Meredith Bond

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Meredith Bond

The Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway will be shut down on Sunday morning for the Bike for Brain Health so if you are heading downtown on Sunday, keep that in mind. Here’s what’s going on this weekend in the GTA. Anyone with a bike can ride Toronto’s highways while supporting world-leading research, innovation, care and education at Baycrest for Alzheimer’s and other dementias at this weekend’s Bike for Brain Health on Sunday.

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Meredith Bond

Two youths have been arrested after a van was allegedly stolen from a driveway in Hamilton. Hamilton police were called to the area of Rymal Road and Fletcher Road around 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday for reports of people attempting to steal vehicles from driveways. Officers arrived on the scene and saw a white van with three to five teens inside it. The van sped off when police attempted to stop it. The van was later located unoccupied on the side of Fletcher Road a short time later.

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Meredith Bond

An e-bike driver has been seriously injured in a collision with a vehicle in Etobicoke. Toronto police were called to Islington Avenue and the Highway 401 ramp just before 10 p.m. for reports of a collision. The e-bike driver was rushed to hospital via an emergency run with serious injuries. The driver of the other vehicle involved remained on the scene. Islington is closed at Monogram for an investigation.

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Meredith Bond

A high school program that has nurtured young creative minds and given them the confidence to pursue a career in the film industry is now coming to an end, but students are fighting back to try and save “Film Arts” at Earl Haig Secondary School. “What went through my head when I first heard this news, I got sad for all of the me’s who won’t get an opportunity to do what I did,” said Toronto native and TV writer Daniel Gold.

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Meredith Bond

Toronto police have arrested a suspect for allegedly sexually assaulting a child at a mall in the Yonge and Dundas streets area. It’s alleged on May 17, the victim, a child, was in a corridor leading to the washrooms inside a mall. The suspect approached the victim and attempted to talk to them. The suspect then allegedly sexually assaulted the victim. The victim then ran to their friends for help and the suspect fled the scene. On May 20, Remington Puopolo, 40, of Toronto, was arrested.