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How app upgrades are helping Toronto police do more bail compliance checks; How Toronto police are trying to improve bail compliance

How app upgrades are helping Toronto police do more bail compliance checks

July 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Toronto police are using $2.4 million in provincial funding to improve the flow of information from the courts into the bail compliance dashboard they created to allow officers to complete more compliance checks on more people on bail.

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14-year-old charged in fatal stabbing of Toronto senior appears in court; A teen charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a senior in a North York plaza parking lot appeared in court Monday\.

14-year-old charged in fatal stabbing of Toronto senior appears in court

July 21 , 2025 at 11:53:08 a.m. EDT • :

The teen arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a senior in a North York plaza parking lot appeared in court Monday. He is set to appear next on July 28.

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Here's how to stay safe on the water this summer; It's National Drowning Prevention Week in Canada, and the Ontario Lifesaving Society is doing what it can to educate the public about water safety\.

Here's how to stay safe on the water this summer

July 21 , 2025 at 06:34:09 p.m. EDT • :

It's National Drowning Prevention Week in Canada, and the Ontario Lifesaving Society is doing what it can to educate the public about water safety. It held a life-saving demonstration at Kew Beach, and CBC's Mercedes Gaztambide was there.

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Woman, 56, dies after being struck by minivan in Markham; Officers responded to the incident around 8 a\.m\. on Monday near Markham Road and Elson Street, York Regional Police said\.

Woman, 56, dies after being struck by minivan in Markham

July 21 , 2025 at 10:48:40 a.m. EDT • :

A 56-year-old woman has died after being struck by a minivan in Markham on Monday morning, police said.  

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Boy, 16, was standing on dock when fatally struck by small plane in Lake Scugog, police say; A teenage boy who was standing on a dock died after a plane crashed into Lake Scugog, about 93 kilometres northeast of Toronto, said Durham Regional Police\.

Boy, 16, was standing on dock when fatally struck by small plane in Lake Scugog, police say

July 18 , 2025 at 02:11:28 p.m. EDT • :

A 16-year-old boy who was standing on a dock was killed after he was struck by a small plane that crashed into a lake northeast of Toronto, police say.

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Over 130 arrests, 100 vehicles seized in Peel police street racing campaign; This year's operation led to over 684 vehicle investigations, police said in the news release\.  

July 21 , 2025 at 02:17:44 p.m. EDT • :

Over 130 arrests, 100 vehicles seized in Peel police street racing campaign

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Canada's deportation of alleged Mafia boss hinges on foreign eavesdropping; Vincenzo 'Jimmy' DeMaria was born in Siderno, Italy, but has resided in Canada for most of his life\.  

July 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canada's deportation of alleged Mafia boss hinges on foreign eavesdropping

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Why are so many federal inmates dying shortly before their release date?; Kendal Lee Campeau was 31 when he died in federal prison in B\.C\.  

July 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Why are so many federal inmates dying shortly before their release date?

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Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak notified of anti-doping rules violation; According to the International Testing Agency, swimmer Penny Oleksiak committed three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period between October 2024 and June 2025\.  

July 20 , 2025 at 10:56:34 a.m. EDT • :

Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak notified of anti-doping rules violation

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Rideshare driver arrested after two people sexually assaulted in York: police; The incident happened on Monday near Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue W\., Toronto police said in a news release\. The accused was driving a purple Toyota Rav 4\.  

July 19 , 2025 at 02:31:45 p.m. EDT • :

Rideshare driver arrested after two people sexually assaulted in York: police

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