Month: February 2018

NANTICOKE, Ont. – Two giant chimneys at the Nanticoke generating station will be toppled today. A blasting operation to demolish the towers is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. READ MORE: New Ontario renewable energy projects include one on former site of coal plant Ontario provincial police are asking the public to avoid the area near the station on Haldimand Road 55 in Nanticoke, on land and on Lake Erie. The public is asked to stay at least 500 metres away from…

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ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Provincial police in northern Ontario say a man whose remains were found in a wooded area on Feb. 14 was thevictim of a homicide. OPP earlier said the remains, which were found by officers in Elliot Lake, Ont., belong to 31-year-old Joseph Topping. He had been reported missing on Jan. 8. The homicide ruling was made following a post-mortem conducted Monday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Police have not indicated how Topping died, nor have…

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OTTAWA – The four candidates competing to lead Ontario’s Opposition will face off once more today as the Progressive Conservatives try to turn the page following weeks of unrivalled upheaval. Former Tory legislator Christine Elliott, Toronto lawyer and businesswoman Caroline Mulroney, former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford and social conservative advocate Tanya Granic Allen are taking part in the second and final debate before the party selects a new leader. Story continues below Former leader Patrick Brown – who…

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TORONTO – Accused serial killer Bruce McArthur will be back in a Toronto court today via video link. The 66-year-old self-employed landscaper was arrested in January and has since been charged him with six counts of first-degree murder. Police say most of his alleged victims were men who had gone missing from Toronto’s gay village. Story continues below READ MORE: Homicide investigating tip from neighbour who used to live next door to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur Investigators have said…

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PICKERING, Ont. – Three homes have been destroyed after fire ripped through a townhouse complex in Pickering, Ont., early Wednesday. There were no reported injuries in the fire, but about 20 people have reportedly been displaced by the blaze. Firefighters were called to the fire on Valley Farm Road at about 1:20 a.m. There was no immediate word on what caused the fire, but police say it may have started in a car and spread to the three units….

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An 11 year old boy was critically injured while crossing the street at Canongate Trail and Purcell Square where he was struck by a vehicle and later died in hospital. Residents in the area say it’s tough to see children crossing the street because of parked vehicles. Kamil Karamali reports. Powered by WPeMatico

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A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the man wanted in Toronto’s eighth homicide of the year. In a press conference on Tuesday evening, Toronto’s homicide squad said the victim, 59-year-old Terrance Coughlin died after an assault near Bathurst Street and St. Clair Avenue West just before midnight on Monday evening. He was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition but had later succumbed to his injuries. Story continues below Homicide detectives have determined that the victim and suspect knew…

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February 27 2018 7:47pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Tuesday, February 27, 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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February 27 2018 6:51pm Tue, Feb 27: PC Party interim leader Vic Fedeli spoke to journalists the morning after Patrick Brown announced he was out of the leadership race. Shallima Maharaj has more on how the party is moving forward. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } };…

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Global News has learned that the homicide unit is now investigating a new tip from a neighbour who used to live next to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur and his family in the 1990s in Oshawa. The neighbour, who spoke to Global News anonymously, said that his 14-year-old daughter used to babysit the children at the home in the Thornton and Taunton roads area and that she was forbidden from going into the basement and in the garage. Story…

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