Police in Peel Region are searching for at least two suspects following a fatal shooting in Brampton.

Investigators say the shooting occurred in the Earlsbridge Boulevard and Edenbrook Hill Drive area just after 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police located a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition, where he was pronounced dead.

“We don’t know if they were known to each other, but there appeared to be an altercation between the parties before the shooting,” said Duty Insp. Andrew Harris.

Police say two male suspects dressed in black were seen fleeing the scene on foot, but no other details were immediately available.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/07/05/1-person-critically-injured-in-brampton-shooting/

By Halton Regional Police Service- May 08, 2026

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made eight arrests and laid more than 50 charges in connection with a series of smash-and-grab robberies that took place across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The suspects targeted jewellery stores between January and March 2026.

“This organized group has been targeting communities across the GTA for weeks. Residents, shoppers, and business owners deserve to feel safe in our malls and stores,” said HRPS Chief Stephen Tanner. “They act in complete disregard for the rule of law - four of the accused were out on forms of release at the time of their arrest. This investigation goes a long way toward restoring that sense of safety and sends a clear message: the Halton Regional Police Service will be relentless in pursuing those responsible and bringing them to justice.”

The investigation, titled Project Pinnacle, was conducted by the 3 District (Burlington) Criminal Investigations Bureau. After weeks of investigation, officers identified an organized group of suspects operating throughout the GTA.

“This marks the first major crackdown on smash-and-grab robberies”, said Deputy Chief, Roger Wilkie. “We’ve disrupted an organized group responsible for targeting businesses across the GTA, and these arrests send a clear message: this type of coordinated criminal activity will not be tolerated. If you choose to engage in these crimes, expect to be identified, arrested, and charged.”

The robberies typically involved four to five suspects using stolen vehicles with cloned licence plates. The suspects wore masks and balaclavas to conceal their identities and used hammers to smash display cases before quickly fleeing with stolen jewellery. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents. However, in one case, a stolen vehicle was driven directly into a store (Buy & Sell), causing significant structural damage to the building (see attached video).

“When we consider the shootings and other tragic events that have occurred in surrounding jurisdictions as a result of violence in large shopping malls, we are extremely fortunate that these robberies did not result in serious injury or loss of life,” said Superintendent Dave Costantini. “It is also deeply concerning and unacceptable that several of the offenders are young and were already before the courts, on various forms of release, at the time of these offences.”

HRPS has laid charges in connection with the following robberies:

• January 25, Michael Hill in Burlington
• January 29, Buy & Sell in Burlington
• February 4, Barry’s Jewellers in Burlington
• February 17, Charm Diamonds in Guelph
• February 23, Charm Diamonds in Brantford
• March 2, Charm Diamonds in Waterloo
• March 3, Barry’s Jewellers in Burlington
• March 6, Karat Jewellers in St. Catharines and Michael Hill in Burlington
• March 16, Michael Hill in Burlington and HW Williams (Hamilton)
• March 17, Michael Hill in Barrie

The following individuals have been charged:

Krishawn Scott (21) of Mississauga has been charged with the following: 

• Robbery (9 counts)
• Disguise with Intent (9 counts)
• Breach of Release Order

Joshua Akhigbe (18) of Toronto has been charged with the following:

• Robbery (3 counts)
• Disguise with Intent (3 counts)
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000

Romario Angelo Abraham (19) of Mississauga has been charged with the following: 

• Robbery (4 counts)
• Disguise with Intent
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 (4 counts)
• Mischief Over $5,000
• Dangerous Operation
• Failure to Stop after Accident
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 (2 counts)

Cassie Miller (19) of Mississauga has been charged with:

• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 
• Fail to Comply with Release Order (2 counts)

 

Adam Buttigieg (21) of Mississauga has been charged with:

• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 
• Robbery

Coulton Peters-McComb (22) of Barrie has been charged with:

• Disguise with Intent
• Robbery

A male youth of Toronto has been charged with:

• Robbery (5 counts)
• Disguise with Intent (4 counts)

A male youth of Toronto has been charged with:

• Robbery
• Disguise with Intent

 Investigators also executed six search warrants at residences in Toronto and Mississauga. As a result, some of the stolen jewellery has been recovered.

This investigation remains ongoing, and HRPS anticipates further arrests and charges in connection with additional robberies. Investigators believe the accused are responsible for additional offences and have attached their photos to this media release. 

Anyone with information regarding this investigation or any smash and grab robbery is asked to contact the 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2316.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.

