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Criminal lawyer Lorne Honickman joins Candace Daniel with some insight into the Umar Zameer murder trial and why Ontario Provincial Police have been asked to conduct an independent review

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators allege that Toronto police tactics are increasingly restrictive and hostile. Organizers of a weekend protest march said their rights were infringed. One woman was arrested after police said she threw horse manure at one of the officers. Sean O’Shea reports.

Toronto Police Service and Crime Stoppers have launched a new hate crime awareness campaign to help try and tackle the growing issue in the city. Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports.

As Caryn Lieberman reports, a Toronto police officer is expected to make a full recovery after he was stabbed in the city’s west end on Friday.

Umar Zameer testified the man and woman he encountered in the parkade at Toronto City Hall never identified themselves as police and said he thought he was being robbed the night Constable Jeffrey Northrup was killed. During cross-examination, the Crown suggested Zameer knew he hit a man as he was driving out of the parkade,...

A 15-year-old boy is in life-threatening condition after he and two other youths attempted to ride the top of a GO train that was in motion after midnight Saturday. While the train was in motion, three of the teens went outside and climbed onto the roof. One of them came in contact with a stationary...

Toronto police are warning protesters to follow the law or face arrest impossible charges. The caution came on Friday in advance of more planned pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Sean O’Shea reports.

During Tuesday’s update on Canada’s most wanted fugitives, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw took questions about comments he’s made on the Umar Zameer trial. Jaden Lee-Lincoln has more.

Toronto police are looking for a suspect following a shooting in an East York residential neighborhood on Monday morning leaving one person injured. Kayla McLean reports.

A 51-year-old man is dead in North York after a violent altercation. An investigation is underway to determine the cause and what may have led to the incident. It’s Toronto’s 19th homicide of the year. Kyle Benning reports.

Chief Myron Demkiw said he wants the public to know he supports and accepts the verdict of the jury. Catherine McDonald reports.

There is a large emergency task force presence in the Christie Pits neighbourhood following a Monday morning shooting. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports, one man has been sent to hospital with serious injuries and the suspect is still at large.

During Monday’s board meeting, Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw says auto thefts and hate crimes are on the rise. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports, the chief also stressed the pressure service members are feeling is “palpable”.

On Monday, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw addressed the criticism received by the police department following an officer’s recommendation to leave car keys by the front door to avoid home invasions. “We’re certainly aware of the backlash. That’s something that happened the in the context of a community meeting many weeks ago now,” he said,...

As Catherine McDonald reports, jury selection is expected to wrap up Tuesday morning before crown prosecutors open their case against Umar Zameer.

Toronto police arrested at least two people during a pro-Palestinian protest outside a fundraiser for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the King Edward Hotel on Friday. Chanting “Justin Trudeau, what do you say? How many kids have you killed today,” the group of around 60 protesters waved Palestinian flags and called for an immediate ceasefire...

Toronto police are turning to the public for assistance to identify a suspect caught on camera breaking a menorah light fixture in the Beaches neighbourhood this week.

A man was “intentionally dismembered” before parts of his body were found in Lake Ontario, Toronto police said as they appealed for information in the case. Toronto police revealed disturbing details Tuesday regarding the investigation, which dates back to October. Catherine McDonald reports.

In response to a question about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reception with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Art Gallery of Ontario that was cancelled on Saturday due to protests, Defence Minister Bill Blair said at a Monday news conference that he had “absolute confidence” in Toronto’s police.

Police say they belong to a man in his 20s and say he was intentionally dismembered but they don’t know how he died. Catherine McDonald reports.