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Edmonton police have released surveillance videos to identify suspects involved in "Project Gaslight," the extortion series targeting members of the South Asian community.

Police say scammers posing as Chinese law enforcement officials are targeting the Chinese community in York Region and demanding money from victims for fabricated legal issues.

Peel police's task force launched to investigate extortion attempts in the community has made another arrest. Investigations into numerous other cases are ongoing.

A 22-year-old has been arrested and faces charges of extortion and sexual assault after an incident in Toronto on Feb. 23. Police are worried there may be more victims.

Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for anyone convicted of extortion.

After calling police in Hamilton, a man from Hamilton is facing a luring charges in connection to an incident in Kitchener last week, according to Waterloo Regional Police.

At least 34 similar extortion threats have been reported in Edmonton alone, some of which have been linked to arson and shootings that appear to target the South Asian community.

Members of the Edmonton Police Service are meeting with community members Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing extortion series occurring in and around the city.

Police say their extortion investigative taskforce has made five arrests in a 'disturbing trend' that has targeted primarily the south Asian community in Peel Region.

Edmonton police have arrested two people in connection with a series of arsons taking place in and around the city.

The boom in exports of the kind of coal burned to make electricity comes as Canada leads a charge to end the use of coal as a source of power worldwide.

Adedayo Olukeye is in custody awaiting trial in Nigeria on charges including possession and distribution of child pornography, attempted extortion by threats, money laundering.

A Manitoba woman is in custody facing a slew of serious charges — including allegations that she sexually abused her own infant — after an investigation by the RCMP.

Police in Ontario say 126 people were identified and lost about $739,000 to the organized crime group. Those arrested are from the Montreal region.

Police were called to ACC Jewelers near 80th Avenue and 128th Street just before 3 a.m. on Monday after someone shot the front window out, setting off an alarm.

Five shootings — including two that resulted in the deaths of three innocent people — were all linked, police in Peel Region said Thursday.

Sources have told Global News that the person responsible for shooting and killing an Edmonton homebuilder this week was Nick Dhaliwal, who was also found dead at the scene.

That comes as Canada's foreign minister faces questions over the country's arms exports to Israel, which were worth roughly $21 million in 2022.

Multiple police services are working on the investigation, which involves suspects reportedly targeting members of the South Asian business community.

A drive-by shooting is among 27 "events" that police are looking at in connection with an ongoing investigation into extortion attempts targeting people of South Asian descent.