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Ombudsman mulls new probe after three Ontario police suicides
TORONTO – Ontario’s ombudsman is mulling whether to take another look at how provincial police deal with officers who suffer serious stress on the job and, in some cases, end up killing themselves. In a statement on Tuesday, Paul Dube…
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Man in custody, two Mounties injured, after double chase near Edmonton
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – A pair of Edmonton-area RCMP officers were injured overnight while trying to stop a man suspected of pulling off two robberies. Mounties say they tried to stop a suspect entering Sherwood Park after he had allegedly…
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Man facing 32 charges in string of 11 Toronto area gas station robberies
Toronto police say a 25-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing 32 charges in connection with 11 alleged robberies from gas stations. Investigators say the thefts occurred in Toronto and Peel region between Aug. 14 and Sept. 7 of this…
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First Nation wants inquiry into racism, assaults linked to hydro development
WINNIPEG – A northern Manitoba First Nation is calling for a provincial inquiry into racism, discrimination and violence linked to hydroelectric development on its territory. York Factory First Nation Chief Leroy Constant said Premier Brian Pallister should order an inquiry…
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B.C. officer who killed man sues watchdog, alleges investigation too long
VANCOUVER – An RCMP officer who killed a man during a confrontation in British Columbia has launched a lawsuit against the provincial police watchdog alleging the investigation that cleared him of any wrongdoing after the shooting took too long. Corp.…
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‘Second class citizens:’ Grand chief says racism ongoing at Manitoba Hydro
WINNIPEG – Indigenous people continue to suffer from racism connected to hydroelectric development in northern Manitoba, the grand chief for the area said two weeks after a review found abuse and violence dating back to the 1960s. “Our people have…
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Four charged in shooting that left Manitoba RCMP officer with serious injuries
WINNIPEG – Four men have been charged in the shooting of an RCMP officer this week in western Manitoba. Therae Racette-Beaulieu, 18, from the Sandy Bay First Nation faces charges that include two counts of attempted murder and possession of…
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Man dies in hospital after confrontation with police in northeast Calgary
Calgary police say a man possibly suffering a mental health crisis has died in hospital following a confrontation with officers early Friday morning. Police say they were called to a gym in the city’s northeast on Thursday night to respond…
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RCMP say two dead in plane crash in rugged area southwest of Calgary
KANANASKIS, Alta. – RCMP say two men died Wednesday in the crash of a small plane in a rugged mountainous region southwest of Calgary. Police say the twin-engine aircraft went down around 1:30 p.m. There were eyewitness reports that the…
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Coroner’s inquest called into death of B.C. RCMP officer in Taser case
VICTORIA – A coroner’s inquest will be held into the suicide of an RCMP officer who was in charge of media relations in British Columbia when Robert Dziekanski was fatally stunned with a Taser at Vancouver’s airport. Pierre Lemaitre was…
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Police, sheriffs vehicles, involved in sideswipe crash near Edmonton
LEDUC, Alta. – A number of people are in hospital after a highway crash involving an RCMP vehicle, two others belonging to Alberta Sheriffs and a civilian sport-utility vehicle. The accident happened around 9:00 a.m. Friday along the southbound lanes…
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Former Mountie who fired Taser at Robert Dziekanski drops appeal of sentence
VANCOUVER – The former RCMP constable who fired a Taser at a Polish immigrant at Vancouver’s airport has dropped his appeal of a 30-month jail sentence he received after being convicted of perjury. Kwesi Millington’s lawyer Brock Martland confirmed his…
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Ontario court does not have jurisdiction to hear proposed class action against Waterloo police
TORONTO – A judge has ruled that the Ontario Superior Court does not have the jurisdiction to hear a proposed class-action lawsuit that accused the Waterloo regional police force of gender-based bullying, violence and sexual misconduct. In a ruling released Friday,…
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Former B.C. Mountie who killed herself was agent for change within ‘toxic’ force
VANCOUVER – Former RCMP officers who suffered sexual harassment and bullying on the job are grieving the suicide of an ex-Mountie who advocated for change within the force they say ruined so many lives. Catherine Galliford, who was one of…
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Man allegedly threatened coffee shop clerk over mistake in order: police
INNISFIL, Ont. – Police say a 75-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly threatening a coffee shop employee over a mistake in his order. South Simcoe police say officers responded to a call of a person pointing a firearm early…
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Canada has less than half the number of cops needed to spot high drivers: chiefs
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is unlikely to reach its goal of having 2,000 officers trained to spot drug-impaired drivers when marijuana becomes legal later this year. Last fall, the agency representing about 90…
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Man charged with attempted murder after woman assaulted in Bradford, Ont., factory
BRADFORD, Ont. – Police say a man is facing charges after a woman was allegedly attacked by a co-worker at a factory in Bradford, Ont. South Simcoe police say officers went to the factory on Wednesday night to investigate a…
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Independent review to include fourth death at N.L. jail: justice minister
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s justice minister says an independent review of deaths in provincial jails will include the most recent death at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s, N.L. Christopher Wade Sutton died suddenly on Saturday in…
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Worker injured in partial collapse of Port Hope house; OPP investigating
PORT HOPE, Ont. – Provincial police say a man is in a Toronto-area trauma centre after an industrial accident in Port Hope, Ont. OPP say the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon as construction workers were repairing a home. Investigators say a…
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Officer, suspect died: No fault found with Edmonton police in lethal encounter
EDMONTON – An investigative agency has found no fault with Edmonton police during an attempted arrest that led to the death of an officer and a suspect accused of criminal harassment. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was directed to…