20 h. ago Woman rescued after vehicle crashes into Ontario cottage country lake

Ontario Provincial Police in Peterborough County say officers rescued a 45-year-old woman after her vehicle crashed into Rice Lake early Tuesday morning.

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4 d. ago Watchdog closes probe into police officer's actions during tense standoff

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared an OPP tactical officer who fired a less-lethal weapon at a knife-wielding man during a standoff at a Seaforth home four months ago. Ontario Provincial Police were called on Dec. 20 around 3:30 p.m. to a domestic disturbance at a Seaforth home where a resident asked police to remove a […]

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2 w. ago RCMP arrest Cuban national trying to enter Canada by running across border bridge

The RCMP said officers arrested a Cuban national attempting to enter Canada from the United States by running across the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge that connects Ontario to New York. The Mounties said their Niagara-on-the-Lake border integrity unit officers, with help from Ontario Provincial Police, arrested the individual last month under the Immigration and […]

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3 w. ago Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of Haldimand OPP officer

Const. Greg Pierzchala hit a button and recorded his own death. After pulling up to a collision scene on Dec. 27, 2022, the 28-year-old Ontario Provincial Police officer, who finished his probationary term that morning, started his body-camera, which recorded his first and final words with Brandi Stewart-Sperry and her partner. “Guys, I’m giving you […]

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3 w. ago Murder trial starts for two accused in shocking death of Ontario police officer

For the first time, the public heard the details of OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala's death; six shots from a Glock-19 hit the new officer and he collapsed onto the road

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3 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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4 w. ago Havoc on Hwy. 401, 402, 403 amid icy conditions, 'sudden death' probe

Lanes in both directions of Highway 402 were closed Wednesday morning as Ontario Provincial Police officers carried out a “sudden death investigation,” officials said. The highway was closed between Nauvoo and Forest roads, according to Lambton OPP. It’s part of a morning of havoc on 400-series highways across the storm-hit London region. “It has caused […]

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4 w. ago Ontario’s police watchdog investigating after teenager shot by Toronto police

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a police officer shot a teenager in Toronto Sunday afternoon, saying officers attempted to arrest a boy, who was in a car.

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