14 h. ago 4 charged with impaired among dozens of weekend offences: Caledon OPP

Caledon OPP pulled four allegedly impaired drivers off area roads over the weekend, charged six others with stunt driving and laid more than 160 traffic-related charges. On Saturday around 1 a.m., an officer responding to a traffic complaint on Hwy. 10 near Highpoint Side Rd. found a driver who allegedly appeared to be operating a […]

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18 h. ago Jury begins deliberating fate of 3 former Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols was in the hands of 12 people who do not live in the city as jury deliberations began Tuesday in the 29-year-old Black man’s death. The jury began deliberating after a prosecutor and defense lawyers presented closing […]

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40 h. ago 5 RCMP cruisers destroyed in trackhoe rampage, Alberta man charged

A stolen trackhoe rampage left a business fence and five RCMP cruisers destroyed, and now a suspect accused of previously threatening police is facing even more charges.

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3 d. ago Drivers remain in serious condition, OPP lay charges in Hwy 15 crash

A passenger in one of the cars in a severe crash Friday afternoon has been charged with obstructing an officer and drug possession, OPP said Saturday. Leeds OPP responded to multiple reports of a two-vehicle head-on collision at noon Friday on Highway 15 near the village of Elgin, about 120 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.  Both […]

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4 d. ago Kentucky man who won $167M Powerball jackpot lands in Florida jail days later

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky Powerball winner was arrested and charged with kicking a police officer in Florida days after he won a $167 million jackpot. James S. Farthing, who goes by Shannon, found out Sunday that he won the state’s biggest ever jackpot after his mother called him, according to a media release from […]

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6 d. ago Suspended Gatineau police officer arrested for impaired driving

A Gatineau police officer under a previous suspension faces a new charge of impaired driving.

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7 d. ago N.S. truck driver charged with dangerous driving causing deaths of two people

RCMP have charged a 36-year-old man with dangerous driving causing death after investigating a collision that killed two people in Cape Breton last year.

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8 d. ago Man from Nova Scotia First Nation charged with assaulting DFO officer with car

The Mounties are alleging that a man from a Mi'kmaq First Nation struck a fisheries officer with his car as the officer was attempting to carry out an inspection early Saturday.

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1 week ago ASIRT investigating after Alberta RCMP fire gun during 'confrontation' on Montana First Nation

Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after “at least one” Mountie shot a suspect on the Montana First Nation on Thursday, according to RCMP. Maskwacis RCMP were asked to help the Edmonton Police Service after people fled from a stolen vehicle into a home on the First Nation south of Edmonton. Two suspects left the home […]

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1 week ago RCMP joins police union in accusing Alberta public safety minister of spreading misinformation

Hill said when Ellis suggested some 911 calls were not being answered, the RCMP checked with its communications centres and found there is nothing to support that information.

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2 w. ago Quebec coroner calls for tougher drunk driving penalties in line with rest of country

A Quebec coroner says if the province's penalties were in line with the rest of the country, a dangerous driver who killed a motorcyclist in 2020 would not have been on the road.

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2 w. ago RCMP, Calgary police issue warnings as icy roads cause multiple collisions

Both the Calgary police and the Alberta RCMP have issued separate warnings urging drivers to use caution on the roads as multiple collisions caused road closures Tuesday morning. In a post to social media website X, CPS warned Calgary drivers of extremely icy road conditions and multiple vehicle collisions on city roads, including Deerfoot Trail […]

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2 w. ago Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment has been charged with public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a Northern California ski resort. The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced the misdemeanor charges Thursday against the 37-year-old actor, who starred as a child in movies “The Sixth […]

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2 w. ago Ottawa police officer Charlene Abella suspended without pay after sex crime charges

Ottawa police say Const. Charlene Abella has been suspended without pay following her release on bail for sex crime charges.

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3 w. ago Watchdog finds no ‘neglect in duty to care’ in B.C. police officer’s death

Sgt. Matthew Ball took his own life a day after Vancouver police revealed sexual assault charges against him and another Central Saanich police officer.

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3 w. ago Elver fisher from Millbrook First Nation charged for allegedly assaulting officer

A man from Nova Scotia's Millbrook First Nation faces charges of assaulting and obstructing a fishery officer.

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3 w. ago NPF Releases Open Letter to Minister Ellis Addressing Repeated Falsehoods about Alberta RCMP

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Police Federation (NPF), the certified bargaining agent representing ~20,000 RCMP Regular Members and Reservists, including approximately 3,500 serving Albertans, has issued a public letter to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Mike Ellis, expressing concern over his continued pattern of spreading false and […]

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3 w. ago Man charged with assault after police say two officers in Vancouver were set on fire

VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week. The department says the 40-year old faces one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer. The incident happened on Thursday night when the officers were on […]

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3 w. ago Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill and his wife involved in domestic dispute, police say

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his wife were involved in a domestic dispute at their South Florida high-rise condominium, but no charges were filed, according to a police report. Sunny Isles Beach officers responded to the home Monday following a call from Hill’s mother-in-law, who began living with […]

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3 w. ago Anker Powers Up Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2025 as the Official Charging Partner

Keeping fans connected from the first set to the final encore through seamless charging, interactive experiences, and clean energy solutions BELLEVUE, Wash, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This spring, the desert is getting a major power boost. Anker, the global leader in charging technology, is making its Coachella debut in electrifying style as the […]

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