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Video shows pickup truck smashing into Toronto magic mushroom shop
Security video obtained by Global News shows a dark pickup truck smashing into an illegal magic mushroom dispensary shop in Toronto early Thursday. Toronto Police said a vehicle had driven into a storefront business on Bloor Street, near Brunswick Avenue, at around 2:30 a.m. The driver did not remain at the scene and police are investigating. An outside security video shows a pickup truck driving into the front of Shroomyz Magic Mushroom Dispensary on 497 Bloor Street West. Moments later, a person dressed in all grey, with a hoodie, exits the truck and runs off. An inside security video shows the moment the pickup truck strikes the storefront. The truck comes to a stop with part of its front inside of the store, striking a long white table located inside. It does not appear anyone enter the store but an alarm can be heard going off. Story continues below advertisement This is not the first time the magic mushroom dispensary business has been damaged. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Toronto Police said they responded to a suspected arson at a Shroomyz location on Yonge Street near Grosvenor Street on Aug. 6 at around 3:30 a.m. Five days later, a car drove into the same Shroomyz on Yonge Street on Aug. 11. A property manager spoke to Global News and called it a case of vandalism and that the store's facade and front wall was damaged. 'It's a case of vandalism. It is sad, but what can you do? I know that worse could have happened … It has to get fixed … our job is to clean up the mess,' a man who identified himself only as Mousa with MARS properties said. He said he is working with the tenant to get the business back up and running. View image in full screen Shroomyz on Bloor Street West in Toronto. Don Curran / Global News Toronto has seen a flurry of magic mushroom dispensaries open around the city, often operating brazenly and without hiding the purpose of their stores. Story continues below advertisement Inside, products range from magic mushrooms to chocolate infused with the drug. Helpful cashiers stand ready to advise people looking for guidance. In spite of the apparent official nature of these shops, Toronto police are clear that the entire enterprise is illegal. They're not operating through any loophole that the brazen presentation might suggest. Police have raided them fairly regularly, but previously told Global News the opioid crisis was a significantly higher priority when it comes to allocating enforcement resources. — with files from Global News' Isaac Callan
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Man found not criminally responsible for knife attack on pastor must stay in hospital
A man who tried to stab a Catholic pastor in the middle of a Sunday religious service last winter in Winnipeg will have to stay in a hospital psychiatric unit and abstain from alcohol and other intoxicants. Pawel Olownia was found not criminally responsible for the Feb. 9 incident at Holy Ghost Parish, which saw him unsuccessfully attempt to attack a pastor with a knife bearing a 10-centimetre blade. Olownia, who was 50 at the time, underwent a psychiatric assessment that found he suffered from delusions he was being persecuted by authorities. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy A provincial court judge ruled he was not criminally responsible on charges including assault with a weapon and sent the case to the Criminal Code Review Board. The board has placed several conditions on Olownia, including that he reside in a psychiatric ward, abstain from intoxicants and not attend a Catholic church or contact the victim. Story continues below advertisement The board disposition, dated July 30, also bans Olownia from possessing any weapons, and says he may be granted passes from the hospital on the recommendation of his treatment team. The Criminal Code Review Board annually reviews the conditions placed on people found not criminally responsible and can make adjustments based on factors such as public safety and the reintergration of the individual into society.
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2nd teen girl dies days after fatal jet ski collision on Ontario lake
Ontario Provincial Police say a second teenage girl has died after a jet ski collision on a lake killed another teen girl and injured two others. OPP said they were called to Lake St. Clair near Coutour Beach in the Municipality of Lakeshore, just east of Windsor, on Aug. 14 at around 2 p.m. OPP told Global News that the personal watercraft — a Jet Ski — was towing a tube. The watercraft and tube struck the wall along the shoreline, often referred to as a break wall and it is a steel wall along the water side of the property. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy First responders rescued four teens from the lake with the help of nearby residents, OPP said. A 17-year-old girl from Windsor-Essex County was taken to hospital where she died from her injuries, police said. Story continues below advertisement A second and third teen, a 15-year-old girl and 17-year-old girl, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A fourth teenager, a 16-year-old girl from Calgary, who was air lifted to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries died in hospital almost a week later on Wednesday. 'Essex County OPP extends their deepest and sincere condolences to everyone who has been affected by this tragedy,' the OPP said. There were no other watercrafts involved.
