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Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back from employing the powerful digital tools. It’s this uneven application of the technology — and the loose rules governing its use — …
Read More »Deadly weekend on Quebec roads prompts warning from police – Montreal
A driver and a pedestrian lost their lives in two separate accidents in Quebec on Sunday. In the first accident, a collision involving multiple vehicles took place around 6 a.m. on the Turcot interchange. The crash, at the Highway 15 ramp leading to Route 136 East, killed a driver and …
Read More »Man, youth from Toronto arrested after drugs seized in Lindsay: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people face drug-related charges following an investigation by police in Lindsay, Ont. The Kawartha Lakes Police Service say as part of an investigation, around 4:40 a.m. Friday, officers executed a search warrant in the area of Durham Street in Lindsay. Police …
Read More »Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach facing 8 additional charges: police
Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, accused earlier this month of sex-related offences dating back decades, is now facing eight additional charges, police said Wednesday. Peel Regional Police said the 91-year-old founder of auto parts giant Magna was arrested again and charged with six counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted …
Read More »Arson suspect killed by police at popular beach park in Kenora, Ont. – Winnipeg
Police in Kenora fatally shot a man Tuesday who was believed to have set fire to an ice cream shop at a local beach park and campground. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating OPP officers and fire crews were called to Anicinabe Park shortly after noon Tuesday following reports that …
Read More »Police identify family found dead in rural Ontario home after ‘wellbeing check’
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police have released the identities of the family of four found dead in a home in Harrow, south of Windsor, last week. Police also revealed that the initial call which lead to the discovery of the bodies of the Walsh …
Read More »Nearly half of 124 arrested by Ontario carjacking task force were on bail: police
Nearly half of the 124 people arrested by Ontario’s carjacking task force were out on bail, police say, with many being released again after their latest arrest. The Provincial Carjacking Joint Task Force, which operated from September 2023 until March, saw 124 arrests made and 749 criminal charges laid, police …
Read More »Fatal fire in Scarborough neighbourhood considered ‘suspicious’ by police – Toronto
One person is dead after an early morning fire at a Scarborough restaurant that Toronto police say is considered suspicious. The fire happened at Molon Lave Taverna, a restaurant on Kennedy Road near Lawrence Avenue E, just before 1:49 a.m. on Saturday. Toronto Fire, police and paramedics responded to the …
Read More »Fatal fire at Toronto restaurant now a murder probe, police say – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 23, 2024 9:43 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police launched a homicide investigation after a fire at an establishment in the city’s east killed one person. Officers responded to a call for an active fire on …
Read More »‘Prowler’ reportedly peeping into woman’s bedroom arrested: Toronto police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police believe there may be more victims after a man was charged for allegedly peeping through a woman’s bedroom window this month. Officials say the charges stem from two incidents on June 2 and June 7 in the Spadina Avenue and College …
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