Media Inquiries:
Halton Regional Police Service
Media Relations
Phone: 905-825-4899
Email: corpcomm@haltonpolice.ca

https://www.haltonpolice.ca/news-releases/posts/halton-police-arrest-jewellery-smash-grab-crew/

May 31st last updated

Total Murders: 16

1 less murder at the same time last year

Youngest victim: Oriana Cho, 1

Oldest victim: Xian Wei Shao, 60

Deadliest month: May

Least deadliest month: January

District with the most homicides: North York

District with the least number of homicides: East York/York

June had a 20% decrease in homicides compared to May

There is an average of 2.7 homicides a month

https://homicidecanada.com/toronto-ontario-2026-homicide-victim-list/

The family of an Indigenous boy who was killed by two Burlington, Ont., women while in their care delivered agonizing victim impact statements in a tense courtroom Friday before a judge sentenced the couple to life in prison.

Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney were found guilty in early May of first-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy, and of unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon and failure to provide the necessaries of life regarding his younger sibling.

The couple, clad in long-sleeved green shirts, sat at opposite ends of the prisoner’s box, their expressions largely hidden behind blue medical masks as the judge handed down the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder with no chance of parole for 25 years.

The boys’ mother told the Milton, Ont., court that her son’s death has been “the darkest night” of her soul and the family’s lives will forever be divided before and after his murder.

Hamber and Cooney took in the two boys, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, in the fall of 2017 and sought to adopt them.

Five years later, the older boy — by then so thin that first responders questioned his age — died in the basement of their home. His brother was taken away by child welfare services and later testified at the women’s trial, describing years of abuse both siblings endured at the couple’s hands.

The boy testified at the couple’s trial that he was locked in his room for long stretches of time and denied food at times for days, court documents show. He told the court he was forced to wear a wetsuit that was fastened to his feet with zip ties, leaving him with deep cuts on his feet.

In his written ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan said Hamber and Cooney hated and resented the children for “having come into their lives and not having turned out to be what was expected.”

The boys’ mother, who also cannot be identified, said the loss of her resilient, intelligent son who adored reading and food “follows me into every moment of my life.”

“There is an empty place in our family that can never be filled,” she told the court on Friday. “Every birthday, holiday, family gathering and ordinary day serves as a reminder that (my son) should be with us.”

The murdered boy’s brother is now traumatized and confused “at an age when children should feel safe and protected,” she said.

He also delivered a victim impact statement, telling the court that he has endured anxious, sleepless nights, and watching recordings of the torture inflicted on the boys during the couple’s trial made him “very sad and angry.”

Never again will he play baseball with his brother, he said.

“I won’t be able to see him, and I won’t be able to talk to him again,” he said. “Living with Becky and Brandy, I did not like it, and it should have never happened.”

In a statement read out by the Crown, the boys’ grandmother said she and their former foster mom had grown increasingly worried the boys would be killed and warned the Children’s Aid Society to no avail.

“No matter how many times I tried to tell that to the CAS workers, my grandson stayed with those monsters,” she said.

“It was agonizing, seeing his tiny body in this child-sized coffin. It was unrecognizable, and no way did it look like the 12-year-old he was,” the boys’ grandmother added.

“They had to pad his little body with newspaper because he was just skin and bones.”

One by one, members of the boys’ school, Indigenous and neighbourhood communities addressed court, often choking back tears as they described the kind, energetic young boys who became increasingly isolated and withdrawn.

Court heard that first responders, teachers and Indigenous community workers are traumatized by the boy’s murder and some have gone on medical leave or left their professions entirely.

The women’s lawyers had argued at trial that their clients had no intention of hurting the children, who they said had significant behavioural issues.

The women defended their behaviour when it was their turn to speak on Friday, claiming they were good foster moms who were wrongfully convicted.

But the judge said their “moral blameworthiness” is “as high as could possibly be imagined,” as their lengthy abuse of the children extinguished a young life.

Florence Hiltz, an Indigenous elder in Ottawa where the boys once lived, said the “brutal and horrific” end to the boy’s short life has left the community terrified.

“We fear for every child and youth that is brought out of our communities where we must trust in a system that is supposed to be designed to protect children,” she said.

Hiltz said a computer game that she loved playing with the boy is still sitting at a level they couldn’t beat together, forever untouched.

Hiltz still sees the boy in the world around her, in the light cascading through a stained-glass window at his funeral — lighting up his casket and service — and in the eagles outside the courtroom the morning of the sentencing hearing.

“It’s with that light and that love and that energy that we continue to make crucial changes to our system for our most vulnerable,” Hiltz said. “We must do better.”

Before Hamber and Cooney were led away in handcuffs, the judge said that although the case is over, the murdered boy will never be forgotten — and his brother’s life is just beginning.

The boy’s mother said she hopes her son is remembered not for how he died but for how he lived: “He was a warrior.”

