treatment of employees by a franchisee after the recent minimum wage increase is unfair. Alan Carter has more. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if…

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January 4 2018 6:57pm Thu, Jan 4: Three people are dead and a woman is fighting for her life after a BMW crashed head-on with a Mercedes at Highway 7 and Sideline 26. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work…

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January 4 2018 6:53pm Thu, Jan 4: They have been referred to by some as “generation snowflake,” yet there has been an overwhelming need for perfection among 18-to-34-year-olds when it comes to social media and on the job demands. Susan Hay has the story. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; } jQuery(‘#videoContainer’).gnca_socialVideoShare(‘init’,…

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