10 h. ago Intimate partner violence reports up nine per cent in first half of 2025, Ottawa police say

Ottawa police said they are releasing intimate partner violence statistics in their "continued commitment to bring awareness to the increased rates of violence against women in our city."

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15 h. ago Teen driver arrested, facing drug charge after Manitoba traffic stop, RCMP say

A 17-year-old from Crane River First Nation is facing a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking after he was arrested Saturday during a traffic stop.

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18 h. ago Driver faces charges after woman, 10 vehicles allegedly hit by car in Scarborough

A 36-year-old Markham man faces six charges after he allegedly crashed into a pedestrian and several parked cars in Scarborough on Sunday night. Around 9:19 p.m., Toronto Police responded to a call in the Passmore Avenue and Middlefield Road area after it’s alleged a man driving a black Acura TLX westbound on Passmore Avenue hit […]

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23 h. ago Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers: Think tank

OTTAWA — A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada’s premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than “political theatre.” It lands just ahead of the country’s internal trade ministers meeting in Quebec City this week, where they are expected to […]

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3 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Oshawa woman charged, Oshawa man wanted in human trafficking case

A 46-year-old Oshawa woman is facing multiple charges, and police are searching for a male suspect following a human trafficking investigation. On May 1, Durham Regional Police say a probe was launched following allegations involving a young woman allegedly coerced into the sex trade and investigators determined the victim initially met the suspects in Oshawa […]

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5 d. ago Ontario woman charged twice in the same day for trafficking cocaine

On June 28, a 40-year-old woman from Wabigoon, Ont., was arrested in the early morning for alleged possession of illicit drugs, and again for the same thing around 9 p.m.

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5 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after cleared of most serious sex offences

Hip hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs may have skated on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but still faces prison for prostitution convictions. The 55-year-old was acquitted in a New York courtroom on Wednesday of sex trafficking that could have seen him sent to prison for life. Later in the day, a judge refused to grant […]

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5 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after being cleared of most serious sex offences

Hip hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs may have skated on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but still faces prison for prostitution convictions. The 55-year-old was acquitted in a New York courtroom on Wednesday of sex trafficking that could have seen him sent to prison for life. Later in the day, a judge refused to grant […]

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5 d. ago DIDDY TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS: Orgies, drugs, baby oil, and beatdowns

Jurors and courthouse habitues were treated to eight weeks of disturbing, occasionally titillating and deeply troubling testimony during the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial in New York City. On Wednesday, Combs, 55, was acquitted of the most serious charges, sex trafficking and racketeering but was convicted of prostitution. He insisted he was merely a swinger. HERE […]

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5 d. ago Ottawa police looking for help identifying suspect in assault

Police described the suspect as a white man with a slim build in his mid-to-late 20s or 30s.

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5 d. ago Man sought in human trafficking probe involving teen: London police

London police have issued an arrest warrant for a Woodstock man in relation to multiple human trafficking-related charges involving a teenager.

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5 d. ago A look at the charges and potential sentencing Sean ’Diddy’ Combs faces in his sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial reached a verdict on all but the most complicated counts – racketeering conspiracy – against the hip-hop star. Jurors are continuing their deliberations Wednesday after saying they couldn’t reach a consensus on that top count. Here’s what we know about the charges […]

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7 d. ago Sexual assault charges withdrawn against Ottawa police superintendent

Mark Patterson was suspended from the OPS three years ago amid allegations of sexual assault and breach of trust.

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7 d. ago Ottawa police charge man after he allegedly shot paintballs at 'symbolic' flag

The 41-year-old Kanata man is now facing harassment and mischief charges. 

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: 4 charged following drug trafficking probe in Georgina

York Regional Police have charged four males, including two 15-year-olds, and seized a quantity of drugs and a firearm, following a break-and-enter probe that led to the discovery of drug trafficking in Georgina. On June 15, an investigation into a commercial break-and-enter in the area of Lake Dr. N. and Crestwood Dr. was launched and […]

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1 week ago Diddy’s lawyer mocks sex trafficking case, says charges ‘badly exaggerated’

If convicted, Sean 'Diddy' Combs could face a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life.

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1 week ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, says charges ’badly exaggerated’

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs was portrayed in his lawyer’s closing argument on Friday as the victim of an overzealous prosecution that tried to turn the recreational use of drugs and a swinger lifestyle into a racketeering conspiracy that could put the music mogul behind bars for life. Attorney Marc Angifilo mocked the government’s […]

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1 week ago Manitoba hoteliers arrested for labour trafficking in months

A pair of hotel owners in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie are facing charges related to labour trafficking after a five-month-long investigation, Manitoba RCMP say.

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1 week ago Arrest made in fatal hit and run after suspect vehicle found torched in Ontario town

Police in Hanover, Ont., say they have made an arrested in connection with a hit and run that left a 66-year-old woman dead and the suspect vehicle torched.

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1 week ago Here’s what witnesses of both parties have said at Diddy’s trial

Music mogul Combs, 55, faces federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation with intent of prostitution. He denies all charges and faces life in prison if convicted

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