“It was the greatest honour of my life to grow you and bring your shining light to this world,” she added, her voice catching.

“All I gave you was a name, and you gave me the world.”

https://globalnews.ca/news/11951594/ont-boy-dead/

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By Bryann Aguilar
A 25-year-old man is facing charges in connection with the robbery of a sex worker in Markham last month.

York Regional Police said the man who was on house arrest attended a residence near McCowan Road and Bur Oak Avenue on June 16 allegedly to try obtaining sexual services.

“Once alone with the victim, he demanded cash and threatened the victim with a knife,” police alleged.

Officers arrived and arrested the suspect inside the residence.

In a news release on Friday, they identified the suspect as Yousif Babiker. He has been charged with armed robbery, obtaining sexual services for consideration and two counts of failure to comply with a judicial order.

In addition to being on house arrest, Babiker was also prohibited from possessing any weapons at the time of the incident.

Police believe there may be additional victims and are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/07/03/man-allegedly-fled-house-arrest-and-tried-to-rob-sex-worker-in-markham/

Previous Yousif Babiker Arrests:

Mississauga man charged in violent home invasion robbery in Regent Park

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/06/01/mississauga-man-home-invasion-robbery-toronto/

Ontario Superior Court of Justice 2026

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2026/2026onsc3650/2026onsc3650.html

Article 2023

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/10/11/3-people-wanted-in-alleged-assault-investigation-near-broadview-station/

Toronto police are looking for three suspects, two men and a woman, as well as an outstanding suspect who are wanted in an aggravated assault investigation.
On Oct. 8, at approximately 8:16 a.m., police responded to a call for an assault in the Broadview Avenue and Pretoria Avenue area.

Allegedly two men and two women entered a residential apartment unit, and once inside attacked the people in the unit. Two victims sustained serious, but not life threatening injuries.
Toronto police have identified three of the four suspects. Patrick Allan Dunn, 38, Jahmal Justin Brown, 29, and Michelle Leeann Matheson, 36, all of Toronto, are wanted for two counts of forcible confinement, five counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of threatening bodily harm, threatening death and two counts of aggravated assault.

Investigators ask for the public’s assistance identifying the outstanding fourth suspect. She is described as 5’4″, slim to medium build, with red hair, wearing a pink jacket, pink pants, and white shoes.

Unit: 52 Division

Case #: 2026-1368281

Published: Saturday, July 4, 2026, 9:33 AM

The Toronto Police Service is updating the public about an arrest made in a Sexual Assault investigation.

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, at approximately 12:56 p.m., police responded to a call for a sexual assault in the Downtown Toronto area.

It is alleged that:

• the accused sexually assaulted multiple adult female victims between the hours of 8 a.m., and 12 p.m. while on public transit in the downtown core
• all victims are strangers to the accused
• the victims did not sustain any physical injuries
• the accused obstructed police while performing their duties

As a result of the investigation, the accused was arrested and charged.

Ashraful Alam, 30, of Toronto, was charged with:

1. five counts of Sexual Assault
2. Obstruct Peace Officer

He was scheduled to appear in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Friday, July 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in room 301.

He is described as 5’7” to 5’10”, medium build with black shaggy hair and a black beard. He was wearing a dark long sleeve shirt, beige shorts, and dark Birkenstock style sandals.

Investigators believe there may be more victims. Police are appealing for additional victims or witnesses to come forward. 

Images of the accused have been released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.

A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault or get support in the community, please visit YourChoice.to.

Corporate Communications for 52 Division

https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/66352/

The allegations — only a fraction of which can be reported — are contained in a search warrant application filed in the sprawling Project South corruption investigation.

By Abby O’Brien Staff Reporter, Brendan Kennedy Investigative Reporter, and Jennifer Pagliaro Crime Reporter

New court documents detail an explosive link between “horrendous” allegations of corruption inside the Toronto Police Service and the alleged cross-border drug empire of ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.

The documents detail not only how investigators believed that suspected Wedding drug-runner Gurpeet Singhpotentially directed the attempted murder plot against a Toronto jail official, but also how he was allegedly assisted by a supervisor at the jail with whom police said he had had a prior romantic relationship.

The stunning allegations are contained in a document known as an “information-to-obtain” or ITO, filed in court in January by police as part of an application to conduct the sweeping raids related to the Project South investigation.

Only a fraction of the ITO can be reported. Most of the document, which spans more than 500 pages, remains under an extensive publication ban that the Star and other media outlets are contesting in court, arguing the information is in the public interest.

On Friday, Superior Court Justice Laura Bird said she would reserve her decision on the ban to a later date. 

“To be clear, the allegations against these defendants, particularly the police officers, are horrendous,” Bird said. “There’s no question about the seriousness of the alleged conduct, and the public should be absolutely outraged if even a percentage of what is alleged is true.”

