Month: March 2018

York University officials say they are ready to go back to the bargaining table with the union representing the over 3,000 contract workers currently on strike. The university said there has been no movement since CUPE 3903 rejected three offers the school had proposed on March 13, but that the union said an agreement is possible if both parties returned to the table. READ MORE: Contract staff represented by CUPE begin strike at York University Story continues below “A…

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March 18 2018 5:19pm Toronto Mayor John Tory commented on a bowling alley shooting that occurred Saturday night, which saw one man and one woman killed. The shooting was determined to be a “targeted” incident, but the woman fatally shot was a bystander. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection…

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A 10-month-old boy has died, while his mother and two-year-old sister are in hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in a Barrie home Sunday morning. Barrie Fire information officer Sarah Hoffmann said emergency services were called to the home around 8:30 a.m., by the father who came home from work and happened upon the scene. Barrie Police told Global News that the mom and boy were found unresponsive, while the two-year-old was conscious. Hoffmann said all three were rushed…

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March 18 2018 12:55pm Patrons who were at a bowling alley when shots rang out at the front, killing two people including an innocent bystander, say there was a mass rush to exit the building. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE,…

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March 18 2018 12:01pm Toronto police say they are looking for two shooters and a driver after two people were shot dead outside a bowling alley in north-west Toronto Saturday evening. ‘ }); } 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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Two women have been injured in Mississauga after they reportedly fell from a moving train. It happened before midnight on Wolfedale Road near Central Parkway. According to paramedics, one patient was sent to a local trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. Another female victim suffered minor injuries. Peel Regional Police have not indicated if charges will be laid. Two women injured when they reportedly fell from a moving train on Wolfedale Rd south of Central Pkwy in #Mississauga. One patient…

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TORONTO – Minor hockey players paid tribute to their fallen teammate in their first game since their star goalie was killed in an alleged triple homicide east of Toronto. Fifteen-year-old Roy Pejcinovski, described as a promising hockey player, was found dead in his family’s home in Ajax, Ont., on Wednesday, alongside his mother Krassimira Pejcinovski and 13-year-old sister Vanallia, who was badly injured and later died in hospital. Story continues below Police have charged 29-year-old Cory Fenn, who was…

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A man has died and a woman has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting outside of a bowling alley in Toronto’s north end, officials say. Police and paramedics told Global News they were called to PlayTime Bowl and Entertainment, located on Samor Road near Dufferin Street and Lawrence Avenue West, at around 10:10 p.m. on Saturday. A man, who a Toronto Paramedics spokesperson said is believed to be in his 20s, was found without vital…

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March 17 2018 7:39pm Police in Waterloo, Ont. planned to shut down Ezra Avenue to party-goers after last year’s unsanctioned booze fest, but thousands of post-secondary students had a different idea. Kamil Karamali reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t…

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March 17 2018 7:38pm Global News at 6 on Global Toronto for Saturday, March 17, 2018. ‘ }); } 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 ) { var gnca_videoShareCallbackInterval = window.setInterval( function() { //console.log(‘…

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