Impaired driver causes over $100,000 in damage after crash in Courtice
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
A 60 year-old Clarington man is facing impaired driving charges after a collision which severed a gas line. According to authorities, just before 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, witnesses reported seeing the lone male driver travelling along Bloor Street East when he crossed over traffic, mounted a boulevard, hit a tree, a residence on Beckett Crescent and a parked car. The collision severed a residential gas meter. Combined damage is estimated in excess of $100,000. No one was injured. David Peltier has been charged.
29 year-old man charged after collision between a vehicle and CN Train in Uxbridge
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
A 29 year-old man has been charged for fleeing the scene of a collision between a vehicle and CN Train in Uxbridge. Durham police say the incident took place on Monday, in the York-Durham Line and Zephyr Road area. Following the crash, the vehicle involved was found demolished and unoccupied further down the tracks. Richard Barbour of Newmarket is facing multiple charges.
Two suspects charged in an alleged plot to bomb a Via Rail train set to appear in a Toronto court
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
A pair of suspects, charged in an alleged terror plot, will appear in a Toronto court on Wednesday morning. Both 35-year-old Raed Jaser and 30-year-old Chiheb Esseghaier are expected to appear by video, charged in an alleged plot to bomb a via rail train that runs between Toronto and New York City. The two men were arrested in late April and the plot is thought to have had backing from Al-Qaeda.
Nikkei index suffers biggest one day drop in years
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
The Tokyo stock market’s main index has suffered its biggest one-day drop in more than two years. The Nikkei Index plunged more than 1,100 points, or 7.3 per cent. Traders point to a jump in Japanese government bond yields and a weakening of China’s manufacturing sector. Even after this morning’s sharp drop, the Nikkei Index is up a healthy 39 per cent so far this year
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford dropped as volunteer coach of high school football team
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Things just keep getting worse for Rob Ford. Toronto’s mayor has been let go as volunteer coach of the Don Bosco Eagles football team in a decision made by the Toronto District Catholic School Board. The board simply said that it wanted to go in a new direction and made no mention to the crack cocaine allegations that have made headlines internationally. Ford continues to stay silent about the allegations, while his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, says the mayor would let the media know if and when he had anything to say.
Damage in the billions from the tornado in Oklahoma
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Officials are adding up the damage caused by Monday’s tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma. They say the bill may reach two billion dollars as the twister destroyed or damaged 13,000 homes, several schools, and a hospital. The tornado killed 24 people, including 10 children.
The Prime Minister unhappy with senate expense scandal
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Prime Minister Harper is weighing in on the Senate expense scandal, saying it has left him “extremely angry.” He says he was unaware that former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright gave $90,000 to Senator Mike Duffy for wrongly-claimed housing allowances. The prime minister says had he known the cheque was about to be handed over, he would have blocked it. Harper, who is on a trade mission to South America, says the reimbursement was wrong, adding that’s why Wright resigned last weekend.
Construction begins on new Oshawa public school
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
The ground has officially been broken on the site of the future Clara Hughes Public School in Oshawa. A ceremony yesterday marked the start of construction on the school that 500 students will call home. Superintendant of Oshawa Education with the Durham District School Board Jeannine Joubert says the school is all part of a long-term plan. The school’s future students will spend one more year in the old Donovan Collegiate building before the school opens next September.
Another arrest made in the Tim Bosma case
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
A second man arrested in the death of Tim Bosma is due in a Hamilton court today to face a charge of first-degree murder. Twenty five year old Mark Smich was arrested in Oakville yesterday and police continue to seek a third suspect. 27 year old Dellen Millard of Toronto, is already facing charges of first-degree murder, forcible confinement and theft of a vehicle. Police say Bosma was killed after taking two men on a test drive of a pickup he was trying to sell online.
Police charge man with arson after car fire in Whitby
May 22nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Durham Police have made an arrest following an arson in Whitby. Officers say they were called to a parking lot at Gordon and Victoria on Sunday night, to find a 2013 Kia on fire. They arrested and charged a 40-year-old man, who was already on parole. The vehicle was fully destoryed. Police also found two stolen vehicle keys on the suspect, taken from a woman’s residence. His name is not being released right now, to protect the victim.
Police looking for suspect after robbery at Oshawa pharmacy
May 22nd, 2013 | Comments (1)
Durham Police are hunting for one lone suspect, following a robbery in Oshawa on Wednesday. Officers say it happened at a pharmacy in the Wilson and Devon area before lunch. No injuries were reported. Police and a number of cruisers remain on the scene investigating.
56 year-old Mississauga man sentenced to one year in prison after fatal collision in Vaughan
May 22nd, 2013 | Comments (0)
After a deadly collision that happened in the City of Vaughan back in 2011,a 56-year old Mississauga man has pleaded guilty and is being sentenced to one year in prison. Jose Couto was sentenced on May 17th and is also facing a six-year driving ban as part of his sentence. Couto pleaded guilty to Dangerous Driving Causing Death in relation to a crash that took place on on August 2nd, 2011, involving a motorcycle and dump truck. The 30 year-old male motorcyclist died at the scene of the accident.