Joanna Lavoie
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More than 500 'completely preventable' drug OD deaths confirmed in Toronto for second consecutive year
Decriminalizing simple drug possession will be key to addressing crisis, says longtime hard reduction worker → Read More
Black-led, Black-serving groups in GTA organize Toronto vigil for Buffalo mass shooting victims
Organizers also calling for more ongoing support to combat anti-Black racism and hate, and address racial trauma → Read More
Man, 23, critically injured in subway station stabbing
Toronto police looking to ID two male suspects who are wanted for attempted murder → Read More
Toronto launching aerial spray program later this month to protect tree canopy from destructive spongy moth
80,000 acres of public and private land set to be sprayed → Read More
Toronto man charged with first degree murder in connection with February homicide in North York
Joshua Olson, 30, of Toronto was fatally shot outside an establishment near Keele Street and Flamborough Drive → Read More
Woman, 21, missing from north Etobicoke's Rexdale area for more than a month
Toronto police are concerned for young woman's safety → Read More
Toronto police release photo of suspect wanted in east-end sexual assault investigation
Incident reportedly happened on a westbound TTC train at Coxwell Subway Station → Read More
‘Unprecedented’: $250K reward offered for information that helps arrest Scarborough murder suspect
Suspects in 12 Toronto crimes featured on Bolo Program’s new Canada’s Top 25 most wanted fugitives list → Read More
Two-alarm fire strikes well-known Portuguese restaurant on Oakwood Avenue
Fire was contained to the basement of York's Churrasqueira Costa Verde → Read More
'Taken far too soon': Spadina Avenue hit-and-run victim deeply missed by many
Toronto police urging driver to turn himself in and asking anyone with info about crash to contact them → Read More
Toronto police ask for help finding missing man, 30, last seen near Pearson airport last fall
Concern is growing for a 30-year-old man who went missing more than four months ago from Etobicoke. Aakash Patel was last seen on Nov. 26 near Pearson International Airport. He was reported missing to police on Saturday, April 16, at 11:07 p.m. Patel is described as five-foot-six with a medium build, brown hair and brown eyes. Police do not have any clothing descriptions available at this time.… → Read More
UPDATE: Toronto police appealing for info after woman struck in early morning hit-and-run downtown
Toronto police’s Traffic Services unit is reaching out to the public for information after a pedestrian was struck and critically injured during an early morning fail-to-remain crash in the Fashion District. The collision happened shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, April 14 on Spadina Avenue, just south of King Street West. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sgt. Murray Campbell said officers who… → Read More
Police seek witnesses, video footage following two-vehicle head-on crash in south Scarborough
Police say one driver was critically injured in collision, while other motorist sustained serious injuries → Read More
Workers at Etobicoke's Metro Distribution Centre ratify contract after week-long strike
Employees getting higher wages, pension and benefit increases over next 4.5 years → Read More
3 suspects wanted in hit-and-run investigation after 2 pedestrians seriously injured in Toronto
Two women reportedly hit by driver of a vehicle at Bathurst and Niagara streets on March 20 → Read More
Police launch week-long speed enforcement blitz as Toronto marks 14th traffic fatality of 2022
So far this year, officers have issued more than 21,000 speeding tickets and laid 270 stunt driving charges → Read More
Man who died after being found stabbed in Cabbagetown South area IDed by Toronto police
Shamar James, 30, of Toronto, charged with second-degree murder → Read More
Toronto police investigating after body found in garbage bag in Leslieville
Stretch of Eastern Avenue, nearby gas station and part of parking lot off-limits as police investigate → Read More
Thousands of tickets issued by Toronto police during #MarchSafe road safety campaign
March Break campaign targeted speeding, and aggressive, distracted and impaired drivers → Read More
'We're at a dead end': Family of Etobicoke teen missing for three weeks pleads for her safe return
Anyone who knows anything about 13-year-old Aveda Polsinelli's wherabouts should contact Toronto police → Read More