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Toronto police said on Twitter that officers were called to the area of Marberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday.

“I know a lot of parents are going to be stressed out with something like this, especially with everything that happened in the States so far. I don’t even know how I feel still at this moment, I’m still just in shock that this could happen but I’m just glad everyone is safe. He said when he got inside, they were already on the phone with 911. The man said he tried to call 911 but couldn’t immediately get through, and decided to run into a nearby school that his kids attend and tell them to go into lockdown. I don’t speculate and suggest that it’s something similar to what’s happened in the United States…. But let’s face it, as a police agency with all our partners in policing, we are aware of world events.

School officials in Scarborough took protective measures by telling hundreds of schoolchildren to hide under their desks, in some cases for about two hours, ...

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued a statement thanking Toronto Police and saying that “guns have no place on our streets.” School officials in Toronto said they would send counsellors Friday to the affected schools. And at 4:30 p.m. ET she received another e-mail from the principal explaining the actions that teachers took to keep their pupils safe. “They responded according to their training,” said Jon Reid, a police union leader. Police confronted the gunman on a street around 1:30 p.m. ET and about 150 metres away from William G. Davis school. “So I don’t want to speculate that it is something similar to what’s happened in the United States.” Chief Ramer also did not respond to questions about what kind of weapon the man was carrying. “We have no understanding at this point in time what was about to happen or what could have happened,” Chief Ramer said. The identity of the man has not been released. He cautioned the public against concluding that a school shooting was thwarted. Police and school officials caution that they have little information about the Toronto man or his motives. It’s a difficult thing,” Toronto Police Chief James Ramer told reporters at the scene.

News Release May 26, 2022 Today, the City of Toronto launched Pandemic Perspectives, a four-part vaccine engagement video series that features personal ...

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Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath makes a campaign stop in Toronto on Wednesday. Opinion. Toronto needs a ...

They would keep expanding our city’s subway network, let people move from system to system for a single fare across the GTA, and ensure our streets are safer for all users. Someone who would end the nine-year Ontario Disability Support Program freeze and significantly increase support for people with serious disabilities. We need to restore permanent, dependable, long-term support for the TTC. More than 25 years ago, the province cut all operating transfers to TTC. Service shrank and fares went up. Loopholes have pushed Toronto rents up faster than inflation; a Toronto champion would close them. There’s a clear plan of action — we just need to follow it.

One man is dead after being shot by police near a Toronto elementary school on Thursday afternoon. The incident sent hundreds of students into lockdown.

"Thank you to police and emergency services for your quick action today in Scarborough," the tweet reads. The blood-donation service this month recommended to Health Canada that it abolish the lifetime ban on donation by people who have taken money or drugs in exchange for sex. But as Windsor's auto sector started moving toward electrification, he noticed more of his friends debating the pros and cons of EVs over social media. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the agency responsible for investigating circumstances involving police that have resulted in a death or serious injury, has confirmed they have invoked their mandate following Thursday's incident. A man told court Thursday he was ready to accept punishment after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his three-year-old daughter. Two days later, a family member says her brokenhearted husband died. The teenager who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of another teen inside a Barrie, Ont. group home in 2019 was in court Thursday for a sentencing hearing. A team of investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were deployed to London Thursday in regards to a plane crash involving a small aircraft. - In backlash to the backlash, Bill 96 leads to flurry of talk on Quebec separatism No additional injuries were reported. That witness told CP24 officers told him they were searching for a male on a bicycle with a rifle in the area. Police were initially called to Maberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road for reports of a person carrying a rifle on the street around 1 p.m.

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Dalvi was previously creative director at TBWA\Media Arts Lab in London, where he oversaw Apple campaigns in the U.K. and EMEA markets. Monteiro says Dalvi’s hiring will bring “fresh creativity” into the agency’s work and reflects its “dedication to creativity and strategy” as it continues to evolve. Vini Dalvi previously led campaigns for Apple at TBWA\Media Arts Lab.