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A senior member with the Ottawa Police Service says the force should have taken intelligence that suggested the Freedom Convoy protesters planned to stay past two days more seriously. Patricia Ferguson, acting deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), made the admission while testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Thursday. …
Read More »‘Rescued’ Mexican citizens could be worse off after Ontario police raids last month, advocate warns
Migrant workers who get “rescued” in anti-human trafficking raids in Canada may find themselves worse off, and can even end up getting kicked out of the country or put behind bars, an advocate says. Syed Hussan, the executive director of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, made the comments to CBC News this …
Read More »Vancouver police arrested a man for breaching a protection order. Why that matters for victims of violence
Vancouver police came under scrutiny last week after videos of a man being arrested were posted on social media, but police say their actions were justified by a court order protecting the man’s wife. Videos of the arrest in the parking lot of the Trout Lake Community Centre in East Vancouver …
Read More »2 police officers dead after Innisfil, Ont., shooting
Two police officers are dead following a shooting in an Innisfil, Ont., home. In a news release, South Simcoe Police Service said its officers responded to a call at a home near 25th Sideroad and 9th Line shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday. According to police, two officers were shot while …
Read More »At least 35 killed in shooting at Thailand child-care centre, police say
At least 24 children and 11 adults were killed on Thursday in an attack that began at a child-care centre in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. The gunman then fled the scene, shooting from his car as he drove home, where he killed his wife and child before taking his own …
Read More »What’s behind the long recruitment process for Toronto’s new police chief
After two years without a permanent chief, last week the Toronto Police Service selected the city’s new top cop. The lengthy timeline that led to the appointment of Myron Demkiw, a 32-year-veteran of the service, has some experts and critics asking why it took so long to select a qualified candidate …
Read More »4 months after young girl’s body was found in the Grand River, police still don’t know who she is
Four months after the body of a girl, between the age of 10 months and two-years old, was found in the Grand River near Dunnville, Ont., police still don’t know who she is or how she died. Emergency crews responded to a call around 1:22 p.m. on May 17, after …
Read More »Toronto police officer killed in ‘ambush’ as shooting rampage ends with suspect’s death
A gunman shot and killed a Toronto police officer at close range at a Mississauga, Ont., restaurant Monday afternoon in what police described as an unprovoked “ambush” — the first of a series of shootings that killed another man and wounded three others. The attacks began outside a Tim Horton’s restaurant at …
Read More »Municipal leaders in B.C. urge province to move faster on police reform
Local politicians across British Columbia urged the provincial government on Monday to start moving on reforms to policing after consultations that began more than two years ago but have yet to yield any concrete action. “I believe the provincial government has failed us,” said Kamloops Coun. Mike O’Reilly at an event …
Read More »Administrator put in charge of Thunder Bay police oversight body details divisions, governance failings
The administrator tapped to oversee the Thunder Bay Police Services Board says in a report released Thursday that he has found a divided group and “a very concerning failure” to act on past recommendations. The Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) released Malcolm Mercer’s report on Thursday, about five months after he …
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