The ITO reflects what investigators believed about their targets at the time it was filed. None of the allegations have been proven or tested in court.

Singh was an inmate inside the Toronto South Detention Centre last June, when three masked gunmen stormed the home of the jail official in an apparent contracted hit. 

In the days following the botched assassination attempt, the newly released documents show how investigators homed in on Singh as an inmate with a potential motive.

They allege in the documents that Singh “may have directed” the hit on the jail official, using connections both inside and outside of the jail. (The official cannot be identified due to a publication ban).

Project South eventually grew to encompass shocking allegations of corruption inside the Toronto Police Service. To date, the investigation has resulted in the arrests of 28 people, including seven active Toronto officers and one retired constable.

Singh, however, is not among them. He remains in jail awaiting extradition to the U.S. on drug charges. He’s accused of deploying couriers to move massive amounts of cocaine for Wedding, the ex-Canadian Olympian and alleged head of an international cocaine empire. Singh has not been charged in relation to the attempted murder.

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Singh’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, emphasized this fact in an email to the Star. 

“Your proposed standard cautionary note that the allegations in the (ITO) have not ‘been tested in court’ is grossly insufficient and misleading as Mr. Singh has not been charged with any offence months after the execution of the warrants,” Greenspan wrote. “There is nothing to test and no court to test it.”

The plot to kill a Toronto South jail official

In the newly released document, investigators allege that Nishwant Dosanjh, a corporal at the Toronto South — and, according to police, Singh’s former romantic partner — photographed the licence plate of the jail official targeted in the attempted murder.

The ITO says she then provided that photo to Singh, and the photo was then disseminated through Singh’s “associates,” and ultimately to veteran Toronto Const. Timothy Barnhardt. The documents allege Barnhardt then illegally searched the licence plate to obtain the jail official’s address, which was then circulated within an alleged criminal network.

Three masked gunmen were arrested outside the jail official’s home in a dramatic takedown by York Regional Police officers on June 20, 2025. 

Barnhardt was arrested in February and remains in custody.

Dosanjh has been the subject of search warrants and wiretaps, but, like Singh, has not been charged in relation to the attempted murder.

Her lawyer, Kim Schofield, said in a statement that Dosanjh “denies any allegations of criminal or professional misconduct and adamantly maintains her complete innocence.”

Schofield said Dosanjh was identified as a “person of interest” by investigators and she has “co-operated fully” with police, including by giving them “unfettered” access to her seized phone.

“Ms. Dosanjh has not been charged criminally, and there is no indication criminal charges will ever be laid.” 

Investigators zero in on inmate Gurpeet Singh

Police obtained a wiretap on Singh’s jailhouse communications soon after he was identified by the targeted official as one of three inmates who had “known hostility” toward him because of “disciplinary or enforcement actions” within the jail. 

The official was known for his strict enforcement against contraband in the jail, particularly drugs. 

In the ITO, police alleged that Dosanjh arranged her schedule to ensure she worked on Singh’s range as much as possible, spending “extraordinarily long periods” in his company, “often in private.”

“Singh appears to exercise a degree of influence if not power over Dosanjh, which is anomalous given their roles.”

The Ministry of the Solicitor General, which oversees Ontario’s jails, declined to answer all of the Star’s questions for this story.

Investigators also tapped Dosanjh’s phone and installed a recording device in her vehicle.

Dosanjh “expressed animosity” toward the jail official because she believed he was targeting her for “suspected corruption,” investigators alleged in the ITO.

In her statement to the Star, Schofield, Dosanjh’s lawyer, said Dosanjh has been on paid leave since February, “while an investigation is conducted into allegations made by Ms. Dosanjh against another staff member.”

Police also alleged that Singh’s current “intimate partner,” restaurateur Joanne Kopty, acted as an “external facilitator,” including by relaying messages for Singh while he was behind bars. Kopty, like both Singh and Dosanjh, has not been charged. 

“If police had grounds to charge her based on the results of their investigation, they would have,” said Sid Freeman, Kopty’s lawyer, in a statement to the Star.

A new link to an alleged guns-for-hire network

The ITO also outlines new allegations against Barnhardt, the officer whose alleged corruption is at the centre of the Project South case. 

Barnhardt is facing charges that he routinely ran searches of secure police databases to sell personal information to organized criminals. 

The ITO includes a new allegation that Barnhardt’s searches ended up in the hands of a network of young guns-for-hire. That allegation, one of the few new claims against Barnhardt that are not under publication ban, offers a link between the Project South case and what has become a worrying trend in Toronto-area crime. 

