Canada Crime

• Another Ontario police service warns of distraction thefts

  Brockville police are warning the public after another distraction-style jewelry theft, the latest in a string of similar scams reported across Canada.

  Crime

  Jul 9
  
• Charges laid in alleged fraud scheme targeting international students: CBSA

  The Canada Border Services Agency alleges the suspects took money from international students with the promise of paying their tuition, but did not actually enrol them.

  Crime

  Jul 8
  
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• Vehicle theft, robberies driving uptick in crime across Canada: StatCan

  The national homicide rate reached its highest level in 30 years as police-reported crime rose for the second consecutive year in 2022, according to Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2023
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• Most Canadians feeling less safe than before COVID-19 pandemic: poll

  A new poll suggests most Canadians think the provincial and federal governments are doing a poor job of addressing crime and public safety.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2023
• Brampton trucker tried to import 188 bricks of suspected cocaine into Canada: officials

  A Brampton man is facing charges after allegedly attempting to import 188 bricks of suspected cocaine into Canada onboard a commercial truck, officials say. 

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2022
• Hate crime reports in Canada surged during COVID-19 pandemic: StatCan

  New data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday showed that 3,360 hate crimes were reported by police last year, representing a 72 per cent jump over the last two years.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2022
• RCMP looking for man wanted in Alberta and Newfoundland after he fled from officers

  Police in Newfoundland have issued an arrest warrant for a man also wanted in Alberta for charges including unauthorized possession of a firearm.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2022
• Ontario teen charged over alleged mass shooting threat at Florida Pride event

  The teenager was arrested in Canada in the early hours of Monday, June 6, and the video, as well as the firearm seen in the video, were recovered at the time of the arrest.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2022
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• Liberals’ plan for new financial crimes agency raises questions about RCMP role

  Budget 2022 proposed setting up a new law enforcement agency to investigate 'complex and fast-moving cases of financial crime,' a role currently held by the RCMP.

  Politics

  Apr 8, 2022
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• RCMP arrest man after prolonged stand-off in Cape Dorset, Nunavut

  Earlier Saturday, RCMP said officers were responding to a "dynamic situation" unfolding in the Baffin Island community after they had received reports that a man may have fired a gunshot.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2020