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A Toronto man who was wrongfully shot with “less lethal” gun rounds and apprehended by Vancouver Police in a case of mistaken identity is speaking out about his ordeal, in the hopes it won’t happen to others. Elijah Barnett, who is hearing impaired, told Global News he was walking his …
Read More »Winnipeg police arrest armed man after six-hour morning standoff
Police said they were called to the 400 block of Kennedy Street early Thursday about a man armed with a knife who was acting erratically. The call led to a six-hour standoff. News Source link
Read More »RCMP make another arrest in connection with wild East St. Paul party – Winnipeg
Police have made yet another arrest after an out-of-control party in East St. Paul back in October, which caused significant damage. A 15-year-old boy becomes the ninth person to be charged with mischief in connection with the October 29 party, police announced Monday. Around 70 intoxicated youth swarmed police when …
Read More »Police investigation in Winnipeg’s North End leads to aggravated assault arrest – Winnipeg
A police investigation in Winnipeg’s North End on Dec. 1 led to the arrest of a woman in connection to an aggravated assault that took place last month. At 8 p.m. last Thursday officers saw an alleged stolen vehicle — 2018 Audi A5 Quattro — in the city’s North End. …
Read More »Canadian director Paul Haggis under house arrest in Italy after sexual assault allegation
Canadian-born and Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis is under house arrest in Italy after a woman accused him of sexual assault on Sunday. Haggis, 69, is in Italy for a film festival that begins on Tuesday in Ostuni, a town in the southern Italian region of Puglia. The office of prosecutors …
Read More »Law groups ‘alarmed’ over arrest of lawyer outside Ford rally near Hamilton airport
The Criminal Lawyers’ Association and Women In Canadian Criminal Defence (WICCD) are criticizing the arrest of a Toronto-based lawyer near an Ontario Progressive Conservative campaign stop in Hamilton last Thursday. “We are alarmed that any citizen, let alone a member of our profession, would be treated by police — seemingly on behalf of an …
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