A peaceful day in a Vaughan, Ontario plaza turned into a dire situation Wednesday when a man entered an RBC bank branch with a gun and took 13 people hostage.
York Regional Police got the call at around 1 p.m. and arrived at the Royal Bank branch at Dufferin Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West shortly after.
York Regional Police say that one person is dead and one severely injured following an industrial accident involving two workers in the Vaughan area.
The call came in at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Applewood Crescent, according to a spokesperson from the provincial emergency medical helicopter airlifting agency Ornge.
After spending the 2014 season developing players in the USL Pro league in Wilmington, North Carolina, Toronto FC will now have its own team playing out of Vaughan, Ontario, called Toronto FC II.
It seems GTA commuters waiting for a Yonge Street subway extension to Richmond Hill will have to wait a little longer.
With Vaughan voters heading to the polls May 2 for the third time in seven months, there’s one thing their candidates seem to agree on: some residents are tired of elections.
York Region commuters should soon know if they will be facing a transit strike.
Students work hard to present plays at 65th annual Sears Ontario Drama Festival.