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'Switches' are turning handguns into machine guns on GTA streets
Toronto police have seized more devices that illegally transform semi-automatic handguns into fully automatic machine guns this year than ever before, according to new data shared with CBC News.
Warrant issued for Toronto gold heist suspect after court no-show
A warrant has been issued for one of the men charged in connection to the Pearson Airport gold heist after he failed to appear in court.
Asylum seeker living in car after being evicted from government-funded hotel room
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which has leased hotels to house asylum seekers in recent years, has an eviction policy that gives occupants very little notice to move out, leaving many homeless in the midst of a housing crisis.
Here's how the U.S. trial of a Canadian linked to the Pearson gold heist could play out
The first of two trials linked to the gold heist at Toronto's Pearson airport is slated to begin in September in Pennsylvania, but only one of the Canadian men accused in the case is in U.S. custody. Legal experts weigh in on the likelihood of extradition and how the U.S. trial could potentially affect the Canadian case.
Advocates hopeful but wary of banks' pledge to stop abusive e-transfers
The Canadian Bankers Association and Interac both say they are actively exploring technology to prevent people from using e-transfers to perpetuate abusive behaviour. It comes months after multiple Canadians told CBC News they have been victimized by abusers who use e-transfers to circumvent other safeguards that survivors of intimate partner violence have put in place.
Drake's security firm set up months after rapper was 'freaked out' by uninvited visitors to his home
The security firm operating outside Drake's Toronto mansion — which calls itself "Canada's #1 provider of security services" — was set up months after a representative for the rapper told city officials he was “freaked out” by uninvited visitors and required “heavy security outside” his home.
Canadian banks need to do more to stop abusive e-transfers, survivors say
Women who have received threatening and abusive e-transfers from their former partners say Canadian banks need to step up and do more to prevent the misuse of their banking applications.
Kenneth Law to plead not guilty to 1st-degree murder charges, lawyer says
Alleged poison seller Kenneth Law will face 14 counts of first-degree murder in connection with deaths in Ontario, CBC News has learned. The upgraded count signals another significant shift in the way authorities approach the poison seller case. Law's lawyer says he will plead not guilty.
Wildland firefighters in many parts of Canada struggle to get compensated for serious illness
Wildland firefighters put their lives on the line to contain fires and save communities, infrastructure and ecosystems. But if they develop life-threatening illnesses associated with smoke exposure, many aren’t eligible for the same presumptive compensation available to their urban colleagues.
Suicides abroad prompt Peel Police to investigate website that sold lethal substance
A report in the Times of London focusing on an Ontario man's website has prompted a Peel Regional Police investigation. The report linked the defunct site's sale of a toxic substance to multiple suicides overseas. Toxicology experts warn of a troubling increase in suicides involving sodium nitrite.