Among those listed in the ITO as a part of the alleged conspiracy to shoot the jail official is Keajean Doman, who is facing more than two dozen charges.

The ITO also alleges that Doman carried out another shooting at a home in Vaughan in September three days after Barnhardt pulled the address from police databases. 

After the Vaughan shooting, Doman was subsequently charged with six other shootings.

The ITO describes Doman communicating with others about, among other things “assembling a team for a job and firearms.” However, the vast majority of those text exchanges remain under publication ban. 

At Friday’s court hearing, the Crown said the case is about organized crime groups who order gun violence, the people they recruit to carry it out, and the “corrupt sources” they go to for information. 

“We will defend these allegations in a courtroom where facts — not headlines — decide the outcome,” one of Barnhardt’s lawyers, Jason Dos Santos, told the Star in an email. 

Star, media fight to unseal search warrant records

After York and Toronto’s police chiefs made the stunning announcement in February about the unprecedented allegations of corruption within the Toronto service, the Star and other media requested access to information about the search warrants York investigators had executed as part of Project South.

Earlier this year, the Crown applied to have parts of that document barred from publication, arguing it could impact the charged individuals’ fair trial rights, among other reasons.

Until late Thursday, the Star was preparing to publish a trove of information that was apparently not subject to the Crown’s initial publication ban request. 

However, just hours ahead of the Friday hearing, the Crown filed a corrected request, restricting most of the document from publication for the time being.

The lawyer for the Star and other media was in court Friday arguing the information is in the public interest and should not be subject to a ban.

Superior Court Justice Laura Bird said she would make a decision at a later, undetermined date.

“I don’t think there’s any dispute about the level of the concern the public ought to have in relation to these allegations,” Bird said during the hearing. 

“Quite frankly, they’re shocking and the public does need to know … It’s simply a matter of timing.”

With files from Calvi Leon

https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/new-documents-link-horrendous-toronto-police-corruption-allegations-to-ryan-wedding-cocaine-case/article_bf8bac39-69e1-4993-b5a9-a7b3c1f9ca27.html

By Codi Wilson
Nearly $1 million in stolen goods has been recovered after a suspect allegedly broke into a Holt Renfrew at a Mississauga, Ont., mall and took a significant amount of “high-end” items, Peel Regional Police say. 

Speaking at a news conference at Square One Shopping Centre on Friday morning, police said the investigation began in April.

Det. Joseph Cardi said officers were notified of a break-in at the luxury department store at Square One in the early morning hours of April 30. 

“Our investigation determined that the suspect gained access and forced entry into a retail store, stealing a large quantity of high-end merchandise,” Cardi told reporters on Friday morning. 

The suspect then fled the area after stealing an unoccupied vehicle that had been left running nearby. The vehicle was located by patrol officers the next day, police said. 

After an “extensive” canvas for video surveillance footage, officers were able to identify a suspect, Cardi said. 

A search warrant was executed at the suspect’s home and officers recovered nearly $1 million worth of jewelry, lottery tickets, and other goods. 

The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Mississauga resident Amir Nikbakht, was arrested and charged in connection with the “large-scale retail theft probe.” 

He faces multiple charges, including disguise with intent, theft of a motor-vehicle, and breach of probation. 

‘Highly mobile and organized’

Deputy Chief Marc Andrews said organized retail theft has become “endemic in our communities.” 

He noted that Peel police have been making a concerted effort to curb this type of crime with the launch of the 11 Division Break and Enter Auto and Retail Organized Crime Unit, also known as BEAR, last September. 

He added that while the number of thefts has remained constant over the past 12 months, arrests and charges have increased by 30 per cent. 

“Organized retail crime is not low-level theft,” he said. 

Rui Rodrigues, of Retail Council of Canada, said retail theft has become “increasingly violent” across Canada. 

“Highly mobile and organized groups (are) targeting multiple jurisdictions, taking advantage of the lack of our organization. Stolen goods that are being funneled into illicit marketplaces,” Rodrigues said. 

“This is not a retail issue. It is a public safety issue.”

https://www.cp24.com/local/peel/2026/07/03/nearly-1m-in-stolen-property-recovered-after-suspect-caught-breaking-into-holt-renfrew-in-mississauga-police/

By Joshua McGinnis

Durham Regional Police are searching for a masked suspect wanted in connection with an LCBO theft in Scugog, Ont. last month.

Police allege the suspect entered the LCBO at 1535 Highway 7A in Scugog on June 19. The suspect allegedly filled a wagon with numerous bottles of alcohol before fleeing the store.

The suspect was captured on surveillance video inside the LCBO. 

