16 h. ago VPD whistleblower alleges ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quotas

B.C.'s police watchdog says the Vancouver Police Board must look into an officer's allegation that arrest quotas have been issued as part of Mayor Ken Sim's "Task Force Barrage."

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17 h. ago CRIME SCENE: B.C. man charged in connection with alleged Toronto child sexual abuse

An Aldergrove, B.C., man faces numerous charges in connection with a Toronto Police probe into possession of child sexual abuse material. It’s alleged that the accused was communicating online with a person under the age of 16, met and sexually assaulted the victim in person and created sexual abuse material. On March 28, Toronto Police […]

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19 h. ago Vancouver announced as 1st PWHL expansion team, will play at Pacific Coliseum

The PWHL has not unveiled a name for the new club yet, but we know when they hit the ice at the Pacific Coliseum next season they will dress in Pacific blue and cream.

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21 h. ago The PWHL has arrived in Vancouver, bringing hockey back to the Pacific Coliseum

The team doesn't have a name yet, but the dream is now real for young Vancouver women's hockey players. They have a team of their own.

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45 h. ago ‘Unrecognizable’ NFL draft bust couldn’t fit in cop car after arrest, police say 

Justin Blackmon reportedly was unable to fit in the back of a police cruiser after he was arrested for alleged public intoxication.

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45 h. ago Officers kicked, spat upon during woman's arrest at London motel: Police

A woman kicked and spat upon London police officers who were investigating an assault at a south-end motel, police say. It was about 2 a.m. on April 19, last Saturday, when London police say officers were called to a motel in the 600-block of Wellington Road – an area near the intersection with Southdale Road […]

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6 d. ago Vaughan man, 42, faces more than a dozen new sex assault charges

A 42-year-old Vaughan man faces more than a dozen new sexual assault charges as more allegations against him surface. York Regional Police say Giuseppe Agrippa was previously arrested March 4 on five charges, including two of sexual assault, and since then “multiple” alleged victims have come forward reporting similar incidents. On Tuesday, the accused was […]

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6 d. ago Additional alleged victims feared after case worker, 71, accused of child luring

A 71-year-old case worker has been charged with child luring and York Regional Police are appealing to other possible alleged victims. On Feb. 15, investigators were told a youth had been frequently communicating with a male suspect, who indicated he was a therapist and would offer his services at no cost. Police say they met […]

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7 d. ago N.B. man charged with attempted murder, allegedly fired ‘dozens of gunshots at police’

A 34-year-old man from Kingsclear First Nation, N.B., has been charged with attempted murder after an RCMP member and seven police vehicles were struck by bullets. 

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7 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Cops hunt alleged thief after mail stolen in Ajax

Durham Regional Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly stole mail in Ajax. A thief made his way into a Canada Post location in the Westney-Kingston Rds. area and stole two packages, police alleged. Officers released an image of a suspect whom they describe as a Black male, about 20-30 […]

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8 d. ago VPD boost security amid reports of plot to kill officer in Downtown Eastside

In an internal email obtained by Global News, officers are advised of the possible threat, which indicates there's a group of young men aiming to kill an officer.

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9 d. ago Man accused of setting VPD officer on fire has lengthy history with the law

We are learning more about the criminal record of a man accused of setting a Vancouver police officer on fire.

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9 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Pickering religious leader faces seven sex assault charges

York Regional Police have charged a religious leader with seven counts of sexual assault. Cops said the suspect, Pravin Ranijan, 44, of Toronto, was running religious studies out of a residence in Pickering. Police said a victim alleged that, between January 2021 and October 2024, they had been sexually assaulted six times during spiritual study […]

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1 week 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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1 week ago Nepean Conservative files police report alleging stolen signs

Barbara Bal points the finger at Liberal Party campaign workers for the sign damage

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1 week ago Two Vancouver police officers set on fire in DTES, suspect treated for burns

As VPD was arresting the suspect, police allege he used a flammable substance to set the officers’ uniforms on fire.

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1 week ago 2 officers set on fire in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, police say

Vancouver police said it happened as the pair were patrolling the area as a part of Task Force Barrage, an initiative to boost police presence in the area.

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1 week ago Durham police arrest man, 29, allegedly pretending to be teen while attempting relationship with girl, 13

29-year-old man met the victim on Snapchat, where he allegedly posed as a 15-year-old boy

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1 week ago Two police officers, two others injured in Langley crash that followed a robbery in Surrey

Four people have been arrested in connection with the robbery in Surrey Wednesday and crash on Thursday in Langley.

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1 week ago Author, wife of Weezer bassist shot by police, arrested after allegedly aiming gun at them

Police say they ordered Jillian Lauren several times to drop the gun but she refused and pointed it at them. They did not say whether she fired the gun

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