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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 …
Read More »Rash of shootings at Mississauga nightclub draws heightened police presence
A series of shootings at a Mississauga nightclub has prompted Peel police to increase patrols at night around the establishment. Peel Regional Police say there have been five shootings since Jan. 1, 2021 at HER, an adult entertainment club on Eglinton Avenue East near Dixie Road. The latest happened in the parking lot early …
Read More »Police investigation puts fighter pilot call sign meetings under microscope
A police investigation into comments made at a social gathering of fighter pilots in June has cast a spotlight on a well-known but little-understood military tradition that some worry is another example of entrenched cultural problems in Canada’s Armed Forces: The assignment of call signs. Earlier this week, Royal Canadian …
Read More »Informant was branded a ‘rat’ and attacked in jail after outing by Peel police, lawsuit claims
A confidential informant injured in a jailhouse attack by inmates after his identity was revealed by police has launched a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against Peel Regional Police. The lawsuit was filed after a criminal court judge determined that the informant’s Charter rights had been breached and charges against the informant …
Read More »Environment Canada says online reports of ‘climate police’ are false
Environment and Climate Change Canada is responding to online reports it says are falsely accusing the ministry of recruiting officers to police climate change. “We are aware of some misleading reports on social media suggesting that we are creating a new enforcement function,” the ministry wrote in a series of tweets on Thursday. “This is …
Read More »2 more men charged with murder in violent Hamilton kidnapping, police say
Two more men have been charged with murder in the alleged violent kidnapping of a father, police say, that put one of his sons in hospital and left another son dead. Police say a 25-year-old man and a 35-year-old man from Hamilton were arrested Wednesday and are now facing charges …
Read More »3 people arrested as police identify man shot dead in south Surrey
Police have identified a man who was shot and killed in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend. RCMP said Troy Michael Regnier, 37, was shot multiple times outside a home in the 16600-block of 19 Avenue around 11 p.m. PT on Saturday. First responders found Regnier injured outside the house, but he later died as …
Read More »Windows smashed on 2 OPP police vehicles during car rally in Wasaga Beach, Ont.
Two Ontario Provincial Police vehicles had their windows smashed during a car rally in Wasaga Beach, Ont. on the weekend and the town’s mayor is wondering why more police resources weren’t available. Mayor Nina Bifolchi said in a statement on Monday that the town was put at risk repeatedly and she …
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