Rexdale

• Woman, 24, fatally shot in Rexdale on Saturday night

  A woman was found with gunshot wounds in a car in a residential area of Rexdale near Woodbine Casino, according to police.

  Crime

  May 14, 2023
  
• Suspects sought after shipping container loaded with $225K worth of materials stolen in Toronto

  Toronto police said on Nov. 29, a stolen tractor tuck and a Jeep Cherokee were allegedly used to remove a shipping container from a commercial yard in the Rexdale area.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2022
  
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• Passerby helps woman robbed by 3 men in Rexdale, holds 1 until police arrive

  The victim 'screamed' for help and a passerby came to help her, police said. One of the three men was captured and 'held' by the passerby until officers arrived.

  Crime

  May 17, 2022
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• Coaches say draft of Dalano Banton to Toronto Raptors helps provide ‘roadmap’ for local youth

  "Kids from [Rexdale] and kids from other priority neighbourhoods ... are thinking to themselves it's a possibility. They're like, 'Coach, how did he do it? How did he get there?'"

  Sports

  Aug 2, 2021
• Dalano Banton reflects on how Rexdale upbringing shaped his career as he joins Toronto Raptors

  "Growing up in Rexdale, just the kids being able to see me. I go to the gyms that they went to ... Everybody knows it's like a tight-knit family growing up where I'm from."

  Sports

  Aug 1, 2021
• Toronto’s Dalano Banton becomes 1st Canadian to be drafted by Raptors

  "I feel like it's a dream that I'm living out for myself, but as well as a hundred other kids from my neighbourhood," Dalano Banton said in a video on the Raptors' Twitter account.

  Sports

  Jul 30, 2021
• Human remains found in Hamilton belong to abducted Toronto man missing for 2 years: police

  Hamilton police say remains found on the beachfront last month belong to a Toronto man missing since 2018.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2020
• ‘We’re sick and tired of it’: Members of Toronto neighbourhood share stories of anti-Black racism

  WARNING: Some offensive language. A Toronto community leader invited Global News to a neighbourhood with an almost entirely Black population to hear everyday stories of overt anti-Black racism in the city.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2020
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• Woman found dead after north Etobicoke fire was CAMH nurse

  The victim's son, 24-year-old Joel Vassell, has been charged with arson, among other charges.

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2019
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• Man seriously injured after shooting at Etobicoke plaza, police say

  Police said officers received a call around 10:45 p.m. for reports of gunshots on Islington Avenue, just north of Hwy. 401. 

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2019