911

• Quinte West man charged after ‘numerous’ unsubstantiated calls made to 911: OPP

  The calls included various medical emergencies and a 'vast assortment of calls' for police, OPP say.

  Crime

  Mar 22
  
• Metro Vancouver emergency dispatch services restored

  Emergency dispatch services in the Lower Mainland are down, Saturday morning.

  Canada

  Mar 16
  
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• Prank 911 call for gunshots leads to Peterborough man’s arrest: police

  Police say a man made a call early Sunday to report gunshots in the area of Charlotte Street and Park St. North. Officers determined it was false and found the caller with drugs.

  Crime

  Feb 5
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• Calgary 911 employee accused of sharing police information with organized crime

  Calgary police have charged a 58-year-old woman following an investigation that found she was 'intentionally sharing protected information for organized crime purposes.'

  Crime

  Jan 25
• Ontario woman found dead after police allegedly don’t respond to 911 call

  Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is looking into the death of a woman in Thunder Bay, Ont., after they say the local police force didn't respond to a domestic call.

  Crime

  Jan 4
• Lost nose ring, bad haircut, waiting for food among top 911 nuisance calls this year in B.C.

  'No matter how absurd a call might be on the surface, we have to treat every 911 call as an emergency until we can confidently determine otherwise,' said E-Comm's Alaina Milicevic.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
• Peel police release inappropriate call to 911 over broken TV

  'I can't get any channels, or nothing,' the caller tells a 911 dispatcher. Peel Regional Police release audio of an inappropriate call to the emergency line.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2023
• Kingston firefighters say carelessness to blame for multiple house fires

  Kingston Fire and Rescue says a house fire on Springfield Drive with two people asleep inside was the result of carelessness.

  Fire

  Sep 26, 2023
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• Vancouver police provides free cell phones for low-income seniors to call 911

  The initiative is the brainchild of a patrol officer who noticed many older adults live alone, don't have cellphones, and are less likely to lean on someone in times of need. 

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2023
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• Phone lines down at Guelph Police Service

  Guelph police say there is a technical issue with the administrative lines, but 911 is still available for emergencies.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2023