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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2024 11:56 am Updated August 21, 2024 12:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in multiple cities across Canada are responding to bomb threats that were sent to Jewish organizations, synagogues and some hospitals this …
Read More »MPs should have ‘protective zones’ amid rising threats: former safety minister – National
Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is calling for the creation of “protective zones” around political constituency offices to shield members of Parliament and their staff from a rising tide of threatening behaviour. Mendicino, a Toronto Liberal MP, said under the plan anyone who intimidated or otherwise harassed people within …
Read More »Manitoba man busted for guns, drugs after initial call to RCMP about uttering threats – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP from the Gypsumville, Man., detachment say a man from Lake St. Martin is in custody after a report about a person uttering threats ultimately led to the seizure of cocaine, firearms and more contraband. Police said they were called on Thursday …
Read More »RCMP has ‘strong tools’ to address threats against politicians: minister – National
Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says he isn’t going anywhere without a mobile duress alarm in his pocket. He doesn’t move around without first informing someone, including when he attends public events. And he doesn’t just work with a security team at the Department of Justice, but a separate one …
Read More »Extortion threats leave South Asian communities shaken in B.C., Ontario, Alberta
It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose family and community are now gripped with fear. The businessman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, …
Read More »Montreal-area mayor targeted by death threats over plan to cull deer in local park – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 16, 2023 12:16 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The mayor of a Montreal-area city has allegedly been targeted by death threats in connection with a plan to cull most of the white-tailed deer living in a local park. A …
Read More »Defence chief ‘very concerned’ about readiness against growing threats – National
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says Canada “has much work to do” to be able to face a declining security situation around the world. Eyre told Global News’ Mercedes Stephenson at the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa Saturday that he is “very concerned” about Canada’s readiness, …
Read More »Numerous schools in Ontario received bomb threats. Here’s what we know
Police in Ontario are working to investigate after numerous bomb threats were called into schools across the province, prompting warnings and evacuations. The total number of schools impacted by bomb threats on Wednesday was not clear, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), who said the threats stretched from parts of …
Read More »Thompson man arrested after uttering threats at hospital – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man who walked into a Manitoba hospital and threatened patients has been arrested, RCMP say. According to Mounties, on Oct. 20 around 8 p.m. officers went to the Thompson General Hospital with reports a 44-year-old man uttered threats toward people in …
Read More »Intoxicated man armed with knife allegedly threatens, assaults officers: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say over the weekend an intoxicated man armed with a knife threatened officers, resulting in several of them being assaulted during the arrest. On Sunday, at 11:40 p.m. police say officers went to the rear of the 1500 block of …
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