The Toronto police homicide squad has had to investigate a record-breaking number of killings, grapple with a rise in deadly gang violence, address criticism about a perceived lack of action in some cases and deal with several high-profile slayings that have strained resources. Continue reading →

The shooting happened at a Kipling Avenue and Rowntree Road-area plaza at around 9 p.m. on Friday. Cimran Farah was rushed to hospital where he later died. Continue reading →

Paramedics and police were called to a Kipling Avenue plaza, north of Finch Avenue West, at around 9 p.m. on Friday. Continue reading →

The shooting happened on King Street West near Spadina Avenue just before 12:15 a.m. on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Toronto police said the homicide squad was called in to take over the investigation. Continue reading →

Police said officers received reports of the sounds of gunshots at a residential property on Gilder Drive, east of Midland Avenue, seven minutes after the victim walked into 41 Division. Continue reading →

Emergency crews were called to the Willowridge Road and Richgrove Drive area, near Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue West, just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday following reports 10 to 20 gunshots were fired. Continue reading →

It’s a city with the nickname “Toronto the Good,” but for the first time in 27 years, a new record has been reached in the number of murders that have happened in one year. Continue reading →

The man’s death is the city’s 89th homicide. Toronto police said the record for the highest number of homicides in a single year, 89, was set in 1991. Continue reading →

Police said officers were called to the area of Bathurst Street and Adelaide Street West just after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. Continue reading →