After the “summer of the gun” in 2005, the number of gun-related incidents has only increased in Toronto, including east Scarborough, a local police officer says. According to unofficial reports from Toronto Police Services, shootings…
Most gun crimes in Toronto are robberies, and there are ways to avoid getting into a situation where a weapon is involved, says Const. Gary Gomez of Toronto Police Services. Here are some tips:
Mayor David Miller acknowledges gun offences are the only major crime offences that have not been reduced over the past five years, but he says there is a plan. It’s three main steps involve hiring…
Though mostly pleased with the results of an audit into Catholic school trustees’ expenses, a local trustee says the process could have been more thorough. Oliver Carroll, the trustee for the Toronto Catholic District School…
Poor Scarborough. It seems to have a nasty reputation for just about everything. Even shopping. Based on the way some people complain, Scarborough has no variety, you have no chance of finding a unique gift…
An extension to a barrier blocking a 20-metre drop in Botany Hill Park meant to be done a week ago should now be completed in a few days if all goes well, a park official…
While the U.S. housing market is in shambles, things in Scarborough aren’t so grim, local real estate brokers say. Paul Etherington, a real estate broker and manager at RE/MAX Rouge River, said overall his area…
“It’s closed.” With those words, Toronto Police admitted this month the investigation into the 1990 disappearance of local resident Elizabeth Bain has come to an end. Bain, whose body has never been found, was last…
It was June, 19, 1990 when Elizabeth Bain, 22, went missing, after telling her mother she was going to check the tennis schedule at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus where she was a student….
Liberal candidate Derek Lee cruised to an easy win in Scarborough-Rouge River on a night when red Liberal campaign signs dating back to his first victory in 1988 surrounded his Sheppard Avenue East headquarters. Lee…