Halton Region

• History at risk in Ontario’s Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

  Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2025
  
• How toy guns brandished by Ontario youth in ‘assassins game’ is prompting real fear

  Ontario's Halton Regional police issued a public alert after getting multiple calls over the past week from residents insisting they had seen teens on school ground with weapons.

  Crime

  May 3, 2024
  
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• Man treated for hypothermia after jumping into Lake Ontario to avoid police

  Halton Regional Police says a 35-year-old male, allegedly having possession of a stolen vehicle, jumped into the water near Spencer Smith Park to avoid officers.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2023
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• Ontario to move ahead with regional government review without facilitators

  In a statement, he has asked a legislative committee to instead conduct that review and notes that committees can carry out work in a 'public, open and accountable' manner.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2023
• 2 days after 5 million bees fell of truck in Burlington, Ont., public still urged to be cautious

  Two days after a load of five million bees fell off of a truck in Burlington, Ont., police say some are still "buzzing around" and urged people to be cautious in the area. 

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
• Kitchener man dead after falling from cliff in Burlington

  Halton Region police say the man was hiking with friends on Sunday when he fell from a cliff in the conservation area in Burlington.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
• ‘High and dry’: Homeless amputee case highlights lack of services, housing across GTA

  Thomas Mohr, an Oakville man who became homeless after his leg was amputated, continues living in his vehicle at an Oakville shopping plaza. It's now been 238 days. 

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2023
• Man charged in Oakville mall altercation that sent security guard to hospital

  Halton police have arrested a suspect accused of assaulting a security guard during an altercation Monday in the South Oakville Mall parking lot.

  Crime

  Jun 21, 2023
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• ‘Extremely difficult’: Ontario man homeless after leg amputation

  From working as a carpenter and business owner for 52 years, the 69-year-old now lives in his broken-down Dodge pickup truck in an Oakville shopping plaza.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
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• Police investigate hidden camera found in bathroom of Toronto-area Aritzia store

  A camera was found concealed in the staff bathroom of an Aritzia store, police have confirmed. An investigation by officers and an internal company probe are underway.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2023