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CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
E-scooter rider seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in downtown Toronto
Toronto police cruisers are seen in this file photo. (Simon Sheehan/CP24) A man in his 30s has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while riding his e-scooter in downtown Toronto Tuesday afternoon. Police say they received a call at 3:41 p.m. about the collision that occurred near Richmond Street East and Yonge Street, south of Queen Street West. Toronto paramedics told CTV News Toronto that they transported the e-scooter rider to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene, police say. The circumstances that led to the collision are not immediately known.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Grenade-like object ‘deemed safe' after police temporarily shut down roads near Toronto park
A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby A brief grenade scare temporarily shut down part of Toronto's downtown core Saturday morning, but police now confirm the suspicious object is safe. Toronto police say they responded at around 8:45 a.m. to Harold Town Park, near Church and Yonge Streets, after someone reported seeing what appeared to be an explosive. The area was quickly closed off as the Explosive Disposal Unit was called in to assess the object. However, shortly after 10 a.m., in a post to social media, police said the item no longer posed a threat and that the scene has been cleared. All roads have since reopened. No injuries were reported.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- CTV News
Police search for five suspects after jewelry store robbery, collision in North York
Police are investigating a collision involving a vehicle used in a robbery in North York on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Chopper 24) Toronto police are searching for five suspects after a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in North York on Thursday afternoon. Police said they received the call just before 5 p.m. for a robbery at a store on Yonge Street near Steeles Avenue. Five suspects used a weapon to smash display cases, police said. No injuries were reported at the store. The suspects then fled in a vehicle and shortly became involved in a collision near Steeles Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue, said police. The suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. No descriptions have been released.
CTV News
12-06-2025
- CTV News
Police search for five suspects after jewelry store robbery, collision in North York
Police are investigating a collision involving a vehicle used in a robbery in North York on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Chopper 24) Toronto police are searching for five suspects after a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in North York on Thursday afternoon. Police said they received the call just before 5 p.m. for a robbery at a store on Yonge Street near Steeles Avenue. Five suspects used a weapon to smash display cases, police said. No injuries were reported at the store. The suspects then fled in a vehicle and shortly became involved in a collision near Steeles Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue, said police. The suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. No descriptions have been released.
CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
Male pedestrian struck in Scarborough's Cliffside area
A Toronto police vehicle is shown parked on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives A pedestrian was transported to the hospital via emergency run on Monday night after being hit by the driver of a vehicle in Scarborough. The collision happened in the Cliffside neighbourhood, near Kingston Road and Midland Avenue. Toronto police said they were called to that area at 9:49 p.m. for reports of a male pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. The motorist remined on scene, they said. Currently, westbound Midland is closed at Kingston as police investigate. More details to come…
