Safety, Security, and Crime Headlines

Toronto's drug checking service has issued a warning after a surge in both suspected fatal opioid overdoses and emergency calls for paramedics, believed to be linked to opioids this month.

Toronto police say a man has been arrested after a suspected hate-motivated assault in the PATH underground pedestrian walkway earlier this year and a separate alleged assault this week. The 37-year-old suspect from Toronto has been charged with hate-motivated assault, among other offences