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Veteran Vancouver police officer, KidsPlay founder charged with fraud, theft
Const. Kal Dosanjh was arrested Thursday and faces multiple fraud, theft and breach of trust charges following…

RCMP investigate after one lamb shot, another killed near Wainwright
It's believed the lambs were shot when someone trespassed onto the pasture along Highway 14, near Wainwright, …

‘God says ‘you can’t leave’: Toronto man whose home was hit by tree during storm proposes to fiance
A Toronto man didn’t let a massive tree limb crashing onto his Leaside home during Wednesday’s storm derail hi…

2 men charged after stolen vehicle reaches 180 km/h in Regina: police
Two men are facing charges after a stolen vehicle reached speeds of up to 180 km/h before crashing off an emba…

Winnipeg is seen as Canada’s least safe city, Ottawa considered safest: polling
More than half of people polled by Liaison Strategies said they perceive Winnipeg to be very or somewhat unsaf…

Search for 2 Ottawa men wanted for 1st-degree murder continues
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say two Ottawa men wanted for first degree murder may be in British Columbia a…

Alberta’s organized crime team seizes $2M in drugs and cash during Calgary raid
Alberta’ organized crime unit says it has seized more than $2 million in drugs and cash following a raid on a …

Sentencing expected for Alberta woman convicted in dog attack that killed 11-year-old
Crystal MacDonald was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death after her two cane corso dogs attacked…

Surrey Islamic centre targeted with hateful, threatening vandalism
Police are investigating after hateful graffiti and threats were painted on a Surrey mosque, prompting condemn…

High-risk sex offender with lengthy criminal record to live in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police are warning the public about the release of a man from prison who has a lengthy history of sex…

Dad speaks at Edmonton sentencing hearing after 11-year-old son Kache Grist killed by dogs
Crystal MacDonald's two cane corsos fatally attacked 11-year-old Kache Grist at her home in south Edmonton’s S…

Stolen tools, cash recovered in multi-network investigation: Montreal police
Montreal police have recovered approximately $800,000 worth of new tools stolen from hardware stores and resol…

Toronto police deem fire at commercial building suspicious
Just after 3 a.m., firefighters and police were called to Finch Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue for reports …

Bus driver charged in connection with 2025 Ontario rollover that injured 33
A total of 33 people were taken to hospital with varying injuries. Police said one person was taken by air amb…

OPP warn of fraudsters using online video platforms
Ontario Provincial Police are alerting people to the dangers of online fraud after a resident fell victim to a…

Husband tackles suspect who assaulted wife, pointed gun at her: RCMP
RCMP says the 66-year-old suspect was taken to hospital for monitoring before being arrested and taken into cu…

B.C. AG condemns report of death threats and raw bacon at Surrey mosque
Niki Sharma says her heart goes out to the Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society and the Muslim community who woke…

Calgary man charged with running $164M Ponzi scheme involving more than 1,000 victims
A Calgary man is accused of stealing investment funds from more than 1,000 people in an alleged $164-million f…

Former Edmonton peace officer placed on house arrest for impersonating a police officer
A former transit peace officer pleaded guilty to impersonating an Edmonton Police Service officer and using th…

Officer charged in Project South investigation trying to plead guilty since February
Speaking in court on Tuesday, Peter Brauti said Const. Elias Mouawad had asked to plead guilty immediately aft…

Nunavik police officer charged with assault after Quebec watchdog investigation
Quebec’s police watchdog says an officer with the Nunavik Police Service appeared in court Monday to face char…

Man accused of spraying graffiti memorial on rocks at B.C. park arrested
The case stems from a video on social media showing a message on boulders at Golden Ears Park, dated Aug. 4, s…

Bail hearing set for former Montreal priest facing new child pornography charges
Brian Boucher was scheduled to be in court Tuesday afternoon after being charged with possessing and accessing…

Ontario art teacher charged in sexual assaults of 2 children
Investigators were alerted in July to reports of a man attending the homes of two girls and allegedly inapprop…

Bank of America vice president killed in Times Square stabbing
'Upon arrival, officers encountered a 49-year-old female who displayed two large knives and advanced toward th…

Man charged following fatal boating incident on St. Lawrence River
On April 25, Ontario Provincial Police were alerted to a capsized boat on the St. Lawrence River, north of Gre…

Car, guns, fentanyl seized in Ontario drug trafficking investigation
OPP officers have seized approximately $1 million in drugs and stolen property following a multijurisdictional…

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis convicted in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of a single count of murder with a deadly weapon and could be sente…

4 teens charged in airsoft pistol confrontation at Lethbridge mall
Police in Lethbridge have charged four boys between the ages of 13 to 15 after one of them allegedly brandishe…

Vehicle break-ins increasing across Edmonton, especially in west end and downtown
There were nearly 300 vehicles broken into in the west end and downtown alone in August, and in many cases Edm…

Woman convicted of 2024 second-degree murder of ex-boyfriend in Newmarket
Court heard that the couple had been in and on-and-off again relationship since February 2022, and all parties…

Manitoba faces calls to increase training for security guards
Experts in the field are now calling for additional training for security guards in Manitoba before they can b…

Murder charge laid in Winnipeg house fire that killed man, injured 2 people
Three people from the home were taken to hospital where Mark Bosadas Marmeto, 35, died the following day while…

Man behaving ‘erratically’ dies after Winnipeg police Taser him: IIU
A 42-year-old man is dead after being tased by responding Winnipeg police officers early Sunday morning, the p…

Man who posed as 49ers player charged with defrauding 26 women of over $1.3M
The FBI said beginning in February 2022, Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, 'created fictiti…

Ontario SIU investigating fatal crash after attempted police traffic stop
The Special Investigations Unit says a Windsor police officer spotted a pickup truck of interest on St. Luke R…

Man sentenced to over 10 years in prison in Moss Park mass shooting
A Brampton man convicted of firing a gun during the deadly 2023 shooting that killed one person and wounded th…

Three charged after Calgary man kidnapped, robbed and forced into car trunk
Calgary police say the incident happened shortly after midnight on Aug. 18 in the northwest community of Livin…

Calgary police arson unit investigating suspicious fire after vehicles found in flames
Police say they responded to the 0-100 block of Cityline Common Northeast around 2 a.m. after getting calls th…

Selena Gomez seeks to dismiss ‘absurd’ lawsuit over mental health startup
Earlier this month, Selena Gomez and her mother were accused of allegedly deceiving investors of their mental …