In a news release issued Friday, police said the suspect was last seen wearing a blue mask, a red hooded sweatshirt, grey-green gardening gloves, black pants and black shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham Regional Police.

https://www.cp24.com/news/2026/07/03/police-searching-for-masked-suspect-wanted-in-lcbo-theft/

What counts as a cellphone?

Turns out, for Ontario’s distracted driving laws, a lot. Any handheld wireless device that can make calls, texts, or transmit electronic data fits the bill.

And now, according to a new ruling at the Ontario Court of Justice, that also means a Presto card reader.

The definition landed one Wheel-Trans driver in hot water when he was slapped with a $500 distracted driving ticket — later reduced to $250 —for looking down at the Presto reader while stopped at a red light in Scarborough.

But according to Leon Presner, the paralegal who represented the driver at court, the expanded definition creates a bus-sized hole in the law that could open other transit drivers to similar fines.

The June 22 ruling unearthed what Presner said is a catch-22 facing transit drivers. On the one hand, transit agencies require drivers to use Presto machines to collect fares. On the other hand, provincial traffic laws dictate that merely holding a Presto machine while driving on any part of a public roadway — including at a bus stop — is a distracted driving offence.

Under the Highway Traffic Act, distracted driving rules apply anywhere on a public street. The law only grants an exemption if a vehicle is pulled entirely off the roadway or is lawfully parked.

Because a transit bus stopping to pick up passengers isn't legally parked, Presner said if a driver handles the Presto machine to troubleshoot a fare, they are technically committing an offence.

For Wheel-Trans drivers who sometimes handle the machines to assist passengers with disabilities, the ruling effectively criminalizes the tools they need to do their jobs, Presner said.

“What is the driver to do?” he said.

The incident occurred on Nov. 25, 2024, when the driver was stopped at a red light on Morningside Avenue. A police officer spotted the driver looking down at a device, and when the light turned green, the driver continued looking down before turning onto Kingston Road.

The officer pulled over the driver and issued a ticket — but never looked at the device itself.

During the trial, the driver admitted he was holding the device but said it was a mobile Presto machine, not a cellphone. He was waiting for it to reboot while traffic was stopped, so the next passenger could pay their fare.

The driver appealed his ticket, with Presner arguing the court should apply a “public interest defence” because the driver was required to use the machine to provide a public service. Emergency services workers, such as police and ambulance drivers, are already exempt from the law.

Presner argued that upholding the ticket would “amount to a fundamentally unjust outcome,” according to the court rulling.

Justice Brock Jones didn’t agree — but gave Presner kudos for raising the issue.

"With the greatest of respect, and acknowledging the creativity of this argument, I cannot agree," Jones wrote.

The judge said the driver was not actively picking up passengers, nor was his vehicle lawfully parked. Instead, he was sitting in active traffic at a red light with his attention elsewhere.

"It is a trite but important observation that driving is a privilege and that accidents can occur in a split second," Jones wrote. “Nothing prevented him from parking his vehicle and lawfully operating the device safely. He chose to hold the device while driving. Being stopped at a red light does not excuse his conduct.”

Justice Jones also dismissed Presner’s catch-22 argument on employer mandates, noting there was no evidence the TTC actually required the driver to use the machine while sitting in an active lane of traffic.

"It is difficult to accept that the TTC would expect anything other than its employees to operate its vehicles lawfully at all times," the judge wrote.

As for the broader implications, while Justice Jones said Presner raised other "hypothetical scenarios" regarding transit drivers “that might arise in the future, which are perhaps not as straightforward as what happened to the appellant,” the judge declined to rule on them.

“I must decide this appeal on the facts as found by the trial court and nothing more,” Jones wrote.

Even if he agreed with the larger argument, Jones said it wasn’t “his place” to “effectively rewrite this provision” of the Highway Traffic Act.

“That is a choice for the provincial legislature to make,” he wrote.

"The appellant, like any other citizen, can speak to his elected representatives if he so desires," Jones wrote. "What he cannot do is violate the law as written and then ask for an exemption because it suits his interests, however he wishes to characterize them.”

Article: https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/crime-emergency-services/distracted-driving-ticket-ttc-drivers-12501837

Judgment: Toronto (City) v. Lewis, 2026 ONCJ 376 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/kls4d&gt;

Mohammed Al-Lami is believed to have killed his two sons in south Ottawa, police say

Kristy Nease · CBC News

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence.

Police have identified the man who is believed to have killed his seven- and 12-year-old sons in his south Ottawa home and firebombed his dental practice in a nearby village before dying by suicide in a vehicle fire on Monday, as details of his threat to cause bodily harm to his ex-wife come to light.

CBC News had earlier learned that Mohammed Al-Lami, 40, was currently on active probation for threatening to cause bodily harm to his ex-wife, the mother of the boys, in 2024, according to Ottawa court records.

