11 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man charged after shots fired last month in York

A 30-year-old Toronto man is facing gun and drug charges after a firearm was discharged in the York area. Toronto Police said that officers responded to a person with a gun call April 24 in the Weston Rd.-Jane St. area, where the accused allegedly discharged a firearm into the air before fleeing. Police identified a […]

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14 h. ago On duty Edmonton police officer kicked and stomped man's head during arrest, jury hears

A trial is underway for a then-Edmonton police officer caught on camera putting his boots to a man’s head during an arrest, with the prosecutor urging jurors to find him guilty of using excessive force. Oli Olason, a former constable with the Edmonton Police Service tactical unit, pleaded not guilty Monday to a single count […]

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14 h. ago Paramedic suspected fatal UVic call was more serious than 911 report

Paramedic, firefighter, police officer testify at coroner's inquest for UVic student Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, who died of a drug overdose

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44 h. ago Neighbour details concerns over property at centre of shooting probe

A London home at the centre of a shooting investigation has been targeted by bylaw enforcement in the past, city hall officials say. A heavy police presence descended on a house on Adelaide Street, south of Oxford Street, last Monday around 7:30 a.m. after a shooting victim showed up in hospital two hours earlier. Investigator […]

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60 h. ago 'Do what we can': More memorial masses planned for victims in Lapu Lapu Day attack

Police officers were stationed outside a Saturday morning mass at St. Andrew's Parish in Vancouver.

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63 h. ago SUV thefts lead to three arrests, dog seized at Brampton auto repair shop

An investigation into stolen SUVs led to the arrests of three men and seizure of a dog at an auto repair shop in Brampton last week. Peel Regional Police say officers responded to two separate incidents in Mississauga where a grey 2025 Honda CRV and a white 2025 Honda CRV were stolen last Sunday and […]

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69 h. ago Berkshire’s Warren Buffett Says Trade Can Be an ‘Act of War’

Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett addressed US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies at the company’s annual meeting in Omaha, saying trade “should not be a weapon.”

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3 d. ago Gatineau police opening surveillance camera registry to fight crime

Gatineau police are creating a “surveillance camera registry” and are asking business owners and residents with outdoor cameras to sign up. “By registering their cameras, residents can partner with the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) to help police officers and investigators advance investigations following a crime that may have occurred in […]

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3 d. ago Gangs, jerry cans and a Grey Cup ring: undercover cop testifies in trial of alleged Alberta Avenue arsonist

An undercover police officer who cozied up to an alleged serial arsonist says the accused took him on a tour of houses he burned while regaling him with stories about life on the street. Darcy Willier is in the midst of a Court of King’s Bench trial on a 16-count indictment alleging he set fire […]

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3 d. ago Michigan cop on trial tells jurors he feared for his life before killing African immigrant

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head testified in his own defense Friday, telling jurors at his second-degree murder trial that he was “running on fumes” and fearing for his life after losing his Taser during an intense fight. “I believed […]

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3 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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3 d. ago St. Thomas police called to clashes at elementary school, high school

Officers responded to incidents at two separate St. Thomas schools this week involving students making threats, police say. The first incident was on Tuesday when officers were called to an unidentified high school after a student threatened a member of the administration, St. Thomas police stated in a news release on Friday. Officers went to […]

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5 d. ago FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest

WASHINGTON — The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The reasons for the moves were not immediately clear, though they come as […]

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5 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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6 d. ago Fire tears through hotel in eastern Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 14 people

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire tore through a hotel in the city of Kolkata in eastern India, killing at least 14 people, police said Wednesday. Senior police officer Manoj Kumar Verma told reporters that the fire broke out Tuesday evening at the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata and was doused after an effort that […]

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6 d. ago Shooting charge laid after injured man shows up at London hospital: Police

Rachael Gauthier said she was inside her Adelaide Street home Monday morning when she saw London police vehicles and officers outside what she described as an unsanctioned scrap metal operation across the street. Tactical officers backed up by an armoured vehicle surrounded the property at 726 Adelaide St. N., south of Oxford Street, where she […]

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6 d. ago Alleged killer accused of 2023 murder of mortgage broker in Vaughan

A  Vaughan man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of a mortgage broker who was discovered with a significant head injury. York Regional Police said officers responded to a call for an injured person at 2:25 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023 at  a residence in the Laskin Dr.-Ilan Ramon Blvd. area. […]

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7 d. ago Body found in northern Ontario river IDed as missing American man: OPP

Provincial police say a body found in a northern Ontario river earlier this month has been identified as an American man who was reported missing last December. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a request from local police in International Falls, Minn., in January to help with a missing person investigation. Police say U.S. officials […]

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7 d. ago Four children killed when vehicle smashed through Illinois building, police say

CHATHAM, Ill. — Four children were killed and several more were injured when a car smashed through a building during an after-school program Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle hitting three people outside, ramming through the building and then […]

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7 d. ago London police hosting townhall meeting about home razed in fire

London police and bylaw officials will be at a public meeting to address community concerns about a home damaged in a fatal fire this month.

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