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St. Catharines doc accused of 'knowingly, improperly bilking' OHIP

A St. Catharines doctor “orchestrated a scheme to illicitly improve his billings at the expense of Ontario taxpayers who fund it,” a prosecutor charged Wednesday.

December 19, 2019 Crime

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Toronto van attack accused finally hands over passwords

Red tape and computer troubles delayed the trial for the man police say killed 10 pedestrians and seriously injured 16 others as he drove along a busy Yonge Street sidewalk in 2018, court heard Monday.

December 16, 2019 Toronto & GTA

Alek Minassian is shown in a photo from his LinkedIn page.

Men accused in Via Rail terror plot choose retrial by judge alone

Two men accused of plotting to derail a VIA Rail train will face a second trial in September.

December 16, 2019 Ontario

Chiheb Esseghaier, left, and Raed Jaser in 361 University Ave. court Jan. 29, 2015. (Sketch by Pam Davies /Toronto Sun_

HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Man gunned down on Hwy. 400 just weeks out of prison

Two months before Terrence Agtual was statutorily released from prison this fall for a violent crime, he was found with an eight-inch metal shank in his prison cell, according to parole board documents.

December 14, 2019 Toronto & GTA

Terrence Agtual (Toronto Police handout)

Toronto jail inmates 'protested' to get showers during lengthy lockdowns

Lockdowns caused by jail-house staff shortages are “a vicious cycle that has to be broken,” says a defence lawyer representing a cocaine dealer whose lengthy lockdowns recently triggered a shorter sentence by a frustrated judge.

December 14, 2019 Toronto & GTA

Toronto South Detention Centre on Wednesday July 31, 2019. (Stan Behal/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network)

Judge blasts province for 'deplorable' lockdowns due to jail staff shortages

A senior Superior Court judge lambasted the Ontario government for “absolutely unacceptable” lockdowns caused by jail staff shortages as he reduced the sentence for a cocaine-dealing, firearm-packing criminal.

December 12, 2019 Toronto & GTA

Swift guilty verdict for man, 25, who slaughtered innocent woman

Justice came swiftly Wednesday for Nicholas Johnson who slaughtered a hard-working, innocent woman whose greatest mistake was falling love with him.

December 11, 2019 Toronto & GTA

Virgil Jack, 31, was found slain in a North York park on Aug. 18, 2017. (Toronto Police handout)

Jury is out on alleged love triangle killer of pregnant mistress

A jury is now deciding whether Nicholas Johnson killed mistress Virgil Jack in a rage because he thought she was pregnant, or if he’s innocent of the ghastly allegations.

December 11, 2019 Crime