CBC has now obtained Ontario Court of Justice recordings of his short trial in February and the decision and sentence in April, in which the judge read excerpts from the emailed threat.

>We don't have any evidence about remorse, we don't have any evidence about insight, [and there's been] no acceptance of responsibility, so I just have a concern in terms of future conduct.- Assistant Crown prosecutor David Rodgers, on April 10

Ottawa police said in a news release late Thursday afternoon that they are supporting the boys' mother "as she grieves this unimaginable loss," and out of respect for her wishes and her family’s privacy, the names of her children will not be released.

The force "recognizes the community's desire for answers" but forensic examinations and other investigative actions are ongoing, and further information will be provided when they're done.

"Incidents like this affect us all, and we acknowledge the shock and heartbreak many are experiencing as we work to understand what happened. Please check in on one another. If you or someone you know is struggling, consider reaching out to family, friends, a trusted community member, local support organizations, or professional services in your area. You do not have to navigate this alone," the release stated.

'I will make you a worldwide story'

As CBC News earlier reported, Al-Lami was charged in 2024 with threatening to cause bodily harm to his ex and her current partner in an email he sent his ex on Jan. 21, 2024.

A short and bizarre trial took place Feb. 22 this year, after Al-Lami rejected the Crown's offer to resolve the matter with a one-year peace bond. The dentist was self-represented, and he repeatedly refused to talk to the lawyer appointed by the court to cross-examine Al-Lami's ex on Al-Lami's behalf.

His ex testified that they were married and had two children together, then separated and divorced in 2022. Al-Lami stopped paying child support the same month he sent the threatening email in 2024 and hadn't paid since. They had an agreement that child support would be adjusted between them every year, "but he hasn't been following the agreement," she said.

The threats in Al-Lami's email included the following lines:

• "I will kill everyone around you and your pimp ... in a very wild and savage way. I won't kill you. I will leave you alone, disabled in a wheelchair that you can't move, even to visit your loved ones' graves."
• "I'll make you an example of the unfair justice system. I will make you a worldwide story."
• "When you do something wrong to me, you pay for it. You pay for it either through the child support or whatever I feel suitable to respond to your actions until I end it the way I like for you and [your] pig," referring to his ex's current partner.

"I was actually astonished because I was asking him for child support. I did not expect this," his ex testified about her reaction to the email.

'He always threatened me,' ex says

"I thought maybe he was high or something because he always threatened me but it was always in Arabic or [between] the lines, like, 'You will see what's going to happen' ... 'Revenge will be served cold.' But he never said this like, directly. So it took me a few days to absorb it."

Under cross-examination by Marni Munsterman, the lawyer appointed by the court, Al-Lami's ex said she came forward because of her children. "I just felt, what if he literally, this happened? And then who's going to be there for my kids if anything happened to me?" she said.

>I just don't know what can happen. I just didn't want to live with the unpredictability.- Al-Lami's ex wife, Feb. 22

She didn't take his other threats seriously in the past. And while she was concerned about the 2024 email, she said she didn't think she was scared of him.

"I just don't know what can happen. I just didn't want to live with the unpredictability," she testified.

She also admitted that she went to police only after her current partner asked her to.

No defence

"What do you say, sir?" Boxall asked Al-Lami after assistant Crown attorney David Rodgers closed his case.

"I don't have anything to say, Your Honour," Al-Lami replied.

"Is there a reason?" the judge asked.

"No, I just don't have anything to say."

After some long pauses and heavy sighs from the judge, Boxall told Al-Lami that he was entitled to represent himself, "but I'm not sure you're being very effective."

"I don't understand why you've done this trial," Boxall said later. "I don't know what's operating. ... The Crown made you an offer which would have guaranteed you wouldn't have a criminal record. You turned it down, for reasons I don't understand, and then you didn't testify. You didn't make any arguments."

Boxall then ordered Al-Lami to return to court for his decision in April.

Crown sought IPV response program

On April 10, Rodgers asked the judge for 18 months of probation, during which Al-Lami would have had to report regularly to a probation officer.

Rodgers also asked the judge to order Al-Lami to submit his DNA, and to attend a program "that helps people take responsibility for and change behaviour that has been hurtful, disrespectful, abusive or controlling to a current or former spouse or intimate partner," according to an Ontario government description.

"We don't have any evidence about remorse, we don't have any evidence about insight, [and there's been] no acceptance of responsibility, so I just have a concern in terms of future conduct," Rodgers said.

The judge ordered 12 months of probation for Al-Lami without the condition to report to a probation officer, and declined the Crown's requests for treatment programming and a DNA submission.

