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Woman files lawsuit against Frank Stronach, Magna over alleged 1986 sexual assault
The civil lawsuit alleges the billionaire businessman, who is already awaiting trial on more than a donzen charges related to sexual assault, sexually assaulted a student after plying her with alcohol at a corporate party decades ago. Stronach's civil lawyer says he "strenuously denies the allegations."
Girl found guilty of manslaughter in Toronto swarming attack sentenced to 16 months' probation
A teen girl found guilty of manslaughter in a deadly swarming attack on a homeless Toronto man will spend 16 months under probation with up to a year in an intensive support and supervision program.
Teen girl found guilty of manslaughter in fatal swarming apologizes in court
A teen girl found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man broke into tears Wednesday as she apologized in court for her role in the attack, saying she has learned "important lessons" in the years since the incident and is working to turn her life around.
Toronto's 2005 Boxing Day gunman faces murder charge in Montreal, months after parole release
Jeremiah Valentine faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim in Montreal. Valentine was among several people convicted in the 2005 shootout in downtown Toronto between rival gangs that killed 15-year-old Jane Creba.
Survivors of Toronto's Danforth shooting get green light on lawsuit against gunmaker
Survivors of a mass shooting in Toronto's Greektown and their relatives can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson after Ontario's top court overturned a ruling that had dismissed their motion to certify the claim.
Strip searches of girls accused in fatal swarming attack were unconstitutional, judge rules
An Ontario judge has ruled that repeated strip searches of teen girls accused in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man were unconstitutional.
Court hears sentencing submissions for teen who pleaded guilty in deadly attack on homeless man
The Crown and defence are asking the court to hand down a sentence of 15 months of probation to a teen girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deadly group attack on a homeless Toronto man.
Man guilty of UW stabbing to spend more time behind bars after judge miscalculated sentence
Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, 25, pleaded guilty to a June 2023 attack on the University of Waterloo campus that left a professor and two students with stab wounds. Now, a judge has said he will need to spend more time behind bars.
Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal swarming attack of Toronto man
A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man pleaded guilty Friday to assault, making her the sixth accused in the case to plead guilty to a lesser charge.
Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm
Some Ontario regions hard hit by last weekend's ice storm may not recover power until the end of the week, Hydro One said Tuesday as crews and communities braced for more freezing rain in the coming days.