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A 20-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy are facing charges in a string of “extremely violent” attacks against several vulnerable men in Toronto. Catherine McDonald reports.

A Toronto man is encouraging people to take a moment and check in on people who may need assistance. The message came after he suffered a heart attack, and one man stepped in as others ignored his calls for help. Matthew Bingley reports.

Toronto police have released the details of Toronto’s 29th homicide of the year. It has resulted in a number of charges laid against a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man, including second-degree murder. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports, the two suspects allegedly went on a violent attack spree targeting the city’s vulnerable population on Aug. 31.

A man and a boy have been arrested in a series of “violent attacks” on several homeless men in Toronto, including one that ended with a death.

A disturbing attack in Welland, where a man is accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a young child. Back-to-school safety is in focus as Toronto police launch a blitz to crack down on dangerous driving in school zones. And Premier Doug Ford declares war on Crown Royal after its parent company announces...

A man has life-threatening injuries after a driver drove off from a gas station in Toronto with the nozzle still attached to the vehicle.

Toronto police say a body discovered at the University of Toronto on Thursday was an unhoused man lying on a bench and he was allegedly attacked, unprovoked, by a suspect using “debris.” The victim was identified as 60-year-old Mario Ferreira.

As Catherine McDonald reports, the court heard the accused Pal Pintyi and the victim Robert Racz had been in a violent fight two years before the fatal pipe attack.

A 29-year-old man has been shot and killed and his 58-year-old relative is in hospital with stab wounds following an attack inside a home on Silverthorn Avenue in Toronto. Jaden Lee-Lincoln has more information on the suspects involved.

Crime specialist Catherine McDonald breaks down the newly released video of Alek Minassian’s police interrogation, including the suspect’s motivation behind the deadly Toronto van attack in 2018.

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content. A judge has released the police interrogation video of Alek Minassian, the van driver accused of a murderous rampage in Toronto in April 2018. As Eric Sorensen explains, it was an unthinkable act, but to Minassian, it was a mission.

The City of Toronto is hosting several vigils around the city to honour the 10 victims who lost their lives one year ago in the tragic 2018 van attack. Kamil Karamali has more from the ceremony at Mel Lastman square.

During a vigil for the Toronto van attack, it was announced there are temporary plaques set up at Olive Square Park and at Mel Lastman Square as a reminder of the tragedy and the city will be consulting on a more permanent memorial.

It’s been one year since the Toronto van attack. That’s when 10 people were killed when a man used a van as a weapon on one of the city’s busiest streets. Mike Drolet reports on how Torontonians are coping a year later.

Alek Minassian, the man allegedly behind the North Toronto van attack used to be in the army, attended Seneca College and attended Thornlea Secondary Scool. Crime Specialist Catherine Mcdonald has more on the man behind the attack.

Const. Ken Lam’s arrest of Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian without firing any shots has captured worldwide attention. Global National’s Dawna Friesen sits down with former Toronto deputy police chief Mike Federico to break down the takedown.

Dr. Dirk Huyer, Chief Coroner for Ontario, explained to reporters Tuesday afternoon the difficulty in positively identifying the ten victims of Monday’s deadly van attack in the north of the city.

For the families of the people killed in Monday’s van attack in Toronto, there is nothing but loss and heartache. But around this overwhelming grief, Torontonians are trying to see the light in the darkness. Dawna Friesen reports.

Toronto Police confirmed Alek Minassian was in custody in connection to the van attack, which plowed into several people on Monday afternoon killing 10 people and injuring 15 others.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne sent condolences to victims of the Toronto van attack on Monday and thanked first responders for their response.