News/Canada/Toronto (Page 35)

Clients out more than $1M after lawyer kept money in real estate, business dealsOne client says now-suspended lawyer Ping-Teng Tan kept his retirement money. A now-suspended and retired Toronto lawyer hasn’t paid two sets of clients more than $1 million the courts have ordered he pay after they sued himContinue Reading

Toronto Officers pursuing a robbery suspect driving a cargo van — later involved in a deadly wrong-way crash near Toronto — initially ‘lost sight’ of the vehicle minutes before it barrelled onto Highway 401 on April 29, according to a new police report. The van’s surviving passenger is due inContinue Reading

Richelle Komes’s first warning from management at her Mississauga, Ont., condominium came in February 2023.   The issue: Komes had allowed a visitor — her cousin — to stay overnight in her home, and park in her underground parking spot.  “[Y]our visitor appeared to be intoxicated which is [a] danger to the publicContinue Reading

Toronto A man is facing charges after a toddler and his mother were killed and two others were injured following what police are calling a targeted shooting inside a Woodbridge home on Friday. Toronto man, 41, charged with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder and 2 counts of attempted murderCBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

The Ontario Science Centre is shutting down immediately as an engineering report commissioned by the province shows the roof could collapse — but while it could be fixed at a cost, the province is choosing to shutter the location indefinitely. The province announced Friday that a type of lightweight concrete, popularContinue Reading

A husband-and-wife law firm in Toronto has been shut down, lenders have moved to seize their family homes, and they’re facing 15 lawsuits and a police investigation after millions of dollars in client money went missing from the firm’s trust accounts. The saga of Nicholas Cartel and his wife, SingaContinue Reading

Toronto Toronto police investigate ad truck with anti-Muslim messagingToronto police says its hate crimes unit is investigating a video of a mobile advertising truck displaying anti-Muslim digital images and messages. Advocates say ad ‘extremely dangerous,’ designed to incite fear of MuslimsMuriel Draaisma · CBC News · Posted: Jun 19, 2024Continue Reading

Toronto The Ontario Provincial Police has launched an investigation probing former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s betting scandal, a spokesperson for the force confirmed Wednesday. Probe centres on ‘online betting irregularities’ linked to 2 Toronto Raptors gamesCBC News · Posted: Jun 19, 2024 2:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 19Continue Reading

Toronto TTC worker hailed as ‘guardian angel’ for saving woman’s lifeWhen Michele-Marie Beer was trembling, dizzy on a Toronto streetcar, she never imagined the driver might save her life. But Beer says that’s exactly what Monique Blake did when she insisted Beer stay on her streetcar until help arrived. TTCContinue Reading