3 d. ago Niagara cops say 30 arrested in massive crime syndicate tied to drugs, stolen autos, guns

A multi-jurisdictional police task force has smashed a criminal organization that cops say had its fingers in a multitude of rackets. Niagara Regional Police detectives, in conjunction with the RCMP, the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario and other law enforcement agencies, announced the results of Project Road King on Thursday. The year-long investigation resulted in […]

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5 d. ago Police task force arrests 13 in connection with slaying of Quebec City woman

A series of 14 raids in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, the South Shore and Ontario executed as part of probe into Dec. 16 killing.

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1 week ago Police force members in New Brunswick file harassment complaints against police chief

Saint John's police force has said it won’t comment on the complaints because it does not want to interfere with a judicial process.

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1 week ago Abbotsford, B.C. police launch dedicated extortion task force

Abbotsford police have launched a task force in response to a recent increase in the frequency and severity of extortion-related incidents.

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1 week ago Thursday's letters: Focus on health care, education, economy

Danielle Smith has been on three trips, that I know of, to promote Alberta interests. I don’t see any difference. She wants to ban books, keep her focus on transgender kids, even threatening the use of the notwithstanding clause, an APP to replace the CPP, a provincial police force, and sovereignty for Alberta. Where do […]

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1 week ago China’s Meek Climate Targets Offer Little Support to Clean Tech

China’s struggling clean-tech giants will be reliant on market forces — not policy mandates — for growth over the next decade after President Xi Jinping announced targets for renewables and electric vehicles that the country should comfortably achieve.

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1 week ago Home invasion leaves victim seriously hurt; suspect arrested

The victim told police they were awakened by "the sound of the door being forced open before being violently assaulted."

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2 w. ago New Edmonton police chief says force working to fix relationship with Crown prosecutors

Warren Driechel made headlines earlier this month when he urged Alberta’s justice ministry to overturn a pending plea deal for a woman charged with killing an eight-year-old girl.

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2 w. ago Quebec suspects face more than 100 charges in GTA auto theft investigation: police

Durham Regional Police say officers from the force's auto theft unit arrested five people at a residence in Mississauga on Wednesday after executing a search warrant.

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2 w. ago Calgary police used ‘reasonable’ force at 2023 protest that concussed teen: ASIRT

Officers who responded to an Israel-Palestine protest in Calgary have been cleared of wrongdoing after a teen was forced to the ground and concussed.

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2 w. ago Brantford police say fraudsters pretending to be officers in phone scam

The Brantford Police Service says fraudsters appear to be impersonating the police force by calling residents and claiming to be a detective.

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2 w. ago Man charged in Old East Village shooting was wanted by two police forces

Kevin Harp, 41, was also under a lifetime weapons ban as part of a drug-trafficking conviction seven months ago.

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3 w. ago Final stage of Spanish Vuelta cycling race interrupted by pro

MADRID (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters have interrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta. There were clashes between police and protesters near the route finale in Madrid on Sunday. Some protesters carrying ani-Israel banners partly blocked the road and forced riders to stop. More than 1,500 police officers had been deployed ahead of the last […]

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3 w. ago Two dead, one in hospital after vehicle crash in Cape Breton

The Cape Breton Regional police force says officers arrived at the crash site in New Victoria shortly before 7 p.m.

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3 w. ago Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in child death case EPS criticized Crown over

It comes a day after Edmonton police made public a letter from the force to Alberta's Justice Ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

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3 w. ago ‘That’s not manslaughter!’: Family of Edmonton girl slams reduced plea in her death

It comes a day after Edmonton police made public a letter from the force to Alberta's Justice Ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

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3 w. ago Opinion: Cancelled coal hearing shows Alberta energy watchdog forgets who it serves

Faith is fragile and it’s fading fast for governance in Alberta. It’s not just for the obvious reasons — politically motivated pension schemes and police forces, perverse social engineering, and the systematic dismantling of public health care. No, the lens I see Alberta through is its natural resource treasures and how they are being squandered […]

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3 w. ago ‘Miscarriage of justice’: Edmonton police object to manslaughter plea in girl’s death

Edmonton police threatened if the Crown does not change course, the force will release its own details in the homicide case so it can be judged in the court of public opinion.

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3 w. ago Downtown Eastside to get new police district as Task Force Barrage draws to a close

The creation of District 5 comes as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim claimed the city had recorded a 23-year low in violent crime, seven months after the launch of "Task Force Barrage."

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3 w. ago New Vancouver policing district for Downtown Eastside as task force results unveiled

VANCOUVER — Plans are underway to establish a new policing district in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, after a temporary task force in the neighbourhood produced what police are calling significant results. Vancouver Police Chief Const. Steve Rai said Monday that the formation of a new police district in the Downtown Eastside will initially draw from the […]

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