'Hopefully life goes on': judge

"It was a threat in writing, and I find it was one that was to be taken seriously ... but I'm not satisfied that it was a threat to actually cause the harm. That's quite a different thing," Boxall said.

Addressing Al-Lami directly, Boxall said the conditional discharge "means you can say you've never been charged with a criminal offence, and you don't have a criminal record," but that any failure to follow probation orders could cancel the discharge and result in a conviction, sentence and record.

"Hopefully life goes on, sir, all right? ... I don't pretend to know all the background of the situation. I'm sure it's complicated. The intention of the court is that your career goes on, you see your children, you're a good dad, the two of you maintain separate lives, but your life goes on otherwise," Boxall told him.

Support is available for anyone affected by intimate partner violence. You can access support services and local resources across Canada by visiting this website. If your situation is urgent, call 911.

If you're worried someone you know may be experiencing intimate partner violence, here are some warning signs, according to the Canadian Red Cross: 

• Victim says their feelings and wishes are ignored by their partner.
• They are being name-called or criticized.
• They are being controlled financially, emotionally, or physically. 
• They are being kept away from friends by their partner. 
• Partner threatens to hurt victim or show anger if they don't get what they want.
• Partner stalks victim. 
• Victim has expressed they've been abused before, verbally, emotionally, physically or sexually.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, here's where to look for help:

• Canada's Suicide Crisis Helpline : Call or text 988.
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868. Text 686868. Live chat counselling on the website .
• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: Find a 24-hour crisis centre. 
• This guide from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health outlines how to talk about suicide with someone you're worried about.

If you're worried someone you know may be at risk of suicide, you should talk to them about it, says the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. Here are some warning signs: 

• Suicidal thoughts.
• Substance use.
• Purposelessness.
• Anxiety.
• Feeling trapped.
• Hopelessness and helplessness.
• Withdrawal.
• Anger.
• Recklessness.
• Mood changes.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/i-will-kill-everyone-around-you-threat-to-ex-by-father-in-double-murder-suicide-emerges-9.7256577

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Total number of stabbings: 72

Number of injuries: 82

30.8% increase in stabbings in June compared to May

Month with most stabbings: June

Month with the least amount of stabbings: April

District with the most stabbings: Old Toronto

District with the least amount of stabbings: York

Source: https://x.com/search?q=from%3ATPSOperations%20stabbing&src=typed_query&f=live

SEEKING INFORMATION — Justin Pollari

Missing from Hilton Beach, St. Joseph Island, Ontario — December 7, 2001

Justin Pollari was 14 years old when he disappeared from Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island on December 7, 2001. He has never been found. He would be 39 years old today.

We are a licensed private investigator working on behalf of Justin’s family, and we are actively investigating this case. New information has recently come to light that we believe can move this investigation forward — but we need your help.

What we know:

On the evening of December 7, 2001, Justin was at the Hilton Beach Community Hall with a group of friends. He was last seen there that night. Earlier that same day, he was seen at a local restaurant called Chez Janine’s in Hilton Beach.

Who we are looking for:

🔹 Anyone who was at the Hilton Beach Community Hall on the evening of December 7, 2001

🔹 Anyone who saw Justin at Chez Janine’s or anywhere else in Hilton Beach on December 7, 2001

🔹 Anyone who knew Justin, his friends, or his family during the time they lived at Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island

🔹 Anyone who knew Justin from school, the skating community, or anywhere else on the island

🔹 Anyone who has any information about Justin’s whereabouts after the evening of December 7, 2001

🔹 Anyone who saw Justin riding a bicycle through the Echo Bay area at any point after his disappearance

🔹 Anyone who may have seen a young man matching Justin’s description in the Sault Ste. Marie area in December 2001 — Justin had blonde hair worn in a Mohawk style, blue eyes, stood approximately 5’9”, and was known to skateboard

Justin’s family has waited 24 years for answers. His friends have never stopped thinking about him. If you know anything — no matter how small or insignificant it might seem — please reach out.

All information is treated in complete confidence. You do not need to go to police to share what you know — you can come directly to us first.

📩 Contact Jay Nicoll, Nicoll Investigations:

jaynicoll@protonmail.com

289-923-7302

nicollinvestigations.ca

You can also submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers:

1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

or online at canadiancrimestoppers.org

OPP case reference: RM01176313

This appeal is posted on behalf of Justin’s mother, Lori Smith, who has never stopped searching for her son.

https://gofund.me/71f18404f

Number of shootings: 113

Number injured or killed: 33

District with the most shootings: North York

District with the least amount of shootings: East York

Month with most shootings: May

Month with the least amount of shootings: January

June had a 33.3% decrease in shootings compared to May

There are an average of 18.2 shootings per month