59 h. ago Two people charged after $2M worth of illegal cannabis seized in Ontario: police

Provincial police say they’ve charged two people from Mississauga after seizing more than 4,000 illegal cannabis plants in the Niagara region. Police say officers responded to a location on Hwy. 3 in Wainfleet on Feb. 26, after a referral from Health Canada inspectors who said that cannabis was being illegally grown. They say officers found […]

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60 h. ago 2 people charged after $2M worth of illegal cannabis seized in Ontario: police

Provincial police say they've charged two people from Mississauga, Ont., after seizing more than 4,000 illegal cannabis plants in the Niagara region.

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65 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Driver clocked at nearly 200 km/h, Facebook Marketplace theft

A driver has been busted for stunt driving after going nearly 200 km/h in the GTA. Ontario Provincial Police say their Aurora division officers pulled over a 24-year-old man from Vaughan driving on Highway 427 on Monday around 10 p.m. Police say he was clocked going 198 km/h northbound in the HOV lane at Langstaff […]

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6 d. ago Man falsely accuses partner of impaired driving, assaults her: Ontario police

A 43-year-old Ontario man is charged after falsely accusing his partner of impaired driving, with police discovering he was the one driving under the influence.

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8 d. ago Ontario resident loses more than $200,000 in fake utilities bill scam

A person from Ontario lost about $215,000 after being told to make cryptocurrency payments to deal with an inflated utilities bill that turned out to be fraudulent.According to the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), they were dispatched to a home in the Huron-Kinloss, Ontario municipality after a resident reported being the victim of fraud. According to police, the victim received a bill from a utilities company that seemed higher than usual.After speaking with what they believed was a company representative, the victim was led to believe there was a processing error. They were instructed to make cryptocurrency payments to solve the issue.The investigation has been passed to the South Bruce OPP Crime Unit, which deemed the interaction fraudulent.The OPP has been dealing with cybercrime more lately, wrapping up Project Atlas in December. The four-week project was designed to combat cryptocurrency investment fraud. In total, more than $70 million was prevented...

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1 week ago ‘It will shut down manufacturing’: Ontario will stop nickel shipments to U.S. if tariffs imposed, Doug Ford says

Ford also said he is prepared to legislate a Buy Ontario policy to prioritize the province's products

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2 w. ago Police ID victim, downgrade murder charge in Ontario restaurant fire

York Regional Police have identified the victim of a fatal late-night restaurant fire north of Toronto and downgraded a murder charge against the alleged arsonist. 

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2 w. ago Teen arrested with loaded handgun at Campbellford high school: Police

Police say an Ontario teenager allegedly carrying a loaded handgun, ammunition and knives was arrested after making threats at his high school. Ontario Provincial Police say no one was injured before the 15-year-old was arrested Tuesday afternoon without incident at the high school in Campbellford, a community east of Toronto. OPP spokesperson Const. James Clarke […]

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2 w. ago Teen arrested with loaded handgun at Ontario high school, no injuries: police

Police say an Ontario teenager allegedly carrying a loaded handgun, ammunition and knives was arrested after making threats at his high school.

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2 w. ago LILLEY: Ontario cops seizing fentanyl at the Canadian border

Ontario's Operation Deterrence showing results due to OPP and local police aiding in border measures.

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2 w. ago Suspected trafficker arrested after fleeing car crash on Highway 401

A suspect is facing several charges, including drug trafficking, after a vehicle crashed on Highway 401 in Leeds and Grenville United Counties early Thursday. Ontario Provincial Police said they were informed of a single-vehicle crash at about 2:30 a.m. The car was found unattended and obstructing traffic. The suspect was later located nearby and arrested. […]

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2 w. ago Police catch inmates, including murderer, who escaped Ontario prison by simply walking away

The two elderly men serving time for serious crimes were apparently able to just walk away from the minimum security prison in Gravenhurst

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3 w. ago One dead after rural crash between transport truck, SUV: Police

Police were investigating a Wednesday morning crash between a transport truck and an SUV that killed the driver of the latter. It was shortly after 7:30 a.m. when Ontario Provincial Police announced the deadly crash at Norwich Road and Base Line – a rural intersection located just east of the Oxford County community of Norwich. […]

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3 w. ago Retired London police officer charged with historic sex assaults

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historic sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced on Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations […]

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3 w. ago Retired London police officer charged with historical sex assaults: SIU

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historical sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations against […]

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3 w. ago Lifetime driving ban for London man who rammed police cruiser in wild chase

A London man who led police on a wild, drug-fuelled chase through parts of Southwestern Ontario, forcing one cruiser off the road and smashing into another, has been given a lifetime driving ban and ordered to repay an insurance company more than $27,000. Trevor Goessell, 39, was also given a time-served sentence of nearly 30 […]

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