Hostage

• Man accused of holding girl captive at remote Sask. cabin opts for trial by judge and jury

  Aaron Gardiner allegedly held a girl captive for four days at a remote cabin across from Île-à-la-Crosse Lake in northern Saskatchewan.

  Crime

  Mar 2
• RCMP release name, charges for man accused of holding girl hostage near Île-à-la-Crosse

  Police charged Aaron Gardiner with numerous charges, including unlawful arrest. He was arrested on Friday morning with the use of two army helicopters.

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2020
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• RCMP, CAF rescue girl held hostage in cabin near Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask.

  Police used two CAF Griffon helicopters to reach the cabin and rescue a girl, who had allegedly been held hostage for days.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2020
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• Police shot Surrey hostage by accident during standoff: IIO

  B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared police of wrongdoing in connection with the death of two people during a hostage-taking and standoff in Surrey last March.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2020
• Irish inmates trade hostage for Mars bar after 5-hour prison standoff

  A negotiator managed to talk the hangry hostage-takers down from their grocery list of demands.

  Trending

  Feb 25, 2020
• Hostage situation in Saskatoon neighbourhood ends in arrest

  A woman was held against her will by her boyfriend, who threatened to kill her and himself, a police statement said.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2019
• American man who assaulted, kidnapped Alberta woman sentenced to 18 years

  The man pleaded guilty last month to a charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and intent to distribute methamphetamine.

  Crime

  Oct 10, 2019
• Man dead after ‘officer-involved’ shooting in Regina

  One man is dead after an incident that involved a Regina police officer on Saturday.

  Crime

  May 4, 2019
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• B.C. police watchdog says 2 people killed in Surrey hostage taking were shot by officers

  The overnight standoff happened at a home in North Surrey at the end of March.

  Crime

  May 2, 2019
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• Suspect behind bars in safe resolution to Colony Street hostage standoff

  Police said the man had barricaded himself in an apartment, along with a 28-year-old female hostage, for almost 10 hours.

  Crime

  Jan 29, 2019