The Ontario father of the three young children killed by drunk driver Marco Muzzo was arrested and Tasered when officers were called to his home the day before his death by suicide, Peel police confirm. Peel police were called to Edward Lake’s Brampton address on June 19 — Father’s Day — to “investigate an altercation … Read more
A young, drunk man with no driver’s license lost control of a speeding Mercedes SUV that swerved into oncoming traffic on Yonge Street, killing a father and causing significant injuries to his wife, young son, and the driver of another car, a judge has found . The collision in Richmond Hill on Aug. 18, 2019, … Read more
It’s been more than three years since Royland Boothe was detained by border agents upon returning from a funeral in Jamaica, and he says he’s haunted by the sound of the metal gate shutting behind him that day. It triggers the humiliation and anger the Newmarket man felt at being accused of smuggling narcotics, held … Read more
After his father died of cancer, Ken Yu began entering Canada’s annual lottery in the hopes of winning an opportunity to sponsor his mother to come to this country as a permanent resident. That was six years ago. The Calgary banker has had no success. Instead, he’s been left despondent as he sees more recent … Read more
For more than a decade, Anushay Sheikh dreamed of being a lawyer. She tailored her extracurriculars to impress the admissions offices at Canada’s top law schools. She studied economics and political science at McGill University, graduating with highest distinction. Her efforts paid off in 2021, when she was accepted to the University of Toronto’s prestigious … Read more
LONDON, Ont.—The Afzaal family’s garden came to life this spring with lush hostas and other perennials popping. But their usually impeccable lawn is in need of a trim, and absent from the flower beds are the annuals that would normally bring color this time of the year. Planted out front instead: a for-sale sign. From … Read more
Mike Lanzilotta remembers the first ball he took home from a Blue Jays game. He was 12 years old and reached over the railing, before netting was around, to grab a slow-rolling foul ball. “My grandfather held my legacy as I grabbed the ball. And then he pulled me back in,” he said. To this … Read more
The knock on the door came at an hour when the news is rarely good. Before dawn on March 4, a Durham police officer at Josie Geisel’s Ajax home told her there had been an accident near Highway 401. Her husband, Mark, had been rushed to hospital with a serious head injury. Across the Atlantic … Read more
There was “no working smoke alarm” in the Brampton home where a fire killed a family of six, including a grandmother who died of her injuries Wednesday, officials say. Bonnie O’Dea had been hospitalized in critical condition since the fire tore through the home she shared with her daughter’s family early on March 28. O’Dea’s … Read more
Reports of Ukrainian women and girls being raped by Russian soldiers are increasingly emerging from the war zone. The scope of the violence remains difficult to ascertain amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but a Ukrainian media personality is encouraging women to come forward with their stories, as officials work to confirm what is happening. Human … Read more
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