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Ford government to add hundreds of beds to its overcrowded, overflowing jailsSolicitor General Michael Kerzner says the province will add several hundred spots throughout the system.CanadaJun 10
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Doug Ford promises to build as many jails as needed to keep criminals behind barsOntario Premier Doug Ford says his government will build as many jails as needed to keep criminals behind bars "for a long time."CrimeMar 8
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Ontario jail inmate numbers spike in last year, now well over capacity, data showsAn overwhelming 81 per cent of inmates, according to the Ontario government, are being held awaiting trial and presumptively innocent.CanadaMar 6
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Millions worth of illegal drugs, guns seized across 3 organized crime networks in Ontario'We discovered not one but three criminal networks were responsible for selling vast quantities of illicit drugs,' said Det. Insp. Lee Fulford of the OPP.CrimeAug 9, 2023
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Accused in University of Waterloo stabbing makes court appearanceThe international student accused of stabbing three people at the University of Waterloo on June 28 appeared in court Tuesday from Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton.CrimeJul 11, 2023
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Man accused of killing Toronto police officer remanded to ThursdayThe man accused of running down a Toronto police officer with a stolen snowplow appeared briefly in court Tuesday and his case was put over two days.Jan 25, 2011
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Man charged with killing Toronto police officer now has a lawyerIn a brief video appearance today, Bob Richardson said he would represent Richard Kachkar, who faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Sgt. Ryan Russell.Jan 27, 2011
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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 23Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday.HealthJan 23, 2021
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‘I’m not a criminal’: Jailed with no charge, no sentence, no oversightMasoud Hajivand is one of more than 200 immigration detainees held in Ontario's notoriously crowded jails, many of them without charge. All of them, Global News has learned, have been hidden for years from Red Cross attempts to ascertain their well-being.CanadaNov 5, 2014
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Canada is releasing immigration detainees at ‘unprecedented’ rates amid COVID-19 fearsData obtained by Global News shows that the number of immigration detainees has dropped by more than half over the last month.CanadaApr 25, 2020
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On 16:9 – June 4th – Conversation with a TerroristCanada is not immune to the threat of terrorism. In 2006, we came dangerously close. A cell of home-grown terrorists was preparing acts of extreme violence when Canadian authorities infiltrated the group. That group became known as the Toronto 18. No member has spoken publicly - until now.Aug 5, 2011
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Another ‘Toronto 18’ member pleads guiltyA member of the Toronto 18 terrorist group entered a surprise guilty plea on Wednesday and will be free within a day.Jan 20, 2010
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Hamilton man still trying to get lawyer in 2nd-degree murder trialAger Hasan made his third court appearance on Tuesday afternoon since being extradited from Texas earlier this month.CrimeJan 23, 2018
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Man accused of Waterloo child sex assaults dies in prison, lawyer confirmsTimi Gusak's lawyer has confirmed that the man accused of sexually assaulting three children in Waterloo region is dead.CanadaOct 11, 2019
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Unvaccinated staff at Ontario correctional centre placed on unpaid leave amid COVID outbreakSeveral unvaccinated staff at an Ontario jail have been placed on unpaid leave amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.HealthDec 6, 2021
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Halton police search for Milton inmate released by mistakePolice said they were notified by staff from the Maplehurst Correctional Complex that an inmate was released "in error" at around 11 p.m. Monday.CannabisAug 18, 2020
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Orangeville man charged with driving impaired causing death of 19-year-old Mississauga manJagrajan Brar died after a three-vehicle crash near Hurontario Street and Mineola Road on Oct. 10.CrimeOct 23, 2020
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On 16:9 – June 4th – Conversation with a TerroristCanada is not immune to the threat of terrorism. In 2006, we came dangerously close. A cell of home-grown terrorists was preparing acts of extreme violence when Canadian authorities infiltrated the group. That group became known as the Toronto 18. No member has spoken publicly - until now.Jun 3, 2011
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Ontario hiring 53 correctional officer graduatesGraduates will be deployed to 15 adult correctional facilities.PoliticsDec 14, 2018
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Ontario’s top human rights official urges reforms to detention of non-criminal foreignersJail cells are no place for vulnerable immigrant detainees who have neither been charged with, nor convicted of, any crime, Ontario's top human rights official says.CanadaApr 12, 2016