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When Edmonton police arrested Arshdeep Singh for shoplifting at West Edmonton Mall last November, they launched an investigation that ultimately put the young Indian national at the heart of a network believed responsible for the extortion crisis plaguing Canadian communities. Singh’s phone held a cache of images and messages linking …
Read More »Thousands converge on Minneapolis and across U.S. to protest ICE enforcement after shootings
From coast to coast, protesters unite in anger In Minneapolis, thousands of people, including children, braved sub-zero temperatures and a light dusting of snow on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of Good and demand an end to immigration enforcement activities in their city. Hundreds of other protests were scheduled …
Read More »Minneapolis, Portland shootings spur protests over ICE crackdowns as outcry grows
Another round of protests were planned for Friday in Minneapolis over the killing of a local woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major city, a day after federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Ore. …
Read More »They survived one of Canada’s first high school shootings. Here’s what happened next
Warning: This story discusses school violence, sexual assault and suicide. Ten years ago, Dennis Curley went back to what he calls “the scene of the crime” — back inside Classroom 71 of his Ottawa school. The St. Pius X High School alumnus was on a personal mission, bent on getting …
Read More »Toronto sees ‘troubling’ rise in youth gun violence, fatal shootings – Toronto
As detectives pored over the details of a “senseless” shooting in the parking lot of a Toronto school on June 2, they zeroed in on a young suspect. Weeks after the shooting, Toronto police announced the arrest of a 14-year-old boy, charging him on June 24 with two counts of …
Read More »Police searching for suspects in tow truck shootings in Toronto’s east end – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 1, 2024 10:07 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police are looking for suspects involved in multiple tow-truck-related shootings and firearm discharges that took place in the city’s east end over the past 24 hours. Officers …
Read More »Ten years after Moncton shootings, RCMP supervisors still behind on training
Almost 10 years after a disturbed man with a rifle killed three Mounties in Moncton, N.B., the RCMP have yet to fully implement a key recommendation from a 2014 review aimed at preventing such deadly encounters. On the evening of June 4, 2014, Justin Bourque was armed with a semi-automatic …
Read More »2 dead after overnight shootings in Toronto and Brampton – Toronto
Two people are dead after shootings overnight in Toronto and Brampton. Peel Regional Police said they were called to the area of Kennedy Road South and Stafford Drive in Brampton at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. A male was transported to hospital with “apparent gunshot injuries” and he was pronounced dead, …
Read More »5 dead, including 3 kids, after shootings in Sault Ste. Marie, police say
Police in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie say five people — including three children and the accused — are dead after shootings at two homes in what they are calling a case of intimate partner violence. Police say the deaths are the result of intimate partner violence …
Read More »Violent night in Toronto sees 2 shootings, a stabbing and an arson – Toronto
A violent Saturday night in Toronto saw two shootings, one of which left two people dead, a stabbing and an arson. The first incident happened at around 10:20 p.m. in the Donlands Avenue and Plains Road area, where there were reports of an altercation between two males, Toronto police said. …
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