Markham man charged with murder in the death of a 21 year-old from Toronto
May 3rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Charges have been laid in the death of a Toronto man whose body was found in Niagara Falls. Police say 21 year-old Sathiyaraj Mahendran was spotted by people walking near the shoreline of the Welland River back on April 21st. The victim had been reported missing earlier in the day. 23 year-old Dinesh Suntharalingam of Markham has been taken into custody and is charged with second degree murder. Police expect more arrests to be made. Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.
Child porn charges laid against 36 year-old Toronto man
May 3rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Child porn charges have been laid against a 36 year-old Toronto man. The allegations against David Stewart, accuse him of instructing a person over the internet to commit an act on a young person. Police say Stewart was taken into custody on Thursday and faces numerous charges including possession and making child pornography.
Man at the centre of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal back in court on additional charges
May 3rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
A court appearance is scheduled for the 63 year-old man at the centre of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal. Over 40 new charges have been brought forward against Gordon Stuckless, after several men have come forward in the past few months claiming to have been abused years ago. Stuckless was already convicted in 1997, with sexually assaulting 24 boys while he was an usher at Maple Leaf Gardens between 1969 and 1988.
17 year old arrested in connection with Subway restaurant robbery in Ajax
May 3rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Durham police arrested a 17 year old boy in connection with a January robbery at an Ajax restaurant. The boy cannot be named under the youth criminal justice act and has been charged with robbery with a firearm, and weapons offences.
18 year old Ajax man charged in connection with several robberies in Durham Region
May 3rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Durham Police have charged a man in connection with a bank robbery and two gas station robberies. Police say the 18 year old Ajax man claimed to be armed with a gun during the robbery of a Bank of Montreal in Ajax on February 25 th. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Nicholas Lindo was arrested on Wednesday and is also charged with two gas station robberies that happened in Whitby on February 5 th. Lindo is facing numerous charges.
All eyes on the NDP after Ontario’s minority Liberal government presents budget
May 3rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Ontario’s minority Liberals introduced a $127.6 billion budget today that the government says ticks off every item on the NDP wish list. The budget promises motorists an average 15 per cent break on their auto insurance premiums, provides more money for home care services and increases benefits for people on welfare and disability supports. Finance Minister Charles Sousa says the budget more than meets the NDP’s demands, while taking a balanced approach to limiting spending growth and eliminating the deficit. Sousa says it will grow to $11.7 billion this year from $9.8 billion in 2012-13, but the province remains on track to rebalance the books in 2017-18. But N-D-P Leader Andrea Horwath says she’ll consult the public before making a decision on whether to support the budget and help the minority government avoid being defeated.
New Governor of the Bank of Canada has been named
May 2nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Stephen Poloz, an Oshawa-native and the former head of Export Development Canada, has been named the new governor of the Bank of Canada, replacing Mark Carney, whose term ends June 1st. The appointment to a 7-year term follows a lengthy 5-month search process set in motion by Finance Minister and Whitby-Oshawa MP Jim Flaherty after Carney announced he would step down June 1st. Carney is leaving to take over the top job at the Bank of England.
Pickup truck causes extensive damage in Newcastle
May 2nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Durham police are looking for a damaged pick-up truck after a rampage in the port of newcastle last night. Witnesses say two men in a truck appeared to be impaired when they crossed a median and crashed into a cable box, then reversed, jumped a curb and took out four trees around 8 30. Investigators say the suspect vehicle is a beige, light brown, or gold dodge ram with front end damage including missing side mirrors.
18 year-old Milton man charged with second degree murder in Scarborough shooting
May 2nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
An 18 year-old Milton man has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a man in Scarborough. Toronto police say 20 year-old Kwado Mensah was found dead at a housing complex in the Morningside or Old Finch area last Thursday. Mensah played for Mayor Rob Ford’s football team a few years ago and was described as a ‘polite young man’. Sheldon Scrubb was arrested on Wednesday and appeared in court Thursday morning.
Council continues to look into reinstating legalized hunting in Whitby
May 2nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
An overwhelming majority of people who attended a recent meeting are in favor of reinstating legalized hunting in certain areas of Whitby. Councillor Don Mitchell says the town is looking for feedback on proposed changes to the firearms bylaw. He says coyotes were one of the main concerns brought up by residents but says that issue falls under provincial jurisdiction. Mitchell says it’s now being sent back to staff so they can look into a couple of issues such as how the buffer zone could be adjusted for future growth. A new draft bylaw is expected to come back to council by the end of the month.
Galen Weston speaks out on the death of hundreds of workers at garment factory in Bangladesh
May 2nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
The chairman of Loblaw is speaking out on the death of hundreds of workers at a Bangladesh garment factory. Galen Weston says the incident is an unspeakable tragedy and it should never have happened. Weston says the workers shouldn’t have been allowed back into the building once they were told to evacuate due to cracks in the concrete. Loblaw’s, whose Joe Fresh clothing brand had some items made at the factory, has offered to compensate the victims’ families.
Oshawa man facing several child porn related charges
May 2nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
A 45 year-old Oshawa man was charged with several child porn-related offences. Durham police say Albert Gunn was taken into custody Wednesday morning after the search of a home on Cubert road. Officers seized eight computers and one tablet. Gunn faces three charges including possession of child porn and making it available. Investigators are looking to speak to anyone who may have further information.