3 d. ago Guns, drugs seized, 5 arrested in joint Manitoba police investigation

Winnipeg police say an investigation alongside Manitoba RCMP has led to the seizure of 30 guns and $60,000 in cocaine and hydromorphone.

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4 d. ago Almost $50 million in cocaine found hidden in trucks crossing into Canada from U.S., police say

Nine people were arrested, in what Peel Regional Police described Tuesday as the largest drug bust in the police service’s history

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5 d. ago Largest fentanyl bust in OPP history part of two drug trafficking probes

"I don’t want us to be distracted by the narrative of fentanyl going from Canada into the U.S. and take away from the public safety concern around fentanyl.”

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5 d. ago Record $48M cocaine bust dismantles transnational crime network: Peel police

Peel police seized $48M in cocaine, dismantling a cross-border drug network in the largest bust in the service’s history. Nine people have been arrested.

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5 d. ago Peel cops’ largest drug bust: 479 kilos of cocaine seized, nine arrested

Peel Regional Police have seized 479 kilograms of cocaine and arrested nine people in a transnational drug bust. Chief Nishan Duraiappah says it marks the largest drug bust in the service’s history. The investigation started in June 2024 when investigators uncovered a criminal network using commercial trucks to smuggle drugs across the U.S. border into […]

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7 d. ago Eight arrested, $2.5M in drugs seized after investigation of Petawawa firearm incident

A weapon was discharged in the hallway of an apartment building on March 22, sparking the investigation.

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7 d. ago Eight arrested, $2.5M in drugs seized after Petawawa firearm incident

A weapon was discharged in the hallway of an apartment building on March 22, sparking the investigation.

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1 week ago 32 guns seized as part of $7M Ontario fentanyl bust, most weapons came from U.S.

York Regional police say 23 people from across southern Ontario have been arrested and more than $7 million worth of Fentanyl were seized after a seven-month investigation.

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1 week ago WARMINGTON: Peel cops find two murder suspects in B.C., wanted for Brampton killing

Turns out both accused have been in Canada for two years on international student visas but are now held on a first-degree murder rap

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2 w. ago Two arrested, $22,000 in illegal drugs seized after traffic stop: EPS

A routine traffic stop on May 15 led Edmonton police to arrest two people and seize more than $20,000 in illegal drugs. The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said in a Friday news release that they stopped a black Dodge Ram with heavily tinted windows at 6:15 p.m. on May 15 while conducting traffic enforcement near […]

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2 w. ago Multiple traffic stops lead to arrests of B.C., Sask. and Alberta residents: RCMP

Alberta RCMP conducted several traffic stops resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs and unstamped tobacco

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3 w. ago Peel cops seize five loaded guns and make nine arrests in one day

Cops kicked off the Victoria Day long weekend by seizing five loaded firearms across the GTA and laying numerous gun and drug-related charges. Peel Regional Police say officers from the Strategic and Tactical Enforcement Policing team executed a search warrant at a Toronto residence around 6:30 a.m. last Friday and allegedly seized two loaded handguns, […]

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3 w. ago B.C. crime news: Youth arrested in Richmond in connection with lottery cyber attack | One person arrested in Kamloops after police seize drugs and weapons

Here are some crime stories from around B.C. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

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4 w. ago This is what Shoppers Drug Mart stores used to look like in Ontario

Shoppers Drug Mart, which is now Canada's largest pharmacy chain, traces its roots back to a small, family-run business. Long before it became a household name, the foundation for the company was laid in Toronto in the first quarter of the 20th century.In the early 1920s, Leon Koffler opened up a pharmacy on College Street in Toronto. At the time, most drugstores relied on clerks behind the counter, but Koffler's store would later become one of the first to introduce a revolutionary self-service model.When he passed away in 1941, his son Murray Koffler, who was 17 years old at the time, took over the family's two drug stores. After earning a degree in pharmacy from the University of Toronto, Koffler began making changes to the business. Inspired by the layout of Dominion grocery stores, he removed the soda fountain and placed the prescription counter at the front of the store. Koffler emphasized prescriptions and health aids, while maintaining a self-service layout ...

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