36 h. ago Teen, 14, charged after imitation firearm brought to Sherwood Park high school

A 14-year-old is facing charges after police seized an imitation firearm from a Sherwood Park high school Thursday. Strathcona County RCMP issued a news release just after 2 p.m. Thursday advising of a heavy police presence at Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School after officers received a firearms complaint. One person was taken into custody, and […]

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60 h. ago Opinion: A quiz on whether Alberta's COVID shot policy is free, fair and easy

In response to Alberta Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange’s Sept. 6 op-ed article: “Alberta refining its approach to COVID shots as feds pull funds.” Here is a quick quiz to see how well you as an Edmonton Journal reader know the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for who should […]

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5 d. ago Fugitive father on the run with kids for years found, shot dead by police in NZ

The December 2021 disappearance of Tom Phillips and his children — now about 9, 10 and 11 years old — confounded investigators for years as they scoured the area looking for him.

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5 d. ago New Zealand dad who evaded authorities with 3 kids for years is shot dead by police

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man who evaded authorities with his three children in the remote New Zealand countryside for nearly four years was shot and killed by a police officer Monday, law enforcement said. One child was with Tom Phillips at the time of the confrontation and the other two children were found […]

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8 d. ago Edmonton police veteran charged after 2024 shooting of suspect: ASIRT

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has charged a 23-year veteran of the Edmonton Police Service with aggravated assault after he shot a suspect at the end of a 20-minute chaos spree in Edmonton’s west end. It all started with 911 calls around 7:27 p.m. on March 1, 2024. Callers reported a stabbing outside […]

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1 week ago Police say Vaughn father shot dead after he ‘confronted’ intruders as brother says family is ‘shattered’

Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, was defending his family when three masked intruders broke into his home early morning

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1 week ago Police say Vaughan father shot dead after he ‘confronted’ intruders as brother says family is ‘shattered’

Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, was defending his family when three masked intruders broke into his home early morning

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2 w. ago U.S. government offers military funeral honours to Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 rioter fatally shot by police

The U.S. Air Force veteran was shot dead by police while trying to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door inside the Capitol

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2 w. ago Man shot by police at Strathcona RCMP detachment now faces charges

"Since that incident, the Strathcona RCMP detachment has reviewed and implemented security measures in order to prevent something like this from happening as best we can in the future"

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2 w. ago Toronto Police officer pleads guilty to criminal charges in 2023 shooting

A Toronto Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal charges after he shot and seriously injured a Black man in 2023, the victim’s lawyer said, as court documents show the man was backing away from police at the time of the incident. David Shellnutt said his client, Devon Fowlin, was in a park with his […]

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2 w. ago Police shot and killed a charging dog, and injured its owner, when the dog attacked police on the Oneida Nation on the Thames, police reported Thursday.

Police shot a charging dog as officers were investigating an incident involving two pit bulls on Oneida Nation on the Thames, Ontario Provincial Police say. On Tuesday at about 8 p.m., Oneida police responded to an animal complaint on Bodkin Road, police say. One resident was walking their dog when two unleashed pit bulls charged, […]

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2 w. ago Halifax police shoots at car after officer nearly run down, guns drawn at wrong suspects

Halifax Regional Police say an officer shot at a car fleeing a traffic stop, and then later police pulled over the wrong suspect vehicle. Two people are now arrested.

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2 w. ago Person charged with murder in deadly 2023 shooting in Penetanguishene

A 32-year-old from Penetanguishene has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 30-year-old who was gunned down in a parking lot in the North Simcoe town two years ago. Ontario Provincial Police said Jesse Deschamps was fatally shot on July 27, 2023, in the rear parking lot of the Village Square Mall […]

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3 w. ago SIU clears Peel police officers of wrongdoing after man shot dead at Pearson airport

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared two Peel Regional Police officers of wrongdoing in a shooting outside Toronto’s Pearson airport in April that left a 30-year-old man dead. A report from the Special Investigations Unit says the officers fired their weapons to “protect themselves and others” after a man in mental distress pulled out […]

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3 w. ago ASIRT investigating after man shot by police in Wîhkwêntôwin

Alberta’s police watchdog say it is investigating the case of an Edmonton officer who shot a man from inside a fire truck bucket. Police were called just over a week ago to a downtown apartment building to respond to a domestic disturbance where a man threatened people with multiple “edged weapons.” The Alberta Serious Incident...

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3 w. ago In Calgary courts: Calgary man charged with domestic abuse after being shot by police granted bail

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Aug. 18 to 22, 2025

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3 w. ago Man involved in neighbour dispute shot and killed by Vancouver police

Police say man was armed when he was shot in east Vancouver

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3 w. ago 2 officers killed, 3rd wounded in Utah shooting, authorities say

Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah, and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday. The officers were identified as Sgt. Lee Sorensen, 56, and Officer Eric Estrada, 31, of the Tremonton-Garland Police Department. A sheriff’s deputy […]

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4 w. ago Toronto cops investigating after child dead in morning shooting

Toronto police say a child is dead after an early Saturday morning shooting. Officers responded to the sound of gunshots around 12:30 a.m. at Martha Eaton Way and Trethewey Dr. on the north side of the city. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they found a boy who had been shot. The child was […]

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