York Street

• Highrise fire near Maple Leaf Square causes afternoon road closures

  A fire in a downtown Toronto highrise building caused a number of road closures Monday afternoon due to shattering glass and falling debris, according to police. 

  Fire

  Apr 15
  
• Man faces assault charges after Halton police officers attacked in Ottawa

  Ottawa police say they found the two Halton Regional police officers injured in the ByWard Market area early Sunday after an apparent assault.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2023
  
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• Man charged for allegedly assaulting parking officer in Toronto, police say

  Toronto police said they were called to the area of York Street and Wellington Street on Feb. 27 just before midday for reports of an assault.

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2023
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• Drugs and cash seized in London, Ont. police weapons investigation

  A 24-year-old London man has been charged with one count of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2023
• ‘Suspicious’ fire doused in parking lot of downtown London, Ont. business

  Around 1 a.m., emergency crews were called to a business in the 700-block of York Street after multiple vehicles were reportedly on fire in a parking lot.

  Fire

  Feb 8, 2023
• Identity of homeless man killed in downtown Toronto ‘swarming’ by teen girls released

  The man killed in the mid-December swarming in Toronto has been identified as 59-year-old Ken Lee.

  Crime

  Jan 10, 2023
• ‘Serious incident’ between train and pedestrian near London, Ont. downtown deemed fatal

  On Wednesday at 7 a.m., the London Fire Department said the train has been stopped and multiple rail crossings are blocked in and around York and Maitland streets.

  Traffic

  Jan 4, 2023
• 1 of 8 teen girls charged in ‘swarming’ death of homeless Toronto man released on bail

  One of the eight teenage girls facing second-degree murder charges in the death of a homeless man in Toronto has been released on bail.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2022
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• Car fled wrong way down York Street in Toronto hit-and-run, police say

  Toronto police said they responded to a collision in the area of Adelaide Street West and York Street at around 10:47 p.m. on Oct. 20.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2022
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• Toronto police investigating 3 separate Labour Day long weekend carjacking incidents

  Toronto police said they responded to two incidents on Monday and another on Sunday involving car thefts and asked the public for help identifying the suspects.

  Crime

  Sep 6, 2022