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CBC
7 hours ago
- CBC
Man wanted on 1st-degree murder charge after Toronto stabbing
Social Sharing A man is wanted on a first-degree murder charge after a stabbing in Toronto's east end on Tuesday, police say. Anthony Steven Oliveira, 24, of no fixed address, should be considered "armed and dangerous," Toronto police said in a news release Thursday. "If located, do not approach and call 911," the news release said. Oliveira is known to use public transit throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including Toronto, Durham Region and Peel Region, police said. Officers responded to a call for a stabbing around 11 p.m. on Tuesday near Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue, according to the news release. A fight happened between two males behind a plaza, and officers found a man who had been stabbed. Police previously said a male suspect was seen running from the area wearing dark clothing. The victim, Toronto man Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane, died in hospital on Tuesday. The 36-year-old is the city's 16th homicide victim of the year. Oliveira is also wanted in connection with an assault that happened earlier this month in Oshawa, Toronto police said in an email on Friday. In that instance, the suspect pulled a knife and tried to stab a person in the area of Steeplechase Street and Windfields Farm Drive E. on June 1, Durham Regional Police said in a news release on Monday. No injuries were reported, and the suspect took off before police arrived. In that instance, Oliveira is wanted for an alleged assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and two counts of failure to comply with a probation order, Durham police said.
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Police seek witnesses, info after Oshawa home defaced with anti-LGBTQ2S+ slurs
A Durham Regional Police officer's logo emblem is shown in Bowmanville, Ont. on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives Police in Durham Region are seeking witnesses and information following a hate-motivated incident in Oshawa they say was directed at the LGBTQ2S+ community. On Sunday, at about 2:50 p.m., police said they attended a call for mischief call at a home near Adelaide Avenue East and Townline Road North. At the scene, officers from East Division said they found a person's property that had been defaced with 'hateful and derogatory slurs.' Investigators said they believe the victim's residence was 'specifically targeted.' 'We are deeply concerned and disheartened by this act of hate and property damage directed toward the LGBTQ2S+ community and all those impacted by this senseless act,' police said in a news release. 'Everyone deserves to feel safe and accepted for who they are.' An investigation is now underway and police say they're 'committed to ensuring those responsible are held accountable.' Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Const. Cronin, of Durham police's East Division Criminal Investigations Branch, at 1-888-579-1520 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
1 suspect sought in stabbing of woman in Oshawa
A Durham Regional Police officer's logo emblem is shown in Bowmanville, Ont. on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives A woman has been rushed to a Toronto trauma centre with serious injuries after a stabbing in Oshawa, officials say. In a post to social media, Durham police say officers responded to reports of a stabbing near Oxford Street and Wentworth Street West. It's unclear what time the incident happened or what led up to it but a 'heavy police presence' remains in the area, officials say. 'No one is in custody at this time,' police wrote in an email to CP24. 'However it is believed the parties are known to one another and the incident is believed to be isolated.' Investigators said they are searching for a Black male suspect, five-foot-10, between 35 and 40 years old with a thin build and short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt in the area of Oxford Street and Wentworth Street West.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Stabbing in Ajax leaves 16-year-old boy in critical condition
A Durham Regional Police cruiser is seen in this undated photo. A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being stabbed in Ajax late Friday night. Durham Regional Police said they got multiple calls about a fight in the area of Audley Road and Lythgoe Lane just before midnight. As officers arrived, they observed a large number of people dispersing at the scene, police said. They did not initially locate a victim. A short time later, police said they were notified that a 16-year-old man showed up at a local area hospital with stab wounds. 'It was confirmed that the victim was injured during the fight call,' police said in a news release on Saturday. The victim was subsequently transferred to a Toronto-area trauma centre, where he is in critical but stable condition. Investigators have not released suspect information. They are appealing to anyone with information to call 1-888-579-1520 extension 2517 or 2562 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
CTV News
12-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Durham Region man wanted for abducting his son in India arrested
Kapil Sunak, 48, was wanted in a parental abduction investigation. Sunak was arrested at Pearson Airport on June 11. (TPS photo) A 48-year-old man from Durham Region who was wanted by police after allegedly abducting his young child in India has been arrested. Police allege that the suspect travelled with his three-year-old son, Valentino, to Delhi in July 2024 and failed to return to Canada with the boy by a court-ordered date of Aug. 8. They say he kept custody of the child in contravention of the court order. A Canada-warrant was issued earlier this year for Kapil Sunak, 48, of Ashburn (a hamlet of Whitby), for abduction by parent/custody order. On Tuesday, Sunak was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency upon his return to Toronto at Pearson International Airport. Arrangements had been made for him to return to Canada. Sunak has been charged with abduction of a child under 14 years in contravention of a court order. He was scheduled to appear in bail court on June 11. Camila Vilas Boas and son Valentino, 4 North York resident Camila Vilas Boas poses for a photo with her four-year-old son, Valentino. The mother and son are returning to Canada from India on May 29 following a months-long parental abduction situation. (Supplied) Earlier this year, Valentino's mother, Camila Vilas Boas, travelled to northern India's Chandigarh region after learning that her son was in that area with his father. After a long legal battle, Boas told CP24 that on April 22 a judge in Chandigarh's high court ordered Sunak to return his son to her and issued an order of repatriation to Canada for Valentino. Boas and the boy returned to Canada late last month. What complicated matters in this case is that India is not a signatory of an international convention that helps to resolve cross-border custody disputes, nor is parental abduction considered a crime there, meaning that Sunak would not be charged there for allegedly withholding Valentino, who is now four-years-old, from his mother, nor would he face extradition to Canada. This investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-1200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
