4 h. ago Cop's 'momentary lapse' led to crash with London Transit bus: Watchdog

A London police officer who cut off a city bus and caused a crash that seriously injured a female passenger had a “momentary lapse of judgment” but didn’t commit a crime, Ontario’s police watchdog says. The officer was driving his cruiser west on Queens Avenue near the London courthouse at 80 Dundas St. on June […]

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12 h. ago Après l’attaque d’une synagogue, une mosquée visée par un incendie en Angleterre

Un incendie ayant endommagé samedi soir une mosquée dans le sud de l’Angleterre est traité comme un «crime de haine» par la police.

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3 d. ago Edmonton police arrest 'Project Gaslight' shooter who fled to India

On Sept. 20, Arjun Sahnan was arrested and charged with multiple firearms offences after returning to Canada from India

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3 d. ago Edmonton police arrest another suspect in South Asian community extortion plot, days after Indian gang deemed terrorist group

Insp. Darrin Gordon, an Edmonton police organized crime investigator, said it's not clear yet whether the Project Gaslight extortions were the work of the Bishnoi Gang

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3 d. ago Opinion: The CFL’s dangerous flirtation with Americanization

At a time when Canadians have been calling for “elbows up” against the threat of American absorption, the president and board of governors of the Canadian Football League have announced changes to the game that will effectively make it scarcely distinguishable from its NFL counterpart. Many have applauded the changes as bold, but bold doesn’t […]

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3 d. ago ‘People are mad’: Councillor, police talk escalating crime woes in west Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say there's been a reported uptick in crime near the city's western edge, and more than 200 people showed up to a community forum Wednesday to look for solutions.

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4 d. ago Surrey radio host says she could have been hit by stray bullet in extortion

On Tuesday, Surrey police confirmed they were called to the building housing Swift 1200 AM, on 76 Avenue, after a staff member noticed evidence of a shooting.

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4 d. ago Missing Edmonton teen Samuel Bird presumed dead, homicide investigating: EPS

“We believe Samuel’s body was disposed of on land, and that steps were taken to conceal the body to avoid detection"

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4 d. ago Former OPSEU branch president charged with fraud, Peel police say

A former branch president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 228 has been charged after union funds were allegedly misappropriated. In a news release issued Wednesday, Peel Regional Police said OPSEU Local 228 investigated the matter internally before contacting cops with evidence that led to the criminal investigation. “Allegations indicate that the […]

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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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5 d. ago US IPOs Face SEC Approval Deadline Ahead of Government Shutdown

The looming shutdown of the US government is threatening to interrupt the recent IPO revival, with companies facing a tight deadline to secure approval as the market regulator prepares to halt most of its activities.

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5 d. ago U.S. government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress

WASHINGTON — A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off. The government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday […]

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9 d. ago Police issue 30 tickets at street racing meetup in west Edmonton

"In a year where traffic fatalities are set to eclipse the last two years, and extreme speeding and street racing are an ongoing problem on our streets, this behaviour is unacceptable"

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1 week ago Police charge one man, another wanted in 2013 north Edmonton sex assault

More than a decade after a woman was attacked in north Edmonton, police say DNA has led to one man being charged, and a warrant issued for a second suspect connected to the case. On Jan. 1, 2013, a woman was sexually assaulted by two men in a parked vehicle in the Clareview area, police […]

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1 week ago White House threatens mass firings as government shutdown looms

Washington (AFP) — The White House raised the stakes in a clash over a possible US government shutdown Thursday, telling federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings by President Donald Trump’s administration. The memo by the White House Office of Management and Budget warned that the Republican administration would go beyond the usual practice […]

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1 week ago B.C. MP Jenny Kwan urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China

Jenny Kwan said she is an "evergreen target" of interference from Beijing and noted the Chinese government has tried to threaten and intimidate other Canadians.

Economics

1 week ago Shooting on Macleod Trail tied to organized crime, say police

Car seen leaving the scene, found burning soon after

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1 week ago Edmonton police investigating second suspicious death over the weekend

Homicide detectives are investigating a second suspicious death in Edmonton over the weekend. At roughly 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, northwest patrol officers responded to call in the area of Conestoga Street and Bonaventure Avenue, where they located a 34-year-old woman dead. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, and homicide detectives continue to investigate. Police […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Police watchdog probing crash that left boy driver, 14, seriously hurt

Special Investigations Unit says Toronto Police cruiser pursued driver for speeding before crash in Scarborough

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2 w. ago Man walking downtown with ‘large machete’ arrested: Winnipeg cops

A Winnipeg man is facing charges after police say they spotted him walking downtown Thursday morning with a large machete over his shoulder.

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