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Just hours after finding a man's body in a ditch in Scarborough, Toronto Police have made an arrest.
A man in his 20's was taken into custody on Sunday but authorities haven't released any more information about him.
The arrest comes after police found a body near McCowan and the 401 around 2:30 a.m., while checking out complaints of an assault taking place.
Authorities say the man had chest wounds.
There is no word on potential charges.
(with files from James Moore)
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7/22/2012 4:29:00 PM
Officials in Colorado have identified all of the victims of the theatre shooting in Aurora.
Among the deceased victims was a 6-year-old girl and a man who died on his 27th birthday and a day before his wedding anniversary.
Families grieved and waited at hospitals, which reported at least seven still in critical condition Saturday and others with injuries that likely are permanent.
Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6, had gone to the movies with her mother, who was drifting in and out of consciousness in a hospital
intensive care unit, bullets lodged in her throat and a gunshot wound to her abdomen.
``Nobody can tell her about it,'' Annie Dalton said of her niece, Ashley Moser. ``She is in critical condition, but all she's asking
about is her daughter," she said.
``She was excited about life as she should be. She's a 6-year-old girl,'' her great aunt said.
Another victim, 27-year-old Matt ...
A 29-year old man has been killed in a fight in Vaughan.
Police were called to a parking lot off Zenway Blvd, near Highway 27, at 3:15 a.m. Sunday to break up a fight among a group of people outside a night club.
By the time officers arrived, they found the victim had been stabbed and he died on the scene.
Two other people were injured.
According to investigators, the victim had been a patron of the Al-Finjan night club.
Investigators are interviewing witnesses but have no suspect information at this time.
The victim's name will not be released until his family is notified.
(with files from James Moore)
It was an unscheduled stop for a TTC bus late Sunday morning, right into the side of a coffee shop at Queen and Peter Streets.
Passersby saw a Red Rocket faceplanted into the brick wall.
The front of the bus is crumpled in around the door but the building seems to have suffered to significant damage.
3 people suffered minor injuries, the bus driver and one passenger taken to hospital to get looked over.
Nobody else was seriously hurt.
Reports say the cause was some sort of traffic mishap involving a rental car and a taxi.
Emergency crews shut the intersection down to clean up the mess.
(with files from James Moore)
Warnings from Toronto Police on Sunday after a woman was tackled and groped in the Danforth and Coxwell area around 3:30am.
Allegations are the woman was walking alone near Monarch Park Avenue and Strathmore Boulevard and was followed by a male suspect.
That's when she was grabbed from behind and tackled to the ground.
The victim kicked and scratched her alleged attacker and managed get away.
The suspect was last seen running down Danforth.
Police say the suspect has 22 to 28 years old, has brown skin, stands roughly 5'8 with short, black hair.
He was wearing a yellow golf shirt.
The giveaway might be scratches left on his neck, as the alleged victim fought to get away.
Anyone with information should get in touch with police or Crime Stoppers.
A decision has been made at Penn State - the university is removing the statue of former football coach Joe Paterno and putting it into storage.
The coach is accused of concealing child sex abuse allegations against retired assistant Jerry Sandusky.
A plastic sheet has been draped over the statue, getting it ready for removal.
Penn State's president says the statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing
It looks like it'll be tough to get around the city this weekend in the car.
A number of events have closed major streets in Toronto.
It's also expected to be the final weekend of the closure of Queen and Spadina for TTC track work. The intersection is supposed to open sometime on Monday.
Fusion of Taste - Saturday and Sunday closure
Albion Road from Islington Avenue to Thistledown Boulevard will be closed from Saturday, July 21 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, July 22 at 1 a.m.
Youth Day Event - Sunday closure
Yonge Street from Queen Street to Dundas Street will be closed in both directions on Sunday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. to accommodate this event.
Fusion of Taste - Saturday and Sunday closure
Albion Road from Islington Avenue to Thistledown Boulevard will be closed from Saturday, July 21 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, ...