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Pedestrian, 79, dead after being struck by pickup truck in Markham

Pedestrian, 79, dead after being struck by pickup truck in Markham

The woman was pronounced deceased at the hospital following the collision Sunday afternoon at Bur Oak and McCowan
Off-duty York, Toronto officers rescue man from apartment fire

Off-duty York, Toronto officers rescue man from apartment fire

YRP Const. Justin Baird and Toronto Police Const. Aidan Loughlin are being hailed as heroes after pulling the man from the blazing apartment in St. Catharines
When can police apprehend someone under the Mental Health Act?

When can police apprehend someone under the Mental Health Act?

Where a police officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a person is acting or has acted in a disorderly manner or has threatened or attempted to cause bodily harm to themselves
Police warn of online Taylor Swift ticket scam

Police warn of online Taylor Swift ticket scam

Police have received two reports of victims losing money in Facebook Marketplace transactions
'It was petrifying': Neighbours heard gunshots prior to police arriving, fatal shooting

'It was petrifying': Neighbours heard gunshots prior to police arriving, fatal shooting

'The guy then comes flying out of the elevator and across the hall to the stairwell and I saw his gun. Most of the shots at first came from the guy,' says a resident of an apartment building where a man was fatally shot by police last night
80 vehicles recovered, 56 arrests in York Region auto theft investigation

80 vehicles recovered, 56 arrests in York Region auto theft investigation

The seven-week probe targeting the dramatic rise in auto thefts also resulted in 284 charges laid by York Regional Police
UPDATE: Newmarket man fatally shot by police, SIU says

UPDATE: Newmarket man fatally shot by police, SIU says

Police responded to a call for a domestic disturbance at an apartment on Crowder Boulevard, Special Investigations Unit says
New images released for suspects who sprayed substance at Vaughan theatre

New images released for suspects who sprayed substance at Vaughan theatre

Similar incidents have occurred at movie theatres in Brampton and Toronto, police say
Movie-goers evacuated after substance sprayed in Vaughan theatre

Movie-goers evacuated after substance sprayed in Vaughan theatre

Police are searching for two masked and hooded men who entered after an Indian Hindi-language film began last night; similar incidents occurred in Brampton and Toronto
York Regional Police launch intimate partner violence campaign

York Regional Police launch intimate partner violence campaign

The three-month long campaign is in partnership with York Region Centre for Community Safety and 482 Collective