CityNews: Recent Local News

Liberals pick candidate for Toronto-Danforth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:02 -0400

Advertising executive, Grant Gordon got the nod on Thursday night, as the Liberals attempt to reclaim their former stronghold.

Oakville prof @TomGreen cyber-bullied on Twitter over handle

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:40 -0400

A recent radio appearance by comedian Tom Green led to a wave of hateful comments against Humber professor Tom Green.

City workers to vote on labour agreement Monday

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:57 -0400

The tentative deal was struck on Sunday, but terms of the collective agreement haven’t been disclosed.

Should Toronto have a transit referendum?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:06:32 -0400

We asked on Twitter whether Torontonians should head to the poll and vote on the future of transit

Man wounded in shooting near Humber Valley Golf Course

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:34:16 -0400

Three other men are in police custody.

Police continue search for young woman in Anthony Spencer murder probe

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:51:53 -0400

Police are urging a young woman caught on camera at the scene of the crime to contact a lawyer.

Hampstead crash survivors may be deported: victims’ group

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:43:20 -0400

Juan Ariza, 35, Javier Abelardo Alba-Medina, 38, and Edgar Sulla-Puma, 26, survived the crash that killed 10 of their fellow migrant workers on Monday.

Eastbound Hwy. 401 ramp to northbound Hwy. 427 reopens after crash

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:12:01 -0400

There were no reported injuries.

Cab driver wanted after alleged sex assault

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:17:21 -0400

A 19-year-old woman told police a taxi driver sexually assaulted her early Saturday morning.

Queen West head shop owner charged in pepper spray incident

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:48:14 -0400

Up to 50 people were forced out of a building on Queen near Spadina.

Toronto ‘council rules supreme,’ transportation minister says

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:11:14 -0400

Bob Chiarelli was responding to council's decision for a light-rail transit plan

Police searching for car involved in Brampton drive-by shooting

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:16:18 -0400

Shots were fired at a home near Kennedy and Steeles. One bullet pierced a window. No one was hurt.

3 people hurt in 2 separate crashes on Gardiner

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:26:05 -0400

The crashes happened within an hour early Thursday morning.

Woman in hospital after crash at Finch and Weston

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:45:05 -0400

A bus struck a pedestrian, Toronto police tell CityNews.

Alberta Mounties will recover from gunshots

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:31:05 -0400

The two Mounties suffered significant injuries to their torsos.

Torontonians dine out an average 3 times a week: Zagat

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:11:18 -0400

That's about the same as people in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

3 boys charged after banquet hall stabbings

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:34:16 -0400

Two 15-year-old boys and one 14-year-old are being held on charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon

LIVE STREAM: Transit meeting at city hall

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:14 -0400

Councillors will debate whether subways or light-rail transit should be the future of Toronto’s transit.

Verdict postponed in case of Barrie man killed in Dominican

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:44:14 -0400

Jordan Morrison, 19, died after he was attacked after coming to the aid of a woman at a Punta Cana resort.

Police dismantle Occupy camp near city hall

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:22:52 -0400

Protesters camped on the grounds of 361 University Ave. for three weeks.

Boy reports abduction attempt at College & Dovercourt

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:59:17 -0400

Police are looking for a suspect after a 10-year-old boy said a strange man grabbed him & tried to pull him away.

Ford loses TTC showdown at city hall

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:51:46 -0400

Toronto council has voted 25-18 in favour of a light rail transit championed by TTC chair Karen Stintz.

3 hurt in crash on QEW in Mississauga

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:29:46 -0400

The Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW at Winston Churchill were closed for six hours.

Group of Toronto students may be forced to change schools

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:37:43 -0400

The Toronto District School Board has recommended new boundaries for students currently attending McKee Public School, in the Yonge and Finch area.

2 RCMP officers shot and wounded in central Alberta

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:33:08 -0400

The officers were airlifted to two different Edmonton hospitals and were undergoing surgery for "significant" injuries.