Aaron D’Andrea
Supervising Online Journalist
Aaron D’Andrea is a supervising online journalist with Global News.
He first joined Global News in July 2021 as a national online journalist, and specialized in breaking news.
Before joining Global, D’Andrea was a reporter for Metroland Media Toronto. While there, he broke several stories and covered major news events like the 2018 Toronto Van Attack. During his time at Metroland, he won two Ontario Community Newspapers Association awards.
D’Andrea’s career began in the television industry before becoming a journalist. He holds an honours advanced diploma in journalism from Humber College in Toronto.
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3 Regina officers shoot at man during struggle, killing him: police watchdogSaskatchewan's police watchdog is investigating after three Regina officers were involved in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man last week.CrimeSep 29
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Police find 48 guns, 17K rounds of ammo during Windsor, Ont. raidA Windsor, Ont., man is facing multiple firearms charges after police found 48 weapons and roughly 17,000 rounds of ammunition during a raid earlier this year.CrimeSep 29
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Police arrest 2nd teen in murder of 8-year-old Toronto boy, 1 teen outstandingToronto police say one suspect remains outstanding after officers arrested a second in connection to the shooting death of an eight-year-old boy.CrimeSep 26
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Video captures shootings at Vaughan, Ont., homes, targeted twice in a monthYork Regional Police have released video footage capturing targeted shootings at two homes in Vaughan, Ont., earlier this week.CrimeSep 26
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Dark-web drug network dubbed ‘RoadRunna’ dismantled by Ontario RCMPA “sophisticated” drug network based on the dark web that was responsible for shipping around 400 packages weekly across Canada has been dismantled, Ontario RCMP say.CrimeSep 25
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Blue Jays fans ate 826K hot dogs during 2025 ‘Loonie Dogs’ nights, team saysDuring Tuesday’s home game against the Boston Red Sox, Blue Jays fans ate 92,896 $1 hot dogs – bringing the season total to 826,308 franks consumed during those nights.CanadaSep 24
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Ontario dad arrested after ‘dangerously’ driving at students on school fieldA parent is facing charges after “driving dangerously” through a high school field and towards students in Oshawa, Ont., last week.CrimeSep 23
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Man, 18, wanted for 1st-degree murder in shooting of Toronto rapperToronto police have identified a second suspect wanted in the shooting death of a Toronto rapper earlier this month.CrimeSep 22
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Teen critically hurt after hitting light pole while leaning outside car in HamiltonA teenage girl is in hospital after hitting a light pole while leaning outside of an allegedly stolen vehicle last weekend, Hamilton police say.CrimeSep 18
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Ontario man selling car online stabbed in throat during test drive: policeAn Ontario man trying to sell his car online was seriously hurt when he was stabbed in the throat during a test drive earlier this year.CrimeSep 17
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Bear enters Ontario home, attacks couple who let their dog outsideAn Ontario couple were hurt on Tuesday after a bear entered their home when they let their dog out and attacked them.CanadaSep 17
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Ontario judge acquits Michael Thompson in cottage country sexual assault caseAn Ontario judge has found Coun. Michael Thompson not guilty of sexually assaulting two women in cottage country roughly three years ago.CrimeSep 16
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Ontario city stops speed camera use as Ford pushes for end to ‘tax grab’The City of Vaughan has formally dropped its use of automated speed enforcement cameras as Ontario’s premier urges municipalities that have them to end the “tax grab.”PoliticsSep 16
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Engine failure led to plane crash at Toronto sports field, federal investigators sayA small plane that crashed at a sports field near a school in Toronto’s east end had an engine failure mid-flight, federal investigators say.CanadaSep 16
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‘She loved people’: Veteran Canadian journalist Beverly Thomson dead at 61While she was most well known for her role as former co-host of CTV’S Canada AM, Beverly Thomson spent several years at Global News, anchoring Toronto’s evening news program.CanadaSep 15
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Homeless man killed, several beaten in string of ‘violent’ attacks in Toronto: policeA 20-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy are facing charges in a string of “extremely violent" attacks against several vulnerable men in Toronto.CrimeSep 15
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Montreal teen terror case pushed back again as defence awaits evidenceThe case against a 17-year-old Montreal boy who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State has been postponed once again.CrimeSep 12
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Canada’s Wonderland starting fall chaperone policy amid ‘unruly’ behaviourCanada’s Wonderland will require guests ages 15 or younger to be accompanied by a chaperone at the amusement park this fall.CanadaSep 10
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Historic Toronto building may soon have 60-storey tower built above itThe City of Toronto should approve a redesigned development proposal that would see a 60-storey tower built above a more than 130-year-old building, staff recommend.PoliticsSep 10
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Hamilton police arrest 3rd suspect after bystander killed during gunfightA third person has been arrested after a young, innocent bystander was struck and killed by a stray bullet during a gunfight in Hamilton, Ont., earlier this year.CrimeSep 9
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16 Toronto speed cameras damaged overnight, police sayToronto police say 16 automated speed enforcement cameras were damaged overnight throughout the city Tuesday.CrimeSep 9
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Montreal man gets 6-year U.K. jail sentence for smuggling drugs in mobility scooterA 71-year-old man from Montreal has been sentenced to six years in prison in the United Kingdom for attempting to smuggle more than $1 million of cocaine.CrimeSep 9
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2 Toronto hospital patients get Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants in Canadian 1stTwo Toronto hospital patients are now the first Canadians to have Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implanted in the country.HealthSep 4
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Child, 11, dead after Richmond Hill, Ont., suspected arson sends 5 to hospital: policeYork Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween confirmed the death Wednesday, just days after a fire ripped through a home and sent five people to hospital.CrimeSep 3
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Ontario Indy race shifting to Markham, ending Toronto ties since 1986 inceptionFor the first time since its inception in 1986, IndyCar Series’ annual downtown Toronto race will shift north to Markham, Ont., starting next year, officials announced Wednesday.SportsSep 3