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Jericho, Ontario January 25, 1893 Beat to death with a club, an axe, and a hoe by a freedman wanted for relations with a girl and his two brothers [15] Constable William Lindsay Comber Police Comber, Ontario May 3, 1894 Killed by a drunken disgruntled farmer by a shot to the abdomen Constable Alexander Wright Brockville Police Service
Robert Kerr Chisholm (May 26, 1819 – February 27, 1899) was a political figure in Oakville, Ontario, serving as mayor in 1866.. He was born in Nelson Township in Upper Canada in 1819, the son of William Chisholm, [1] and was educated in Hamilton.
Ontario shot to death by constable Andy Kis in the Jane and Finch area. The officer fired three bullets into Andrew's lower back and one in the back of one of his thighs. An unfired Glock pistol was recovered from the scene. Officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the SIU. [citation needed] 1996-06-11 Williams, Wayne (24) Ontario
He died in Oakville, Ontario in 1959. [1] Publications. The Destiny of Britain and America, (1921) The Freedom of the Seas, (1929)
The following is a list of unsolved murders in Canada.Hundreds of homicides occur across Canada each year, many of which end up as cold cases. [1] In 2021, the country's intentional homicide rate stood at around 2.06 per 100,000 individuals, [2] increasing for the third consecutive year. [3]
The effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada included 81 deaths and C$137,552,400 ($1,581,876,233.63 in 2023) in damages. Hazel, the deadliest and costliest storm of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season, reached Toronto, Ontario by the evening of October 15, 1954. It peaked as a category 4 storm, but by the time it had reached Canada, it was an ...
Alvin B. Aberdeen Duncan (27 February 1913 – 29 January 2009) was an African Canadian historian and a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran of World War II.. Duncan's family is the only family known in Oakville, Ontario who were directly involved in the Underground Railroad. [1]
Bertram Henry 'Harry' Barrett (10 October 1925 – 30 November 2018) [1] served a number of positions in the Oakville municipal government in Ontario, Canada, eventually being elected mayor of Oakville [2] [3] in 1973 and serving in the position until 1985. Barrett, a plumber by trade, is widely remembered for his centred, pragmatic stance on ...