Brantford

• Ontario man facing charges in child exploitation probe that includes victim in U.S.

  Ontario Provincial Police say a Brantford, Ont. man is facing several charges, including extortion, following communications with more than 20 young girls via social media.

  Crime

  Sep 12
  
• Coroner’s jury calls for medical resources in Ontario schools for disabled children

  The recommendation was one of 21 jurors suggested after hearing the case of 18-year-old Samuel Brown, who died five years ago at a school for the blind in Brantford, Ont.

  Canada

  Sep 7
  
• Advertisement
• Police seize $100M of cannabis during shutdown of illegal grow op in Ontario

  Police say several people were also arrested in connection with the shutdown of a large-scale operation at an industrial building.

  Crime

  Aug 15
• Advertisement
• Wanted federal offender known to visit Peterborough, Simcoe, Brantford, Hamilton, Sudbury

  Paul St. Pierre, 46, is currently serving a sentence of 12 years, seven month and 15 days for break and enter and property-related offences.

  Crime

  Aug 11
• Date set for inquest into death of teen at Ontario school for blind children

  Brown's family has said medical experts disagreed about what led to his death and alleged he was in good health the weekend before he died.

  Canada

  Aug 1
• Passenger dies in weekend crash on highway 403 near Brantford

  OPP say a passenger in one of two vehicles that collided on the westbound 403 Saturday died in the crash that also sent two children to hospital.

  Traffic

  Jul 25
• Autism Dog Services calls for service dog volunteers as organization faces shortage

  "During COVID we had a huge flux of volunteers and now that things have started to open up and people can get out and do more, we're finding that it's a bit more of a challenge."

  Canada

  Jul 25
• Woman charged after magic mushroom shop in Brantford shut down

  Brantford police say mushrooms, edibles, cash and drug paraphernalia were seized from a retail location in the city centre on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Jul 21
• Advertisement
• Man charged after being chased out of Ontario home by woman with knife

  Police say the incident in a residential neighbourhood in Brantford, Ont. was called in by a concerned citizen who witnessed a woman chasing a man out of a home.

  Crime

  Jul 11
• Advertisement
• Ontario police warn ‘grandparent scam’ still a financial threat

  A security technology specialist says despite the grandparent scam being around for a while, it still seems to have momentum through reinvention.

  Canada

  Jul 10