Yonge Street Van Attack

• Parents, siblings, friends: Remembering the lives lost in the Toronto van attack

  Ten people died in the van attack in April 2018 and another died from her injuries more than three years later.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2023
  
• Toronto marks 5th anniversary of van attack with memorial

  Ten people were killed and 16 others were injured when a man deliberately drove a rental van down a busy sidewalk on a stretch of Toronto's Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.

  Crime

  Apr 23, 2023
  
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• Five years later: Memories of devastating Toronto van attack live on for community

  'Some people remember like it was yesterday and for some it feels distant.'

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
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• Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years

  The man responsible for Toronto's deadly van attack has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2022
• Top court denies family’s request to seal material found in Toronto van attacker’s home

  The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to keep some information barred from public view in the Toronto van attack case.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2021
• Court to wait until 2022 to sentence man who killed 10 people in Toronto van attack

  Justice Anne Molloy says the court is waiting on a decision from the Supreme Court of Canada about serving murder sentences consecutively before proceeding.

  Crime

  May 31, 2021
• John Tory vows to honour Toronto van attack victims every year to keep memories alive

  "We cannot and we will not forget the memory of those who were taken from us," Mayor John Tory said on Friday.

  Crime

  Apr 23, 2021
• Betty Forsyth, who died during Toronto van attack, remembered fondly 3 years after tragedy

  "We think about Betty every day," Robert Forsyth says, "every day we miss talking to her."

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2021
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• Judge refuses to name mass murderer in Toronto van attack verdict, urges ‘careful consideration’

  Justice Anne Molloy referred to him as John Doe, lending another voice to a growing chorus urging police, media and the public to refrain from naming fame-seeking mass murderers.

  Crime

  Mar 4, 2021
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• Alek Minassian decision opens door for verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism

  The judge who found Alek Minassian guilty of murder and attempted murder has set Canadian precedent by considering autism a "mental disorder" under the Criminal Code.

  Crime

  Mar 3, 2021