35 h. ago Watchdog finds no ‘neglect in duty to care’ in B.C. police officer’s death

Sgt. Matthew Ball took his own life a day after Vancouver police revealed sexual assault charges against him and another Central Saanich police officer.

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40 h. ago Elver fisher from Millbrook First Nation charged for allegedly assaulting officer

A man from Nova Scotia's Millbrook First Nation faces charges of assaulting and obstructing a fishery officer.

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3 d. ago Man charged with assault after police say two officers in Vancouver were set on fire

VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week. The department says the 40-year old faces one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer. The incident happened on Thursday night when the officers were on […]

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7 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man charged with luring, sex assault of two girls under 16

Two girls under the age of 16 were allegedly targeted by a man who lured and sexually assault them, according to Peel Regional Police. Officers said Tuesday that between March 23-April 1, an assailant engaged the vicitms on social media. Kanav Bhatia, 23, faces charges including four counts of luring a person under 16, two […]

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8 d. ago Legal woes worsen for Vancouver man at war with authorities over infant son's medical treatment

39-year-old Davis Lim is charged with assaulting a police officer after protesting outside a medical facility where his son is living

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9 d. ago Moscow court sends U.S. citizen awaiting trial to psychiatric hospital

MOSCOW — A U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital, Russian state media reported Sunday. Joseph Tater, 46, was arrested in August 2024 after being accused of assaulting a police officer during a confrontation with staff at an upmarket hotel in the Russian capital. A Moscow court agreed […]

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2 w. ago Ottawa man charged with assaulting YRP officer during traffic stop

A 31-year-old Ottawa man faces 12 charges, including assaulting a peace officer, following a traffic stop in Vaughan. York Regional Police said they were on patrol last Saturday around 11:30 a.m. in the area of Steeles Ave. W. and Hwy. 400 when they initiated the stop. Cops said while speaking with the driver, they observed […]

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2 w. ago Ontario man suing police after sex assault, exploitation charges stayed

A former private school principal in Brampton is suing a Peel Regional Police officer and the police force after sexual assault and exploitation charges against him were stayed. 

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2 w. ago Man charged with assaulting B.C. hospital worker, police officer

Police were called to Eagle Ridge Hospital around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, where a man had allegedly assaulted one of the medical staff.

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2 w. ago B.C. crime briefs: Woman charged in assault against VPD officer | Surrey police warn of rise in distraction thefts | Gun and drugs seized in Kamloops

Here are some of the crime stories happening around B.C. on Thursday, March 27.

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2 w. ago Off duty OPP officer charged with assault in northern Ontario road rage case

An off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer has been arrested and charged after a recent road rage incident in northern Ontario.

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3 w. ago Calgary police officer acquitted of allegation he sexually assaulted woman during rough sex on first date

The 12-member Court of King’s Bench jury acquitted suspended Const. Brandon Kan of sexual assault in connection with an Oct. 10, 2020 incident

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3 w. ago In Calgary courts: Calgary police officer says encounter was consensual at sexual assault trial

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 17-21, 2025

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4 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man accused of assaulting parking enforcement officer

A 55-year-old Toronto man is accused of assaulting a Toronto Police parking enforcement officer in the east end. Toronto Police said officers responded on March 10 at 1:31 p.m. to a call for a fail-to-remain personal injury collision in the Danforth Ave.-Dawes Rd. area. It’s alleged that a parking enforcement officer was attempting to conduct […]

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4 w. ago Man with ‘edged weapon’ arrested in alleged assault on nurse at Langley hospital

A nurse at Langley Memorial Hospital was assaulted by a patient carrying a knife, a union official says. RCMP say a suspect has been released from custody, pending a court date.

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