Evgeni Ostrovski, 31, of East Gwillimbury, was arrested by York Regional Police this week. He is in custody pending a bail hearing, which was postponed on Wednesday.

An unlicensed contractor who accepted thousands of dollars in deposits but never completed the jobs has been given probation in two of the three regions he’s been charged in.

A Toronto-area contractor accused of accepting thousands of dollars in deposits, then disappearing, is still in business despite being charged with fraud and forgery, a Global News investigation has discovered.