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What3words app helps locate Bradford couple lost while hiking

What3words app helps locate Bradford couple lost while hiking

'It was getting dark, their cellphone had spotty reception and they were cold,' South Simcoe police says of Sunday's incident
5th arrest made in connection with Elnaz Hajtamiri attack

5th arrest made in connection with Elnaz Hajtamiri attack

B.C. man charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit an indictable offence in assault in Richmond Hill before the victim was kidnapped in Wasaga Beach
Wanted federal offender known to frequent GTA

Wanted federal offender known to frequent GTA

22-year-old serving armed robbery sentence wanted on Canada-wide warrant for breach of statutory release
Patrons, staff thwart armed kidnapping outside Vaughan restaurant

Patrons, staff thwart armed kidnapping outside Vaughan restaurant

A man and woman were threatened at gunpoint by two masked men in the plaza parking lot at Weston and Crestmount Friday night, police say
Senior seriously injured after being stabbed, robbed in Markham

Senior seriously injured after being stabbed, robbed in Markham

33-year-old Niagara Falls man is charged after elderly man was attacked while walking home from a financial institution, police say
Richmond Hill man arrested for theft of high-end cars for sale online

Richmond Hill man arrested for theft of high-end cars for sale online

Suspect who responded to online ads for vehicles for sale simply drove away in them, police say
OPP Women's Day events aim to recruit more women officers

OPP Women's Day events aim to recruit more women officers

Women are still under-represented in frontline policing, making up only about 22% of the OPP's 5,500 uniform members, official notes
Mexican workers rescued from 'deplorable conditions' in York Region

Mexican workers rescued from 'deplorable conditions' in York Region

5 people are charged, including men from East Gwillimbury and Vaughan, following a search of a farm, houses in East Gwillimbury, Vaughan, Toronto, Mississauga
64 Mexican-born workers rescued from international trafficking ring

64 Mexican-born workers rescued from international trafficking ring

Seven people facing criminal human trafficking offences in Project Norte investigation led by York Regional Police and Border Services Agency
Woman sexually assaulted in Vaughan store

Woman sexually assaulted in Vaughan store

UPDATE: York Regional Police has arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the Feb. 21 incident