This teen stabbed an 83-year-old grandmother to death on her front lawn.
A psychologist says there were warning signs at Durham school: “I was afraid something like this was going to happen.”
#ICYMI, from @jpags: trib.al/0fnSh0U
From @_VictoriaGibson and me: As the OPP investigation into Parthi Kandavel continues, two sources linked to developments in his ward allege he asked them to arrange six-figure payments to third parties. The councillor denies any wrongdoing. thestar.com/news/investigati…
We're into silly season and it's worth noting that mayoral candidate Brad Bradford voted against a member's motion in December from Councillor Jon Burnside focusing on increasing on E-Bike Enforcement on sidewalks.
secure.toronto.ca/council/ag…#topoli
Mayor Chow has asked us to accept that motorcycles on the sidewalk and battery fires in our buildings are the price of a growing city. They are not.
It’s time to crack down on these mini motorcycles. 👇
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Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward.
But targeting a reporter - hi! - with
surreptitiously obtained photos and details of her tooling around town is an attack on the public's right to know.
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A Superior court judge has ruled that not only was the charter rights of the girls violated when they were made to strip completely naked, but the provincial government's policy to allow routine strip searches is unreasonable thestar.com/news/gta/routine…
“A front line youth justice worker, faced with an issue involving a youth in detention, should be able to determine from these reasons the requirements for a constitutionally compliant strip search going forward..."
“Articulating to a manager information that gives rise to a reasonable suspicion that a detained youth possesses contraband, or that a strip search is otherwise necessary, and securing the manager’s approval, is likely to be sufficient.”
The amazing tradition of journalists playing the hits for charity is back and better than ever with my pal @nathanwhitlock’s live karaoke band. See you there? Tickets: tixtree.com/api/events/pre-r…
Excited to announce that I’m joining the @TorontoStar as a reporting intern!
My first assignment is with the city & breaking news desk. Kicking it off on a high note with my first physical file on the front page.
Got a tip or story idea? Reach out to
abbyobrien@thestar.ca
BREAKING: Ontario Premier Doug Ford vows to build a tunnel under the congested Highway 401. No mention of cost, expected to be many billions. Says it would extend from Mississauga to Markham, "one of the world's longest tunnels."
'There is no justice here': Anguished mother speaks out after daughter shot dead in the crossfire of a Toronto 'gun battle'.
thestar.com/news/gta/there-i… via @TorontoStar