Ottawa eyeing ‘more responsive’ police service models under RCMP contract
Among the possibilities are 'more responsive' police service models that could involve closer integration of the RCMP and community social services, Public Safety Canada says.
Canada
Mar 20
Cameron Ortis, convicted RCMP leaker, granted bail pending appeal
The ex-RCMP official had been sentenced in February by Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger, after being found guilty of breaching Canada's official secrets law.
Canada
Apr 5
RCMP investigate hit and run after man found dead on Trans-Canada Highway
Manitoba RCMP say they are investigating a hit and run on the Trans-Canada Highway that resulted in the death of a man.
Crime
Feb 20
Piikani RCMP arrest Alberta man who allegedly drove at police cruiser during traffic stop
Piikani RCMP are turning to the public to help locate a man who allegedly intentionally drove at an RCMP cruiser during a traffic stop on Wednesday.
Crime
Apr 25
Air Canada’s Hong Kong jet maintenance deal amid China discord raises security concerns
The maintenance company, HAECO, unveiled its major Air Canada deal with fanfare on Feb. 28, 2024, replacing ST Aerospace company.
Investigations
Apr 1
61 kilos of cocaine found stashed in SUV: Manitoba RCMP
Police pulled over the vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway in the RM of Reynolds, and a search turned up a 'sophisticated aftermarket compartment' containing 61 kilos of cocaine.
Crime
Apr 24
RCMP national security team investigating Yellowhead County pipeline rupture: Alberta minister
Alberta's minister of forestry and parks said the RCMP national security investigation team is involved in a probe looking into what caused a pipeline to rupture and catch fire.
Environment
Apr 18
RCMP disputes claim of agreement over Surrey transition in leaked letter to solicitor general
Global News has obtained the letter, dated last Friday, from RCMP’s top brass to B.C.’s solicitor general Mike Farnworth.
Canada
Apr 19
Ex-RCMP officer charged with foreign interference looks to quash charges
Authorities allege Majcher, 61, a resident of Hong Kong, used his network of Canadian contacts to obtain intelligence or services that benefited the People’s Republic of China.
Crime
Apr 22
GC Strategies head says RCMP searched his property
GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth testified in the House of Commons that the RCMP has raided one of his properties in connection with allegations raised by Botler AI.
Canada
Apr 17
Report alleges RCMP mistreatment of homeless Indigenous women in NWT
Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report has found.
Canada
Apr 11
Homicide investigation underway in Sicamous, B.C.
On Saturday, Feb. 24, Sicamous RCMP received a report of a shooting in the parking lot of the Best Western Hotel located at 806 Trans-Canada Highway in Sicamous.
Investigations
Feb 25
RCMP’s ‘Name the Foal’ contest to name new police horses now open for entries
The RCMP is inviting children to enter its Name the Foal contest to help choose names for up to 10 young horses that could one day be part of the world-famous Musical Ride.
Canada
Apr 11
RCMP seek trio accused of stealing $70K in electronics from Portage la Prairie business
While a female suspect distracted the employee, two men broke into a locked cabinet and stole around 60 iPhones, police say. The theft wasn't discovered until the next morning.
Crime
Apr 16
Montreal UN aviation workers busted in China-Libya drone sale conspiracy
Two men who previously worked with the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal face charges for allegedly trying to sell Chinese drones to Libya.
Canada
Apr 23
2 Montreal Lake Cree Nation men charged after police seized crack, meth, firearm
Two men from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation were arrested and charged after fleeing from police. Following the arrest, officers say they seized drugs, cash and weapons.
Crime
Apr 26
Peel police chief met Sri Lankan officer a court says ‘participated’ in torture
The head of one of Peel's police met with a Sri Lankan official who had been found by that country’s highest court to have 'participated in the torture' of an arrested man.
Canada
Apr 23
Fire at iconic theatre in The Pas considered arson, Manitoba RCMP say
Almost a century old, the theatre was famed as the first in Western Canada designed specifically to show films with sound.
Fire
Apr 9
Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in Alberta
A street drug containing fentanyl and a sedative called bromazolam — which is in the benzodiazepine family — linked to nine deaths in Eastern Canada is showing up in Alberta.
Health
Apr 19
Canada refused to repatriate woman from ISIS camp because she can’t be arrested: internal memo
The last Canadian woman trying to return from a detention camp in Syria is a national security risk because police lack evidence to arrest her, according to internal documents.
World
Apr 25