Toronto suspect arrested in alleged kidnapping of woman who managed to escape
Police said a woman was abducted and taken to a home near Kingston Road and Rockwood Drive. Officers were called there for a wellness check at around noon on March 31.
Crime
Apr 10
Kingston, Ont. tourism businesses change plans with causeway shuttered
Since the LaSalle Causeway was shuttered indefinitely, local tourism-reliant businesses have been scrambling to make contingency plans if the closure goes through the summer
Canada
Apr 18
Man wanted for alleged kidnapping, sexual assault in Scarborough
Toronto police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault in Scarborough on Sunday.
Crime
Apr 2
Trees for Tots in Guelph a huge success despite snowstorm
Over 3,600 Christmas trees were collected and over $93,000 was raised for the Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington.
Canada
Jan 20
Have your Christmas tree taken away to help Children’s Foundation Guelph Wellington
Residents in Guelph, Puslinch and Rockwood can have their tree hauled away after the holidays. It will be chipped and repurposed for things like walking trails.
Canada
Dec 16, 2023
N.B. men won’t face retrial after decades-old murder convictions quashed
Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently overturned by the federal justice minister have been formally declared not guilty.
Canada
Jan 4
Guelph man charged in multiple fraud investigations: OPP
OPP say a 78-year-old man from Guelph had more than $30,000 redirected to his bank account in a pair of separate fraud incidents involving two businesses.
Crime
Dec 21, 2023
Hearing set for two New Brunswick men whose murder convictions were overturned
Arif Virani announced Friday that he was ordering a new trial for the men, who were convicted of second-degree murder in the Nov. 30, 1983 slaying of George Gilman Leeman.
Crime
Dec 23, 2023
New trial ordered for New Brunswick men convicted of murder in 1984
Arif Virani said he has determined there's a reasonable basis to conclude a miscarriage of justice occurred in the convictions of Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie.
Crime
Dec 22, 2023
Man in 20s dead, suspect in custody after Toronto stabbing
Toronto police said officers responded at 6:10 a.m. Tuesday to the Lockwood Road and Queen Street East area, just west of Woodbine Avenue.
Crime
Dec 12, 2023
Police warn of ‘real consequences’ as festive RIDE begins in Guelph and Wellington
Members of Wellington County OPP and Guelph Police Service were in Rockwood Thursday morning for the launch of the annual festive RIDE campaign.
Traffic
Nov 16, 2023
Lost a 3-foot tall ‘Greek-style’ sculpture? Belleville police may have found it
The statue was found in a parking lot Sunday morning, police say.
Crime
Dec 18, 2023
Murder charge laid in killing of 24-year-old Toronto man
An 18-year-old suspect is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with a homicide in Toronto, police say.
Crime
Dec 13, 2023
Charges laid following seizure of drugs from parked car in Manitoba community
An investigation is underway following the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of nearly a dozen grams of meth from a parked car.
Crime
Nov 10, 2023
Halifax explores new emergency roads for subdivision ravaged by summer wildfire
A staff report recommends council start the planning and design process for an emergency-only connection between the Westwood Hills subdivision and nearby Highway 103.
Canada
Nov 26, 2023
RCMP find $500,000 in stolen property in RM of Bifrost-Riverton, Man.
The recovery of hundreds of thousands in stolen property started Oct. 23, when officers were told a truck and trailer hit the ditch on Highway 329 in the RM of Bifrost-Riverton.
Crime
Oct 26, 2023
Manitoba Tories promise to lift provincial sales tax from restaurant meals
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to remove the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals if they are re-elected on Oct. 3.
Politics
Sep 15, 2023
NDP leader drives home hospital plan, Tories focus on economy
For the third day in a row, NDP Leader Wab Kinew has scheduled a news conference outside a hospital to promise more money for health care.
Politics
Sep 15, 2023
City of Winnipeg gearing up for elm bark beetle control program
Weather permitting, Winnipeg said an elm bark beetle control program will kickstart this Sunday in four Insect Management areas to slow the spread of Dutch Elm Disease.
Environment
Sep 15, 2023
Fire destroys roof of old hotel in B.C.’s Interior
“Our volunteer fire department has done remarkable work to contain (the fire) to only that building, and not spread to any other buildings," said Salmo mayor Diana Lockwood.
Fire
Sep 15, 2023